List of Doges of Venice information

(Venice) a textbook example of a crowned republic. Despite the great power given to them, the Venetian Doges were restricted by law (unlike the Doges of...

managed to elect six doges up to Pietro III Candiano who in 958 assigned the position of co-dux to his son Pietro who became doge the following year. Due...

numerous doges to Genoa. While the doge's palace in Venice accumulated great furnishings and works of art over the years, in Genoa, each Doge was expected...

the relationship of this to the uprisings is not clear. Ursus was the first of 117 "doges" (doge is the Venetian dialectal equivalent of the Latin dux ("leader");...

dates only from the chronicle of John, deacon of Venice (John the Deacon); nonetheless, the power base of the first doges was in Eraclea. Initially, the...

6 ft 4 in. List of buildings and structures in Venice History of the Doge's Palace in Venice Margaret Plant has looked into the history of this "felicitous...

earlier times, demanding the election of admiral Giacomo Tiepolo the son and grandson of Doges, as the new Doge. The Great Council vacillated and suspended...

Patriarch of Venice (Latin: Patriarcha Venetiarum; Italian: Patriarca di Venezia) is the ordinary bishop of the Archdiocese of Venice. The bishop is one of only...

(1449–1512), painter, teacher of Vittore Carpaccio Gentile Bellini (c. 1429–1507), official portrait artist for the Doges of Venice Giovanni Bellini (c. 1430–1516)...

Bridge of Lies – another bridge with legends regarding its name List of buildings and structures in Venice History of the Doge's Palace in Venice "Five...

of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the...

This is a list of buildings and structures in Venice, Italy. Ala Napoleonica Arsenal Ateneo Veneto Biblioteca Marciana Ca' da Mosto Ca' d'Oro Ca' Farsetti...

Anafesto becomes Doge of Venice. 774 – Catholic diocese established on Olivolo, comprising Dorsoduro, Luprio, and Rialto. 814 – Venetian seat of government...

Venetians buried in the church, including a number of Doges. Many of these are important works in the history of Venetian sculpture, including that by Donatello...

Dandolo (died 1339) was the 52nd Doge of Venice. He ruled from 1329 to 1339. During his reign Venice began its policy of extending its territory on the...

of the duchy of Venetia (before the rise of Venice) when Teodato Ipato (742-55), the second doge, transferred it from Heraclea, to 811, when the doge...

Domenico Selvo (died 1087) was the 31st Doge of Venice, serving from 1071 to 1084. During his reign as Doge, his domestic policies, the alliances that...

title of the wife of the Doge of Venice. The title was unique for Venice: while the heads of the Republic of Genoa were also called Doge, the wives of the...

Italian professional road bicycle racer. Enrico Dandolo (c. 1107 – 1205), Doge of Venice from 1192 until his death; despite being aged, blind, and excommunicated...

six doges. Cattaneo: five doges. Gentile: five doges. Brignole: four doges. Imperiali: four doges. De Mari, Invrea and Negrone families: four doges each...

is one of the founding families of Venice and one of the oldest families of the Italian Nobility. In total eight Doges to the Republic of Venice emerged...

The Republic of Venice was dissolved and dismembered by the French general Napoleon Bonaparte and the Habsburg Monarchy on 12 May 1797. In 1796, the young...