Born into one of the most important families (the House of Mocenigo) of the Venetian aristocracy, he was a famous Doge of the Republic of Venice in the 18th century, when the power of Venice started to decline. He dedicated his political life to defending Venetian possessions in the Balkans from the Ottoman Empire. When the second Ottoman siege of Corfu occurred in 1716, he was mainly responsible for strengthening Venetian fortifications that successfully resisted the attack.
In 1696 he was named Provveditore generale di Dalmazia until 1702, then again from 1717 to 1720. During his second tenure, he managed to extend Venetian Dalmatia into the hinterland, taking the areas of Signo, Imoschi and Vrgorac. These gains were confirmed in the Treaty of Passarowitz, and the new border with the Ottoman Empire was named Linea Mocenigo (Mocenigo Line) after him.[1][2]
Two years later he was elected Doge: he reigned for ten years until his death in 1732.
Mural monument in Corfu
1728 Venetian monument affixed to the Defensive Wall of the New Fortress of Corfu Town in Corfu, ordered to be built by Sebastiano Alvise Mocenigo, as Doge
He is memorialised on a 1728 Venetian monument affixed to the Defensive Wall of the New Fortress of Corfu Town, displaying above the Lion of Saint Mark (the symbol of Venice) and the arms of Diedo.[3] It is inscribed in Latin as follows:
("To God, most good, most great, Alvise III Mocenigo, Duke of the Venetians (i.e. Doge); Marco Antonio Diedo (or Marcantonio Diedo), Supreme Governor (Venetian Provveditore Generale da Mar 1728-31 ("Superintendent General of the Sea"));[3]Giorgio Grimani, Commander of the Fleet; the first ordered this (i.e. the Wall); the second planned it; the third, by labour day and night, quickly completed it").
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mocenigo". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 637.
sebastiano, mocenigo, alvise, 1662, 1732, 112th, doge, venice, from, 1722, 1732, also, provveditore, generale, governor, venetian, dalmatia, twice, doge, venicetenure24, august, 1722, 1732coronation1722born29, august, 1662venicedied21, 1732, 1732, aged, venice. Alvise III Sebastiano Mocenigo 1662 1732 was the 112th Doge of Venice from 1722 to 1732 He was also Provveditore Generale Governor of Venetian Dalmatia twice Sebastiano MocenigoDoge of VeniceTenure24 August 1722 21 May 1732Coronation1722Born29 August 1662VeniceDied21 May 1732 1732 05 22 aged 69 VeniceNamesAlvise III Sebastiano Mocenigo Contents 1 Life 2 Mural monument in Corfu 3 Notes 4 ReferencesLife EditBorn into one of the most important families the House of Mocenigo of the Venetian aristocracy he was a famous Doge of the Republic of Venice in the 18th century when the power of Venice started to decline He dedicated his political life to defending Venetian possessions in the Balkans from the Ottoman Empire When the second Ottoman siege of Corfu occurred in 1716 he was mainly responsible for strengthening Venetian fortifications that successfully resisted the attack In 1696 he was named Provveditore generale di Dalmazia until 1702 then again from 1717 to 1720 During his second tenure he managed to extend Venetian Dalmatia into the hinterland taking the areas of Signo Imoschi and Vrgorac These gains were confirmed in the Treaty of Passarowitz and the new border with the Ottoman Empire was named Linea Mocenigo Mocenigo Line after him 1 2 Two years later he was elected Doge he reigned for ten years until his death in 1732 Mural monument in Corfu Edit 1728 Venetian monument affixed to the Defensive Wall of the New Fortress of Corfu Town in Corfu ordered to be built by Sebastiano Alvise Mocenigo as Doge He is memorialised on a 1728 Venetian monument affixed to the Defensive Wall of the New Fortress of Corfu Town displaying above the Lion of Saint Mark the symbol of Venice and the arms of Diedo 3 It is inscribed in Latin as follows D eo O ptimo M aximo Aloysius Mocenico Venetiarum Dux Marcus Antonius Diedo Moderat o r Supremus Georgius Grimani Classis Praefectus Haec Primus Jussit Alter Disposuit Tertius Noctudiurno Labore Brevit e r Absolvit To God most good most great Alvise III Mocenigo Duke of the Venetians i e Doge Marco Antonio Diedo or Marcantonio Diedo Supreme Governor Venetian Provveditore Generale da Mar 1728 31 Superintendent General of the Sea 3 Giorgio Grimani Commander of the Fleet the first ordered this i e the Wall the second planned it the third by labour day and night quickly completed it Notes Edit Map of Linea Mocenigo Archived 2014 12 13 at the Wayback Machine 1 Linea Mocenigo in Italian a b Pandekths Oikoshmo oikoy Ntiento References Edit This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Mocenigo Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 18 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 637 Political officesPreceded byGiovanni II Cornaro Doge of Venice1722 1732 Succeeded byCarlo Ruzzini Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sebastiano Mocenigo amp oldid 1059978513, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
