Giovanni Francesco Loredan | |
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![]() Portrait of Giovanni Francesco Loredan, by Giacomo Piccini | |
Full name | Giovanni Francesco Pietro Melchiorre |
Born | Venice | February 27, 1607
Died | 13 August 1661 Peschiera del Garda, Republic of Venice | (aged 54)
Noble family | ![]() |
Spouse(s) |
Laura Valier (m. 1638) |
Issue | Antonio, Antonio Alberto, Ottavio, Lorenzo, Elena |
Father | Lorenzo Loredan |
Mother | Leonora Boldù |
Giovanni Francesco Loredan (or Loredano) (Venice, 27 February 1607 – Peschiera del Garda, 13 August 1661) was a Venetian writer and politician, and a member of the noble family of Loredan.[1][2][3] In 1630, he founded the Accademia degli Incogniti, a learned society of freethinking intellectuals, mainly noblemen, that significantly influenced the cultural and political life of mid-17th century Venice.