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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silvereagle82, post: 61712, member: 1700&quot;]Aidan,</p><p>It was Venice&#039;s&nbsp; 60th Doge&nbsp; - Andrea Contarini </p><p><br /></p><p>He was one of eight from the Contarini family to become Doge.</p><p>Andrea was elected doge in 1367, and during his reign the war of Chioggia (a war between Venice and Genoa) took place (1380); he was the first to melt down his gold and silver plate and mortgage his property for the benefit of the state.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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