Silvestro Valier | |
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![]() Portrait by Niccolò Cassana | |
Doge of Venice | |
In office 1694–1700 | |
Preceded by | Francesco Morosini |
Succeeded by | Alvise II Mocenigo |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 March 1630 Venice, Republic of Venice |
Died | 7 July 1700 (aged 70) Venice, Republic of Venice |
Silvestro Valier or Valiero (Venice, 28 March 1630 – Venice, 7 July 1700) was the 109th Doge of Venice, reigning from his election on 25 February 1694 until his death six years later. The Morean War between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire, which had been ongoing since 1684, came to an end during Valier's reign as Doge, in January 1699.