“Inquisitori di Stato” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
In the late Venetian republic, when the doge died, they held the funeral for a statue.
“Doge” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
The Venetian state was always an ad hoc construct, and institutions came and went at the convenience of the ruling elite.
The Republic of Venice had a magistracy of “Superintendents and regulators for the avoidance and regulation of superfluous expenses.”
“Procurator di san Marco” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
“Provveditori sopra la Sanità” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
The Republic of Venice changed continuously as conditions inside and outside of it changed, until it gradually found its final form in the 1300s and 1400s.
“Avogadori del Comun” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
“Quarantia” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.