Marino Zorzi
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Zorzi Zazzera had not been the first choice as Doge; Stefano Giustinian had been chosen first, but Giustinian had refused the honor. The elderly Zorzi did not succeed in re-establishing good relations with the Papacy and his short reign was characterized by several natural calamities. His reign lasted only eleven months, and Zorzi, considered a saint in his lifetime, died in 1312. His garments were sought after as holy relics. He had at least one brother named Pietro Zorzi, whose descendants changed their surname to Zazzera ( Zazzera).
His dogaressa, Agnese, is known to have intervened to have the silk-masters of Lucca train apprentices and supervise the production of silk fabrics in the workshops of the Venetian ''fraglia''. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published: 2019
Superior document: Memorie / Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Classe di Scienze Morali, Lettere ed Arti volume146
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Published: 1993
Superior document: Venetiae quasi alterum Byzantium 2