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Giorgio Cornaro

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Nobil Huomo Giorgio Cornaro, called "Padre della Patria" (1452, in Venice – 31 July 1527, in Venice), Knight of the Holy Roman Empire, patrician of the Republic of Venice, Podestà of Brescia in 1496, Procurator of St Mark's.

He was the son of Nobil Huomo Marco Cornaro (December 1406 – 1 August 1479) and wife, married in 1444, Fiorenza Crispo (1422 - 1501), daughter of Nicholas Crispo, Lord of Syros, and wife Valenza=Eudokia Komnena. His sister was Catherine Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus.

Married in Venice in 1475 Nobil Donna Elisabetta Morosini, Patrizia Veneta, and had issue, called "Cornaro della Regina".

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References

  • Marek, Miroslav. "Crispo family". Genealogy.EU.[self-published source][better source needed]
  • http://www.boglewood.com/cornaro/xb29.html