Pietro Lando
Pietro Lando was the Doge of Venice from 1538 to 1545.
Pietro Lando | |
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Portrait of Pietro Lando by Domenico Tintoretto | |
Reign | 1538-1545 |
Predecessor | Andrea Gritti |
Successor | Francesco Donà |
Born | 1462 Venice, Republic of Venice |
Died | 9 november 1545 Venice |
He had a distinguished career as Captain General of the Sea, but was forced to sign a humiliating peace treaty with Suleiman I in 1540, ceding Venice's last possessions in the Peloponnese to the Ottoman Empire. He was married to Maria Pasqualigo.[1]
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Preceded by Andrea Gritti |
Doge of Venice 1538–1545 |
Succeeded by Francesco Donato |
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