About Giorgio Cornaro
Lived 1452 – 1527 (aged 74–75). Giorgio Cornaro was an Italian politician.
Nobil Huomo Giorgio Cornaro, called "Padre della Patria" (1452 – 31 July 1527) was a Venetian nobleman and politician.
Life Giorgio Cornaro was born in Venice in 1452. He was the son of Nobil Huomo Marco Cornaro and Fiorenza Crispo, daughter of Nicholas Crispo, Lord of Syros. His sister was Catherine Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus.
He married in Venice in 1475 Nobil Donna Elisabetta Morosini, Patrizia Veneta, and had an issue, called "Cornaro della Regina".
He died in Venice on 31 July 1527.
Offices
Knight of the Holy Roman Empire, Patrician of the Republic of Venice, Podestà of Brescia in 1496, Procurator of St Mark's.
Likeness Giorgio is depicted in a double portrait, with his son Cardinal Francesco Cornaro, in the National Gallery of Ireland.
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Venetian noble (1454-1527)
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Giorgio Cornaro was born in 1452 in Venice.
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Giorgio Cornaro died on 31 July 1527 in Venice.
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Giorgio Cornaro was a politician.
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Giorgio Cornaro was Italian.
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