Domenico Morosini
Doge of Venice from 1148 to 1156 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Domenico Morosini (died February 1156) was the thirty-seventh doge of the Republic of Venice, reigning from 1148 until his death in 1156.
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Domenico Morosini | |
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Doge of Venice | |
In office 1148–1156 | |
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Born | Unknown |
Died | 1156 |
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Descendant of a noble family (he was a count), Morosini succeeded in reconciling the two factions that had divided Venetian patrician families for years, thus ending a political conflict that had also caused the Republic to lose ground in its territories and primacy in its commercial activities. Quite unexceptional otherwise, Morosini's dogeship was marked by renewed prosperity and reconciliation.