Ludovico Manin
Last Doge of Venice
Born
May 14th, 1725
299 years ago
Died
1802
223 years ago — 77 years old
Category
Leaders & Politicians
Country
Italy
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Served as the 119th and last Doge of Venice from 1789 until 1797. Oversaw the political decline of the Venetian Republic during a period marked by external pressures from revolutionary movements and the expansion of French influence. Fled Venice after its surrender to Napoleon, marking the end of a governmental tradition that had lasted for over a thousand years. Returned to Venice after the fall of Napoleon, where he lived until his death.
Served as the last Doge of Venice
Oversaw the fall of the Venetian Republic
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