Girolamo Priuli (1486–1567)
Gerolamo Priuli († November 4, 1567 ) was from 1559 to 1567 83rd Doge of Venice.
Family
The Priuli were among the new families who belonged to the nobility since 1297. They were grain merchants, landowners and horse breeders and were among the richest families in the Republic. They presented three doges next Gerolamo his younger brother and predecessor in Dogenamt, Lorenzo Priuli, Doge Antonio Priuli and the ( 1618-1623 ).
Life
Gerolamo was the second youngest of six siblings. He was married to Elena Diedo, also from one of the new families.
The Dogenamt
Since Dogat Gerolamo Priulis the gondolas in Venice are black.
1562 the Senate of the City adopted a new anti - Luxury law. Since that time, all gondolas are black, only the golden seahorse on both sides of the gondola and the silver metal teeth on the bow were allowed as a color accent.
In foreign policy, Europe was coined during his reign of the Vorherrschaftsbestrebungen Spain, Venice, however, managed to preserve its political independence. The political quarrels with the Turks to Venetian islands in the Mediterranean, especially around Cyprus, one of the most prolific taxpayers Venice, lasted under his reign and continued into his successor.
In Priulis tenure, the silver coin Ducatus venetus was coined ( for the first time in 1562 ), with a value of 124 Soldi. It shows on one side the Lion of San Marco, on the other hand, the kneeling Doge. The Venetian Golddukat was now Zecchino.
Pictures
- Jacopo Tintoretto: Portrait of Doge Girolamo Priuli, 1559/60, Institute of Arts, Detroit
- Jacopo Tintoretto: The Doge Gerolamo Priuli kneels before St. Mark and the personifications of Venice and justice. Ceiling painting in the Atrio Quadrato, Doge's Palace, Venice
Tomb
His tomb is in the church of San Salvatore. It is a double tomb for him and his brother Lorenzo. The two-story tomb, built in 1578-1582, designed by Cesare Franco. The statues of the patron saints of the Doges, of St. Lawrence and St. Jerome, come from Giulio dal Moro.