No. 9919
Nicolò Marcello
c. 1399 – 1474Merchant and dogeEurope · 1399Most named place: Venice
Nicolò started his career as a merchant with Damascus and the Orient earning a considerable wealth of which the greater part he bequeathed to charitable purposes.
Marcello also held the important public positions in the Venetian government such as a provost of the Council of Ten, consigliere, and procurator. In 1473 he was elected as the 69th Doge of Venice. Within two years that he held this position he reorganized Venetian finances and introduced a new type of silver coin, which was nicknamed the “Marcello”. One “Marcello” equaled to twelve soldi.
He died in 1474 and is buried in the Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice.
