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Domenico Morosini (died February 1156) was the thirty-seventh doge of the Republic of Venice, reigning from 1148 until his death in 1156. Descendant of a noble family (he was a count), Morosini succeeded in reconciling the two factions that had divided Venetian patrician families for years, thus ending a political conflict that had also caused the Republic to lose ground in its territories and primacy in its commercial activities. Quite unexceptional otherwise, Morosini's dukedom was marked by renewed prosperity and reconciliation. ==Private life== Morosini's early years are difficult to reconstruct, due to the absence of reliable records and sources. As a matter of fact, his birthyear is unknown, as are the activities and connections of his family before his interest in politics.〔''Historia ducum venetiorum'', edited by H. Simonsfeld, ''Monumenta Germaniae Historica: Scriptores'', 14: 72-89.〕 This unusual lack of publicly recorded information is likely because his dukedom was relatively unremarkable in terms of conquests, expansion, and events of significance — historians of the Republic would have had little interest in "digging up the past" either to glorify or to marr his legacy. He was married to a woman named Sophia, according to legend a captive from the East.〔( Staley, Edgcumbe: The dogaressas of Venice : The wives of the doges. London : T. W. Laurie )〕 The Morosini had been raised to countship in the late 10th century C.E. after they, with the support of Holy Roman Emperor Otto II, had vanquished the rival Caloprini family.〔John the Deacon. ''Cronaca veneziana''. Edited by Giovanni Monticolo, pp. 57-171. Rome: Forzani e C. Tipografi del Senato, 1890.〕 Domenico brought the family to the forefront of Venetian political life, starting a tradition that would see his successors contribute greatly to the wellbeing of the Republic. Ruggiero Morosini would be admiral of the Venetian navy that defeated the Genoese in 1298, while Francesco Morosini would defeat the Turks on several occasions, somewhat slowing down the westward progress of the Ottoman Empire in the process.〔("Morosini Family." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopædia Britannica Online ), accessed January 20, 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Domenico Morosini」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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