Pietro Loredan

Pietro Loredan
Born	1372 Venice
Died	28 October 1438 Venice
Buried at	Monastery of St. Helena, Venice
Allegiance	Republic of Venice
Years of service	1403–1438
Rank	captain-general of the sea, provveditore of the army
Wars	Battle of Modon, Battle of Gallipoli, Hungarian–Venetian War and Venetian conquest of Dalmatia, War over Thessalonica, Wars in Lombardy
Spouse(s)	Campagnola Vitale Lando di Pietro

Pietro Loredan (1372 – 28 October 1438) was a Venetian nobleman and distinguished military commander both on sea and on land. He fought against the Ottomans, winning the Battle of Gallipoli (1416), played a leading role in the conquest of Dalmatia in 1411–1420, and participated in several campaigns against Venice's Italian rivals, Genoa and Milan, to secure Venice's mainland domains (Terraferma). He also held a number of senior political positions as Avogador de Comùn, ducal councillor, and governor of Zara, Friuli, and Brescia, and was honoured with the position of Procurator of St. Mark in 1425. In 1423, he contended for the position of Doge of Venice, but lost to his bitter rival Francesco Foscari; their rivalry was such that when Loredan died, Foscari was suspected of having poisoned him.

Pietro Loredan was born in 1372, in the parish of St. Canciano in Venice. He was a scion of a veritable dynasty of admirals: his father Alvise Loredan and grandfather, and later his son and nephew, were all distinguished naval commanders in the service of the Republic of Venice. His father was further distinguished by being elected to the highly prestigious position of Procurator of St. Mark. His mother, Joan, appears to have been from a wealthy family. Pietro Loredan married at a young age, probably in 1395, to Campagnola Vitale Lando di Pietro. Some historians report a second marriage, to a Foscolo, in 1422, but as Campagnola survived her husband and is still mentioned in his will, this is evidently erroneous.

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