Cancelliere Grando
The Cancelliere Grando was the highest-ranking citizen in the Republic of Venice, responsible for the archives and head of all the secretaries of the state institutions.
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Abito — Lessico Veneto
“Abito” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
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Chronology of major Venetian state institutions
The Venetian state was always an ad hoc construct, and institutions came and went at the convenience of the ruling elite.