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Andrea Gritti

1455 - 1538

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Andrea Gritti (17 April 1455 – 28 December 1538) was the Doge of the Venetian Republic from 1523 to 1538, following a distinguished diplomatic and military career. He started out as a successful merchant in Constantinople and transitioned into the position of Bailo, a diplomatic role. He was arrested for espionage but was spared execution thanks to his good relationship with the Ottoman vizier. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrea Gritti has received more than 154,975 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Andrea Gritti is the 4,157th most popular politician (down from 3,388th in 2019), the 1,256th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,112th in 2019) and the 298th most popular Italian Politician.

Andrea Gritti was a Venetian statesman and naval commander. He is most famous for his role in the War of the League of Cambrai, during which he defended Venice against the combined forces of the Holy Roman Empire, France, and the Papal States.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Andrea Gritti ranks 4,157 out of 15,577Before him are Emperor Senka, Emperor Hanzei, Karel Čurda, Sin-Muballit, Grimoald the Elder, and Al-Maqdisi. After him are Marie Angélique de Scorailles, Lenín Moreno, Tonyukuk, Gisela of Swabia, Touman, and Ōkubo Toshimichi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1455, Andrea Gritti ranks 5Before him are John II of Portugal, John, King of Denmark, Sophia Palaiologina, and Johann Reuchlin. After him are Ascanio Sforza, John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg, George, Duke of Bavaria, Filipa Moniz Perestrelo, Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, Antonio da Sangallo the Elder, and Jean Hey. Among people deceased in 1538, Andrea Gritti ranks 5Before him are Hatice Sultan, Albrecht Altdorfer, Diego de Almagro, and Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy. After him are Elena Glinskaya, Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Askia Mohammad I, Charles II, Duke of Guelders, Pierre Robert Olivétan, and Estêvão Gomes.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Andrea Gritti ranks 1,256 out of 4,668Before him are Andrea Dandolo (1306), Salvador Luria (1912), Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (1569), Antipope Felix II (300), Cennino Cennini (1360), and Giambattista Marino (1569). After him are Maria Cristina of Savoy (1812), Domitia Longina (100), Flavio Biondo (1388), Filarete (1400), Mauro Giuliani (1781), and Amélie of Leuchtenberg (1812).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Andrea Gritti ranks 298Before him are Calpurnia (-77), Maria Theresa of Austria (1767), Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (-220), Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (-2), Andrea Dandolo (1306), and Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (1569). After him are Enrico De Nicola (1877), Naevius Sutorius Macro (-21), Julia Flavia (64), Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg (1810), Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1726), and Giovanni il Popolano (1467).