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doge | Venetian official – Encyclopedia Britannica
doge | Venetian official – Encyclopedia Britannica
In Venice the office of doge (from Latin dux, “leader”) originated when the city was nominally subject to the Byzantine Empire and became permanent in the mid-8th century. According to tradition, the first doge was Paolo Lucio Anafesto, elected in 697.
Doge of Venice – Wikipedia
Doge of Venice – Wikipedia
The Doge of Venice sometimes translated as Duke (compare the Italian Duca), was the chief magistrate and leader of the Republic of Venice between 726 and …
List of Doges of Venice – Wikipedia
List of Doges of Venice – Wikipedia
The following is a list of all 120 of the Doges of Venice ordered by the dates of their … First holder, Paolo L. Anafesto. Final holder, Ludovico Manin.
The Doges of Venice: stories of adventures and power games
The Doges of Venice: stories of adventures and power games
Venice was still under the influence of the Eastern Roman Empire when Paolo Lucio Anafesto was elected the first doge, in 697. He did not have many powers; …
The Doge – Palazzo Ducale
The Doge – Palazzo Ducale
The last doge was Ludovico Manin, who abdicated in 1797 when Napoleon Bonaparte’s soldiers entered Venice, thus marking the end of the ancient Republic.
The Doges of Venice: Venetian Rulers for More than a …
The Doges of Venice: Venetian Rulers for More than a …
The outcome of the conference was the election of Paolo Lucio Anafesto, a native of Ereclea, as the first Doge of Venice. Tradition states that …
The Doge of Venice – Luca's Italy –
The Doge of Venice – Luca's Italy –
On 12 May 1797, His Serene Highness Ludovico Manin, Doge of Venice, signed away his position, authority, and country to the French, …
Marino Faliero: The Venetian Doge Written out of History
Marino Faliero: The Venetian Doge Written out of History
Erased from official records, and ‘condemned from memory’ Marino Faliero was the first and only Doge of Venice to have his portrait erased …
Orso Ipato: The First True Venetian Doge – COVE
Orso Ipato: The First True Venetian Doge – COVE
While Paoluccio Anafesto, elected in 697, may have been the first leader in Venice to bear the title (from the Latin dux), he was still a representative of …
Election and Service of the Doge in Medieval Venice
Election and Service of the Doge in Medieval Venice
The first historical Venetian doge, Ursus, led a revolt against the Byzantine Empire in 726, but was soon recognised as the dux (duke) and …
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