Andrea Contarini
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| office = Doge of Venice
| term_start = 1367
| term_end = 1382
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| birth_date = c. 1300/1302
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| death_date = 5 June 1382
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File:Doge Andrea Contarini.png
Andrea Contarini was doge of Venice from 1367 to 1382. He served as doge during the War of Chioggia, which was fought between the Venetian Republic and the Republic of Genoa.
Contarini was noted for his personal bravery during the war. He also led a fundraising effort in which he personally liquidated his fortune for the country.{{Cite web|url=https://finds.org.uk/medievalcoins/rulers/ruler/id/525|title=Details for Andrea Contarini -}} Though in his seventies, he took personal command of the Venetian Navy (with Admiral Vettor Pisani as his chief of staff) and led troops in the critical Battle of Chioggia.
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- {{cite book |last= Crowley |first = Roger |title= City of Fortune - How Venice Won and lost a Naval Empire |location= London |publisher= Faber and Faber |date=2011 |type= Hardback |isbn= 978-0-571-24594-9}}
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Category:14th-century Doges of Venice
Category:Republic of Venice admirals
Category:People of the War of Chioggia
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