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|name = Francesco Erizzo
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|timeline = [[OTL]]
|nationality = [[Italy|Italian]] (Venetian)
|religion = [[Catholicism]]
|birth = February 18, 1566
|death = January 3, 1646 
|cause of death = Natural causes
|occupation = Doge of Venice}}{{Clearright}}{{1632 Historical Character
|appearance = ''[[1634: The Galileo Affair]]''
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'''Francesco Erizzo''' (Venice, February 18, 1566 – Venice, January 3, 1646) was the 98th Doge of [[Republic of Venice|Venice]], reigning from his election on April 10, 1631 until his death fifteen years later.  His reign is particularly notable because the last year of his reign saw the beginning of a war with the [[Ottoman Empire]] for control of [[Crete]] that would last for 24 years (1645–1669) and dominate the geopolitics of the Mediterranean.

Before being elected Doge, Francesco Erizzo acted as Venetian ambassador to both [[Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor]] and [[Pope Urban VIII]]. He also served as ''provveditore'' of various Venetian possessions. Erizzo never married.

==Francesco Erizzo in [[1632 series|1632]]==
'''Francesco Erizzo''' was elected Doge on April 10, 1631, approximately six weeks before [[Grantville]] arrived in [[Thuringia]]. In February 1634, he received the embassy from the [[United States of Europe]]. His personal role, if any, in securing the alliance between Venice and the USE is not known.


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  before=Nicolò Contarini |
  title=Doge of Venice |
  years=1631–1646|
  after=Francesco Molin
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