The Doge of Venice (/doʊdʒ/DOHJ)[2][3] was the highest role of authority within the Republic of Venice (697 CE to 1797 CE).[4] The word Doge derives from the Latin Dux, meaning "leader," originally referring to any military leader, becoming in the Late Roman Empire the title for a leader of an expeditionary force formed by detachments (vexillationes) from the frontier army (limitanei), separate from, but subject to, the governor of a province, authorized to conduct operations beyond provincial boundaries.
The Doge of Venice acted as both the head of state and head of the Venetian oligarchy. Doges were elected for life through a complex voting process.[5]
^Frederic C. Lane, Venice, A Maritime Republic (JHU Press, 1973), p. 324.
^"doge". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
^Venetian: Doxe de Venexia[ˈdɔzedeveˈnɛsja]; Italian: Doge di Venezia[ˈdɔːdʒediveˈnɛttsja]; all derived from Latin dux, "military leader")
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