Pietro Grimani
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Preceded byAlvise Pisani
Succeeded byFrancesco Loredan
Born5 October 1677
Died7 March 1752 (aged 74)
Venice
Pietro Grimani | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Bartolomeo Nazari | |
| Doge of Venice | |
| In office 1741–1752 | |
| Preceded by | Alvise Pisani |
| Succeeded by | Francesco Loredan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1677 |
| Died | 7 March 1752 (aged 74) Venice |
Pietro Grimani (October 5, 1677 in Venice – March 7, 1752 in Venice) was a Venetian statesman and aristocrat[1] who served as the 115th Doge of Venice from June 30, 1741, until his death. Grimani was born a member of the Grimani family. He was a cultured and learned man, who wrote poetry and counted among his acquaintances Isaac Newton, whom he had met while serving as a diplomat in England. He was succeeded as Doge by Francesco Loredan. Pietro Grimani was the castellanus of coron and modon.[2] The Venitian senate gave regions like Monemvasia to Grimani but Grimani family was not able to gain full control.[3]
