Domenico Contarini
doge of Venice
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Domenico Contarini was a Doge of Venice who served from 1043 to 1070. During his reign, he was an active defender of Venice's religious independence. He is also credited with initiating the rebuilding of St. Mark's Church. Contarini was part of the distinguished Contarini family, one of the twelve families that elected the first doge in 697 and which later produced eight doges for Venice.12
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