House of Mocenigo

The House of Mocenigo (Venetian pronunciation: [mo.tʃe.'ni.go]) was a Venetian noble family of Lombard origin. Many of its members were doges, statesmen, and soldiers.

Coat of arms of the House of Mocenigo.

Notable members

• Tommaso Mocenigo (1343–1423), doge from 1414 to 1423
• Pietro Mocenigo, doge from 1474 to 1476
• Giovanni Mocenigo, doge from 1478 to 1485
• Filippo Mocenigo, Archbishop of Nicosia from 1560 to 1586
• Luigi Mocenigo (Alvise I Mocenigo), doge from 1570 to 1577
• Giovanni Zuane Mocenigo (1531–1598), accused Giordano Bruno of blasphemy and heresy.
• Tommaso Alvise Mocenigo (1583–1654), Capitano Generale da Mar, (admiral) of the Venetian fleet 1648–1651, and again 1653–1654, during the Cretan War (1645–1669) (Fifth Turkish–Venetian War), commanding during two crucial engagements.^[1] He died in Venice soon after his last naval battle, and was memorialised in the church of San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti with a monument by sculptor Giuseppe Sardi (1624–1699)^[2]
• Andrea Mocenigo (lived 15th–16th centuries), a senator of the republic and a historian
• Marco Antonio Mocenigo (lived in 16th century), bishop of Ceneda
• Lazzaro Mocenigo (1624–1657), admiral
• Luigi Mocenigo (Alvise II Mocenigo), doge from 1700 to 1709
• Sebastiano Mocenigo (Alvise III Mocenigo), doge from 1722 to 1732.
• Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo (Alvise IV Mocenigo), doge from 1763 to 1778
• Giovanni Mocenigo, ambassador of pope Clement XII in 18th Century