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Venetian rule ... and save the power of the Republic." To Joshua Starr he was "an intolerant fanatic" whose rule "was a dark period for
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on 28 August 1602 sparked a controversy that marred his last months. He died in Venice on 25 January 1603 after eleven days of fever. He was buried in the
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peasantry by putting more land under wheat cultivation at the expense of vineyards. He rearranged the island's defences and improved its fortifications, commissioning the fortress at
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on an embassy to France. He spent the next sixteen years abroad, mainly on business in Paris and London. During this time he befriended the
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was a work of propaganda that altered the meaning of the text to prophesy
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favouring the second. He also made bequests to the
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on his visit to Venice in July and hosted the king in his own house. He received a knighthood from the king.
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broke out in 1570. As it damaged Venice's seaborne trade, Foscarini turned to property speculation in the
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over Clement's objections. In 1598, he led an embassy to congratulate Clement on the acquisition of the
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in 1578 and would be again in 1585 and 1595. The whole project of translating and illustrating the
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of the text, the Bute Manuscript (today in a private collection) and Oxford,
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to take a census of the island. He also commissioned him to translate the
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in 1588 and 1600, in which capacity he fought for the restoration of the
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in February 1569 and rewarded for his good administration by election as
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Starr, Joshua (1942). "Jewish Life in Crete Under the Rule of Venice".
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is missing Foscarini's portrait, but does include an angel holding the
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975:(1981). "Giacomo Foscarini and the Jews of Crete: A Reconsideration".
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from Greek into Latin. He commission the local scribe and artist
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on 7 October 1571. On 3 February 1572, he was appointed
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149:Marietta, who married Alvise Barbaro, son of
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75:. From 1574 to 1578, he was the governor of
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156:Laura, who married Stefano Trevisan in 1578
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159:Paolina, who married Pietro Priuli
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597:sopraprovveditore alla Sanità
1175:Republic of Venice merchants
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329:. On 3 April, he sailed for
190:Merchant in Paris and London
146:Francesco, who became a monk
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956:Cecchini & Pezzolo 2012
549:provveditore all'Artigliere
63:, he served as governor of
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618:Index of Prohibited Books
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481:Jews and Greeks alike."
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231:provveditore alla Sanità
81:Procurator of Saint Mark
579:schools. He served the
400:illuminated manuscripts
391:Oracles of Leo the Wise
308:in Dalmatia and Albania
250:. He served a stint as
32:Giacomo Maria Foscarini
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573:University of Padua
571:(reformers) of the
358:Henry III of France
274:in September 1570.
271:savio di Terraferma
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151:Marcantonio Barbaro
101:Santa Sofia, Venice
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462:Oracles
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69:Albania
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