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Sebastiano Venier

1496 - 1578

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Sebastiano Venier (or Veniero) (c. 1496 – 3 March 1578) was Doge of Venice from 11 June 1577 to 3 March 1578. He is best remembered in his role as the Venetian admiral at the Battle of Lepanto. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sebastiano Venier is the 4,438th most popular politician (down from 4,135th in 2019), the 1,285th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,254th in 2019) and the 292nd most popular Italian Politician.

Sebastiano Venier was a Venetian admiral who led the Venetian fleet to victory against the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571.

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Among politicians, Sebastiano Venier ranks 4,438 out of 19,576Before him are Emperor Huan of Han, Emperor Saga, Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma, Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen, Lu Su, and Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook. After him are Duncan I of Scotland, Stephen Bocskai, Mokjong of Goryeo, Roméo Dallaire, Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen, and Godomar II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1496, Sebastiano Venier ranks 5Before him are Gustav I of Sweden, Hatice Sultan, Mary Tudor, Queen of France, and Menno Simons. After him are Dawit II, Claude, Duke of Guise, João de Barros, Johann Walter, and Angelo Beolco. Among people deceased in 1578, Sebastiano Venier ranks 9Before him are John of Austria, Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Uesugi Kenshin, Margaret Douglas, and James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell. After him are Pierre Lescot, Giovanni Battista Moroni, Giulio Clovio, Piali Pasha, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, and Marie Elisabeth of France.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Sebastiano Venier ranks 1,285 out of 5,161Before him are Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes (1267), Antipope Christopher (900), Fra Mauro (1385), Massimiliano Allegri (1967), Tommaso Buscetta (1928), and Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (1630). After him are Niccolò Jommelli (1714), Lucilio Vanini (1585), Fede Galizia (1578), Ildibad (450), Chiara Lubich (1920), and Zucchero Fornaciari (1955).

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