Vettore Cappello

Vettore Cappello
Vettore Cappello
	Funeral monument of Cappello kneeling before Saint Helena, Church of Sant'Elena, Venice
Born	c. 1400; Venice
Died	13 March 1467; Negroponte
Allegiance	Republic of Venice
Branch	Navy
Rank	Captain General of the Sea
Conflicts	First Ottoman–Venetian War Battle of Patras (1466);
Spouse	Lucia Querini
Children	Andrea, Lorenzo, Paolo, Alvise, Elena, Paolina
Member of the Savi agli Ordini
	In office; October 1439 – October 1440
	In office; October 1440 – March 1441
Captain of the Trade Envoy to Romania
	In office; 1443
Venetian Senator
	In office; August 1444 – March 1449
Member of the Council of Ten
	In office; 1447
Captain of the Gulf
	In office; March 1449 – May 1450
Occupations	Merchant, politician
Years active	1420–1467
Parents	Giorgio (father); Coronea Lando (mother);

Vettore Cappello (Venetian: Vettor Cappello; c. 1400–1467) was a merchant, statesman and military commander of the Republic of Venice. After an early career as a merchant that gained him substantial wealth, he began his political career in 1439. His ascent to higher offices was rapid. He is chiefly remembered for his advocacy of a decisive policy against the Ottoman Empire, and his command of Venetian forces as Captain General of the Sea during the lead-up to and the first stages of the First Ottoman–Venetian War.