Pietro Mocenigo
Venetian admiral
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Pietro Mocenigo was a prominent member of the Mocenigo family, a renowned patrician family of the Venetian Republic known for producing military leaders, scholars, and statesmen, including seven doges. Pietro himself was a distinguished Venetian admiral.1
Following a defeat at Negroponte in 1470 by the Turks, Mocenigo was instrumental in reorganizing the Venetian fleet. He led successful retaliatory actions, capturing Smyrna in 1472 and relieving the Turkish siege of Scutari. He was elected doge in 1474.1
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