Francesco Molin

Doge of Venice (1575-1655) · Politicians · Died at 79

Francesco Molin or Francesco Da Molin was the 99th Doge of Venice, reigning from his election on 20 January 1646 until his death.

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Marble bust of Francesco Molin by Justus de Corte, Birmingham Museum

Palazzo Molin at Campo San Maurizio in Venice, bearing the Molin family’s coat of arms. The family belonged to the Case Nuove, the group of lineages from Acre in Israel added to the Venetian nobility in 1303.

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Molin's reign is notable because of Venice's participation in a prolonged war with the Ottoman Empire over Crete; this war was begun during the reign of Molin's predecessor Francesco Erizzo, and dragged on until 1669. To fund the cost of this war, Molin sold access to the Venetian patriciate at a cost of 100,000 ducats per person.

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