Sebastiano Venier

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Sebastiano Venier was a 16th-century Venetian admiral and later Doge of Venice, renowned for leading the Venetian fleet to victory at the Battle of Lepanto against the Ottoman Empire.

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Sebastiano Venier canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Doge of Venice
Italian military leader
Venetian admiral
human
alliance Holy League
burialPlace Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, Venice
causeOfDeath natural causes
commanded Venetian fleet at the Battle of Lepanto
linked to: Venetian navy
conflict Fourth Ottoman–Venetian War
Ottoman–Venetian conflicts
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Venice
dateOfBirth circa 1496
dateOfDeath 3 March 1578
endTime 1578 as Doge of Venice
era 16th century
ethnicGroup Venetian
familyName Venier
givenName Sebastiano
government Republic of Venice
hasTitle Captain General of the Sea
Doge
knownFor leading Venetian fleet to victory at Lepanto
languageSpoken Italian
Venetian
linked to: Venetian language
memberOf Venier family
militaryBranch Venetian navy
militaryRank admiral
monarchOf Republic of Venice
name Sebastiano Venier
nobleFamily Venier family
notableEvent Battle of Lepanto
notableWork Command of the Venetian fleet at the Battle of Lepanto
occupation admiral
statesman
participatedIn Battle of Lepanto
placeOfBirth Republic of Venice
Venice
placeOfDeath Republic of Venice
Venice
positionHeld Captain General of the Sea
Doge of Venice
predecessor Alvise I Mocenigo
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Venice
startTime 1577 as Doge of Venice
successor Nicolo da Ponte

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Holy League (1571) notableCommander Sebastiano Venier
subject linked to: Holy League
Sebastiano Venier name Sebastiano Venier
Holy League against the Turks commander Sebastiano Venier