1789-1797 GOLD COIN Ludovico Manin, Last Doge of Venice, Zecchino or Ducat
HOLED Ludovico Manin, last Doge of Venice GOLD ducat. Ludovico Giovanni Manin (14 May 1725 24 October 1802) was a Venetian politician, a Patrician of Venice and the last Doge of Venice. He governed the Venetian Republic from 9 March 1789 until 1797, when he was forced to abdicate by Napoleon Bonaparte.
Lodovico was elected Doge of Venice on 9 March 1789, approximately four months before the start of the French Revolution, on the first ballot (the electoral assembly was composed of 41 members). His traditional coronation ceremony required him to throw coins to the Venetians, which cost more than 458,197 Lira, less than a quarter of which was paid from the funds of the Republic of Venice, the rest coming out of his own pocket. By the year 1792, he had allowed the once great Venetian merchant fleet to decline to a mere 309 merchantmen. When Napoleon invaded Italy, Venice, along with the Republic of Genoa, did not initially join the coalition of Italian states formed in 1795, instead maintaining neutrality. On 15 April 1797, French general Jean-Andoche Junot gave the Doge an ultimatum which was not accepted. A secret addition to the Treaty of Leoben, signed on 17 April 1797, gave Veniceas well as Istria and Dalmatia to Austria.On 25 April 1797, the French fleet arrived at the Lido. Venetian cannons sank one of the ships, but did not succeed in repelling the invasion since the Venetian war fleet numbered only 4 galleys and 7 galliots. The Doge surrendered on 12 May 1797 and left the Doge's Palace two days later. On 16 May French troops entered Piazza San Marco and the surrender contract was officially signed, submitting Venice to French rule.
After his abdication, Lodovico Manin refused an offer to become the interim head of the municipality and withdrew from society, living in near seclusion in the Palazzo Dolfin Manin, reportedly refusing even to answer his door to friends. The item "1789-1797 GOLD COIN Ludovico Manin, Last Doge of Venice, Zecchino or Ducat" is in sale since Saturday, December 28, 2019. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Gold". The seller is "silvermangold" and is located in Chicago, Illinois.
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- Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
- Certification: Uncertified
- Grade: Ungraded
- Year: 1789-1797
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
- Composition: GOLD