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Two Doges of Venice F AR M S O T H E MOCE N I GO F AM I L' . T WO D O G E S ' O F V E N I C E BE IN G A SLI GHT S' E TCH OF TH E LIVE S AN D T IME S OF T OMASO M OCE N I G O A N D F RAN CE S CO F OSCA R I AL E T H E A W I E L AUTH “ ITT RI L N A T OR OF V O A CO O N A, S U D' LON D ON PR I N T E D AN D PU BLI SH E D AT T H E CH I SWI C' PRE SS so 6a 2 1 T ' S COU RT H N E R' LAN E , OO , C A C M D CCCXCI M ' I S S TE R, C O N S T A N C E V E S E ' . L I T I L T R A T S S OF L U S I ON . PAC 8 ' ' A M H R S OF T E MOCEN IGO F AMI L' F rontzspzece. ’ M O E N I T B H R H G V C GO S OM I N T HE C U C OF SS . IO ANN I E PAOLO PORTRAIT OF F OSCARI ARMS OF F OSCARI PRESENTATION OF “ MARI E GOLA TO T H E D OGE CA F OSCARI ON T H E GRAN D CANAL COU RT'AR D OF CA F OSCARI D OORWA' OF LAN D E NTRANCE TO CA F OSCARI BUST OF D OGE F OSCARI COI NS AN D A U TOGRAPH OF F OSCARI A E PRE F C . 0 write a min u te history o f Ve nice d u ri ng the i ns f T o maso o e ni o and ances o re g o M c g , Fr c F o scari wo u ld be a wo rk at o nce beyo nd my n i i a e powe rs a d my ntent on . I h ve endeavour d simply to give the reader some idea o f the state and to to i and the of Venice at that epoch , point the ch ef events o h in in o we act rs w o to o k part them dur g that peri d . I have d lt o n the o i i i s two o fo r the but slightly opp s te pol c es of the e D ges, questio n is o ne o f such impo rtance and m o ment that it co uld no t mee t with all the co nside ratio n it re q u ires i n a wo rk o f such i o o io ns as o o wi f o sl ght pr p rt the f ll ng. In the sketch o D ge ’ F o scari s if e i owe e to i a w l e I hav tr ed h v r, g ve some hat truer ’ view of those fami ly misfortunes which blighted that Do ge s fe w a e i his i o r a i e li , and hich h v g ven to h st y the tr g c elem nt by which it has become familiar to us and have also e ndeavoure d in relating those misfortunes to give a cle arer view o f the sto ry in all its inte rest and sadness than the o ne which no ve lists and e a a o w o po ts h ve m de kn n t us . The scantiness of re co rd as to perso nal deeds and tho ughts i n the history o f the se Doges o f Ve nice has no w and again pro mpted me to bring forward trivialities and details re lating to th e m o f o f i anc o a is n o f ew it is small or no mport e fr m h torical poi t vi , but done in the ho pes o f gi ving promi nence to live s and characters I r o P eface. w o s i i i w o e wi w o ie h e nd vidualit es ere th r se sunk, and h se identit s w a o o f i n a io o f is o o f ere lmost l st sight , the contempl t n the h t ry e ea u i a e u ic to w c f o o u th ir gr t Rep bl c ; th t R p bl hi h , r m the pr d i i o f u e e u a pos t on r lers and governors, they v nt lly became mere - se a i figure he ads and o rnamental repre nt t ves . The sou rces from which I have gathered m o st o f my mate rial o w a are ' a i de i i di e e z i n the foll ing p ges S nudo V te Duch V n ia. o i c a a di i i i Ro manin ; St r a Do ument t Venez a. L tta ; Fam glie i a du e F o scari etc . Celebr . Berl n I , I m ust also ackn owledge with most grate fu l thanks the help i s av i Co m . o i m f i and k ndnes I h e rece ved from Bar zz Co . Ste an (fro m who m I have also received a large amo unt o f m o st u seful i av a o s a i o u i o o ranz o i nformat o n) ; C . C rl Ca tell n C nt Cam ll S ; n a N icco letti o f the o e se u a d Ab te C rr r Mu m . T W O D OG E S OF V E N I CE ; B D M EI NG A S' ETCH OF TH EI R L I VES A N TI ES . PA RT I . H A PT E C R I . F the seve n Do ges sprung fro m the family o f o e i o and who in u e o es i ie M c n g , t rn rul d ver the d t n s o f i e the and e a e o f e was Ven c , first gr t st th m i was ca e o the u e To maso M o ce n go . He ll d t d k do m i n 1 1 o n the e a o f his re e ce so 4 4, d th p d s r, i e e e o w o se i n e e n e o e e io o f i e n M ch l St n , h re g xt d d v r a p r d th rt e 1 00 u i n w ic i o wns o f ce n a years ( 4 d r g h h t me the t Vi z , a u a o e and i i a di e o ca e u e P d , Ver na, Feltr , C v d le B llun m nd r the e a i e f i Venetian do minio n . St no w s ev d ntly a man o determ n e d e and o u his e i a e s o f him as a i e ' natur , th gh p t ph Sp ak h v ng be n “ ” amato r ustitie cis e t u be rtatis a o e o f s i e e j , pa , ( l v r ju t c , peac , and we see i n him a c a a e no t e i a n plenty) , h r ct r as ly d u ted , and o ne who his o wn io in ee all i io held opin n the t th of oppos t n . o ani i e s e a e o f the wa in w i i n the a R m n g v us an x mpl y h ch, ye r 1 1 0 he ass e i e f ai ns his w o e u ci and ho w he 4 , ert d h ms l ag t h l Co n l , s ee e i n aini his o i . was e o we at a ea ucc d d g ng p nt It don , h ver, gr t oria D ocumen a a di ene ia di . Romanin om o iv . ca . I I . 6 . St t t V z , S , t , p , p 4 I 2 D Twe oges of Ven ice . co e e o o f c o f his o wn w as e st, and nd d by the l ss mu h po er w ll as that ofsuccee di ng Doges ; fo r new laws and re gulatio ns were no w passed to limit and circu mscribe the pre ro gative o f the so -calle d u s e i i ees o f an a i r ler of V n ce, and to depr ve them by degr uthor ty w i i and po er wh ch they were to represe nt but no t to exe rc se .
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