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Francesco Foscari

1373 - 1457

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Francesco Foscari (19 June 1373 – 1 November 1457) was the 65th Doge of the Republic of Venice, serving from 1423 until his death in 1457. His reign of 34 years, 6 months, and 8 days was the longest in Venetian history. His tenure coincided with the early stages of the Italian Renaissance, a period during which Venice increased its prominence in art, humanism, and diplomacy. Foscari's dogeship marked a critical phase in the territorial expansion of Venice onto the Italian mainland—known as the Domini di Terraferma—through prolonged wars with Milan during the Wars in Lombardy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francesco Foscari is the 4,556th most popular politician (down from 4,133rd in 2019), the 1,313th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,251st in 2019) and the 303rd most popular Italian Politician.

Francesco Foscari was the Doge of Venice from 1423 to 1457. He is most famous for his long rule and for his role in the fall of the Venetian Empire.

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Among politicians, Francesco Foscari ranks 4,556 out of 19,576. Before him are Carausius, Marie Angélique de Scorailles, Emperor Gong of Song, Stanisław Żółkiewski, Emperor Uda, and Hasdrubal the Fair. After him are Gérard Genette, Rudolf Schuster, Ivanoe Bonomi, Petru Groza, Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark, and Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan.

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Among people born in 1373, Francesco Foscari ranks 5. Before him are Joanna II of Naples, Catherine of Lancaster, Beatrice of Portugal, and Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York. After him are Joanna Sophia of Bavaria, Ernest, Duke of Bavaria, Adolph I, Duke of Cleves, John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, Rudolf III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Albert III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, and Sayf al-Din Jaqmaq. Among people deceased in 1457, Francesco Foscari ranks 7. Before him are Rita of Cascia, Ladislaus the Posthumous, Lorenzo Valla, Jingtai Emperor, Danjong of Joseon, and Andrea del Castagno. After him are Ladislaus Hunyadi, Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza, John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch, Goharshad Begum, Bartolomeu Perestrello, and Francesco Pesellino.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Foscari ranks 1,313 out of 5,161. Before him are Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies (1822), Pietro Della Valle (1586), Frederick the Simple (1342), Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan (1470), Francesco Rosi (1922), and Antonio Quarracino (1923). After him are Ivanoe Bonomi (1873), Emilio De Bono (1866), Carlo Levi (1902), Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma (1679), Gianluca Vialli (1964), and Valentino Rossi (1979).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Francesco Foscari ranks 303. Before him are Publius Licinius Crassus (-86), Quintus Servilius Caepio (-200), Charles III, Duke of Parma (1823), Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal (1589), Frederick the Simple (1342), and Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan (1470). After him are Ivanoe Bonomi (1873), Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa (1822), Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (1417), Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria (1783), Giuseppe Conte (1964), and Bernabò Visconti (1323).

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