Andrea Loredan

Andrea Loredan (1455–1499) was a Venetian admiral and the Duke of Corfu, as well as a member of the noble family of Loredan. He is known for his successful exploits against pirates who raged across the Adriatic and the Mediterranean.

Biography He was born in Venice around 1455 to Francesco di Giovanni and Lodovica di Marsilio da Sant'Ippolito, originally from Corfu. The parents had only sons: in addition to Andrea, Antonio and Giacomo, as attested by the plaque in memory of the mother in the church of S. Andrea della Zirada, were both vital elements of the Venetian navy, and Luca, born in about 1471, who rushed to defend the city of Padua in 1509 during the War of the League of Cambrai.

The news of Loredan's death as a hero aroused intense emotion in Venice and his death cost Antonio Grimani the immediate replacement and arrest upon his arrival in Venice on 2 November 1499.