Egidio Querini
Egidio Querini was a 13th-century Venetian nobleman, ambassador, and administrator.
Life[edit]
Egidio Querini is first mentioned as the Venetian Podestà of Constantinople, on 4 April 1247, and was likely in office at least since the previous autumn. The exact dates of his tenure are unknown, but must have been sometime between 1245 and 1248.[1]
After the end of his tenure, he served as ducal councillor in Venice in 1250, and ambassador to Pope Urban IV in 1261.[1] Probably due to his experience in Constantinople, he took part in the negotiations and ratification of the Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1268.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Jacoby 2006, p. 76.
Sources[edit]
- Jacoby, David (2006). "The Venetian Government and Administration in Latin Constantinople, 1204–1261: A State within a State". In Gherardo Ortalli; Giorgio Ravegnani; Peter Schreiner (eds.). Quarta Crociata. Venezia - Bisanzio - Impero latino. Atti delle giornate di studio. Venezia, 4-8 maggio 2004. Venice: Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti. pp. 19–79. ISBN 978-8-8881-4374-3.