births
May 14, 1725
Ludovico Manin, the last Doge of Venice (died 1802)
Ludovico Manin
Lodovico Giovanni Manin was a Venetian politician, patrician, and the 120th and last Doge of Venice. He governed the Venetian Republic from 9 March 1789 until its fall on 12 May 1797, when he was forced to abdicate by Napoleon Bonaparte. He officially left the Doge's Palace 2 days later on 14 May 1797.
Doge of Venice
The Doge of Venice – in Italian, Doge di Venezia – was the doge or highest role of authority within the Republic of Venice (697–1797). The word Doge derives from the Latin Dux, meaning 'leader', and Venetian for 'duke', highest official of the republic of Venice for over 1,000 years. In Italian, the cognate is duce, one of National Fascist Party leader Benito Mussolini's titles.