Loredana Marcello

Loredana Marcello
BornBefore 1533
Died(1572-12-12)December 12, 1572
NationalityVenetian (Italian)
Known forFormulas and recipes for use against plagues (now lost), model educated and cultivated Venetian Renaissance woman, Dogaressa of Venice
SpouseAlvise I Mocenigo
Scientific career
FieldsBotany

Loredana Marcello (died 12 December 1572) was a Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Alvise I Mocenigo (r. 1570-1577). She was an author of letters and poetry and studied botany, and was regarded as a model of an educated and cultivated renaissance woman in contemporary Venice.