Festival personnel

aka Claudio Merula da Correggio
1533-1604
Role: Musician
Festivals: Entry of Henri III into Venice, Treviso, Ferrara and Mantua, 1574
Festival Books: Le attioni d'Arrigo terzo re di Francia, et quarto di Polonia, descritte in dialogo (published Venice, 1574)
ET I (pgs.53,126,143,163) Composer and organist at St. Mark's, Venice
Frangipani's Tragedia set to music by Merulo.
Born Claudio Merlotti, latinised his surname.
1556 appointed organist at Brescia Cathedral.
1557 2nd organist at St. Mark's.
1566 became 1st organist.
Ambassador of Venetian republic at marriage of Francesco de'Medici and Bianca Cappello.

Role: Printer
Festivals: Entry of Ferdinand, Infante of Spai into Antwerp, 15th May 1635
Festival Books: Pompa introitus honori Ferdinandi Austriaci Hispaniarum Infantis S. R. E. Card. Belgarum et Burgundionum gubernatoris, etc. A S. P. Q. Antwerp. Decreta et adornata; cum mox a nobillisima ad Norlingam parta Victoria, Antwerpiam auspicatissimo aduentu suo bearet, XV. Kal. Maii... Arcus, pegmata, iconesq; a Pet Paulo Rubenio, Equite, inuentas & delineatas inscriptionibus & elogiis ornabat, libroq; commentario illustrabat Casperius Gevartius I. C. & Archigrammateus Antuerpianus. Accesit Laurea Calloana, eodem auctore descripta. (published Antwerp, 1641)

Role: Printer
Festivals: Entry of Margaret of Austria into Valencia and ratification of the marriage of Albrecht, Archduke of Austria, and Isabella the Spanish Infanta, Valencia, 18th April 1599
Festival Books: Relacion del aparato que se hizo en la ciudad de Valencia para el recibimiento de la Serenissima Reyna Margarita de Austria desposada con el Catholico y potentissimo Rey de Espana Don Phelipe Tercero deste nombre (published Valencia, 1599)
1605 printed Don Quixote de la Mancha Cerrantes, Valencia

Role: Orator
Festival: Wedding in Florence of Francesco I de'Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Bianca Cappello, Florence, October 1579
Festival Books:Feste nelle nozze del serenissimo don Francesco Medici Gran Duca di Toscna; et della sereniss[ima] ... Bianca Cappello ... .(published Florence, 1579)

1612-1695
Role: Illustrator
Festivals: Entry into Paris of Louis XIV and Maria Teresa, Infanta of Spain, Paris 1660
Festival Books: L'entrée triomphante de leurs maiestez Louis XIV. roy de France et de Navarre, et Marie Therese d'Austriche son espouse, dans la ville de Paris ... au retour de la signature de la paix generalle et de leur heureux mariage. (published Paris, 1660)
French painter called Le Romain to distinguish him from his brother, Nicolas, and nephew Pierre, Le Chevalier.
1630 left France for Italy, where he spent 22 years gaining reputation which brough him summons to Paris.
Successful with his portrait of the king.

Role: Printer
Festivals: Wedding of Louis XIII and Anna of Austria, Paris 1612
Festival Books: Le carousel des pompes et magnificences faites en faueur du mariage du tres-chrestien roy Louys XIII. auec Anne infante d'Espaigne ... (published Paris, 1612)

Role: Bookseller
Festivals: Entry of Margaret of Austria into Valencia and ratification of the marriage of Albrecht, Archduke of Austria, and Isabella, the Spanish Infanta, Valencia, 18th April 1599
Festival Books: Relacion del aparato que se hizo en la ciudad de Valencia para el recibimiento de la Serenissima Reyna Margarita de Austria desposada con el Catholico y potentissimo Rey de Espana Don Phelipe Tercero deste nombre (published Valencia, 1599)

Role: Engraver
Festivals: Entry of Henri II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, into Dijon, 1632
Festival Books: Entree de tres haut et tres puissant prince Henry de Bourbon ... en la ville de Diion, le trentiesme du mois de septembre, mil six cens trente deux. (published Dijon, 1632)

Role: Architect (supervisor of the city)
Festivals: Coronation of Charles II, London 1661
Festival Books: The Relation of his Majesties entertainment passing through the City of London to his Coronation: with a description of the Triumphal Arches and solemnity (published London, 1661)

aka Alvise I Mocenigo
1507-1577
Role: Organiser
Festivals: Entry of Henri III into Venice, Treviso, Ferrara and Mantua, 1574
Festival Books: Le attioni d'Arrigo terzo re di Francia, et quarto di Polonia, descritte in dialogo (published Venice, 1574)
Doge of Venice 1570-77.