Alvise Badoer

He advocated for and helped arrange the Holy League in 1537–1538, took command of Venetian Dalmatia in 1538–1539 and negotiated the peace treaty in 1540.

He practiced law and grew a reputation for eloquence before obtaining his first public office in 1531, being elected avogadore di Comun extraordinary for the purpose of investigating the leadership of the army.

He accused several leading generals of embezzlement and misuse of funds, including Polo Nani, Francesco Gritti and Giovanni Vitturi.

He was subsequently elected an ordinary avogadore di Comun, but from 1533 on he was restricted to the minor office of Correttor alle Leggi [it] for some years owing to the enemies he had made.

[1] Although Badoer at advocated a more offensive role for the Venetian navy soon after his return to Venice, reverses in Dalmatia convinced him to change his mind before the end of the year.

He returned to Constantinople, but was back in Venice by August 1542, when he reported to the Senate that the Ottomans had known his secret instructions.

As a result, the traitors (Costantino and Nicolò Cavazza) were discovered and Badoer avoided arrest on Pisani and Loredan's accusations.