Antonio Grimani

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Antonio Grimani was the Doge of Venice from 1521 to 1523.

Aged by the time he assumed the throne, he led the Republic into the Italian War of 1521, the only ally of Francis I of France that did not abandon him. Following the French defeat at the Battle of Bicocca, however, he grew concerned about the course of the war; but he died in 1523, and it was left to his successor, Andrea Gritti, to achieve a settlement with Charles V.

Antonio Grimani previously fought the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Zonchio in 1499, also known as the Battle of Sapienza of 1499 or the First Battle of Lepanto, which was a part of the Turkish-Venetian Wars of 1499-1503.

Preceded by Leonardo Loredano

Doge of Venice 1521–1523

Succeeded by Andrea Gritti

[edit] Reference

• Norwich, John Julius. A History of Venice. New York: Vintage Books, 1989. ISBN 0-679-72197-5.