Foscari, a Doge of Venice from 1423 to his death; his reign was distinguished by the glories of conquest, but his life was embittered by the misfortunes of his sons, and the judicial tortures inflicted on one of them which he was compelled to witness; he died at the age of 87, broken-hearted (1370‒1457).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Forwards, Marshal * Foscolo, Ugo