Leonardo Loredan
75th Doge of Venice (1436-1521), 1501-1521 · Italy · On the map · Politicians · Died at 84
Leonardo Loredan was a Venetian nobleman and statesman who reigned as the 75th Doge of Venice from 1501 until his death in 1521. As a wartime ruler, he was one of the most important doges in the history of Venice.
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Coat of arms of Leonardo Loredan
Statue of Leonardo Loredan in the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo.
Doge Leonardo Loredan with Four Sons, by Giovanni Bellini, 1507, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.
Allegory of the Victory over the League of Cambrai, by Palma il Giovane, featuring Doge Leonardo Loredan
Tomb of Doge Leonardo Loredan, Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
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In the dramatic events of the early 16th century, Loredan's Machiavellian plots and cunning political manoeuvres against the League of Cambrai, the Ottomans, the Mamluks, the Pope, the Republic of Genoa, the Holy Roman Empire, the French, the Egyptians and the Portuguese saved Venice from downfall.
