Marco Foscarini

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Marco Foscarini (born Venice, February 4, 1696 – died there March 31, 1763) was a Venetian poet,writer and statesman who served as the 117th Doge of Venice from May 31, 1762 until his death. He studied in his youth in Bologna, and was active as a diplomat, serving as ambassador to Rome and Turin; he also served as the Procurator of St. Mark for a time. He was succeeded as Doge by Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo. Liceo classico Marco Foscarini,Venice,was named after him to honour his "History of Venetian literature".

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Political offices
Preceded by Francesco Loredan	Doge of Venice 1762–1763	Succeeded by Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo

Doges of Venice

Byzantine period (697–737)

Paolo Lucio Anafesto Marcello Tegalliano Orso Ipato

Regime of the magistri militum (738–742)

Domenico Leoni Felice Cornicola Teodato Ipato Gioviano Cepanico Giovanni Fabriciaco

Ducal period (742–1148)

Republican period (1148–1797)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 76438550 LCCN: n84013016 ISNI: 0000 0000 8156 6778 GND: 119556731 BNF: cb12690071v ICCU: IT\ICCU\MILV\049049

Persondata
Name	Foscarini, Marco
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Date of birth	February 4, 1696
Place of birth
Date of death	March 31, 1763
Place of death

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