Giorgio Cornaro

Nobil Huomo Giorgio Cornaro, called "Padre della Patria" (1452 – 31 July 1527) was a Venetian nobleman and politician.

He was the son of Nobil Huomo Marco Cornaro (December 1406 – 1 August 1479) by his wife, married in 1444, Fiorenza Crispo (1422 – 1501), daughter of Nicholas Crispo, Lord of Syros.

His sister was Catherine Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus.

He married in Venice in 1475 Nobil Donna Elisabetta Morosini, Patrizia Veneta, and had an issue, called "Cornaro della Regina".

Giorgio is depicted in a double portrait, with his son Cardinal Francesco Cornaro, in the National Gallery of Ireland.

Portrait of Giorgio Cornaro from the National Gallery of Ireland