Grado
Grado was the seat of the Patriarch of Aquileia (later Grado) from 606 until 1172 when the patriarch moved to Venice. It was also traditionally the northernmost point of the Dogado.
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Obelerius and Beatus — Chronica per extensum descripta
The dukes Obelerius and Beatus, and the war with the Franks, from the “Chronica per extensum descripta” (1340s) by Andrea Dandolo.
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Obelerius and Beatus — John the Deacon
The account of the dukes Obelerius and Beatus, from the “Istoria Veneticorum” by John the Deacon.
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The murder of a patriarch
Internal strife in Venetia led to the murder of a patriarch, and a change of government.
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A tale of two patriarchs
Venice had its own church organisation from the 800s, but the origins go back to before the Lombard invasion, and events in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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The “Galbaio” dynasty
Mauricius and Giovanni Galbaio were the seventh and eighth doges of Venice. Together, they ruled the duchy for almost four decades.
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Doges of the 700s — Chronica per extensum descripta
The doges Deusdedit (742-755), Galla (755–756), Domenico Monegario (756–764), Maurizio Galbaio (764–787) and his son Giovanni (787–804), from the “Chronica per extensum descripta” (1340s) by Andrea Dandolo.
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Hildeprand in Ravenna — Chronica per extensum descripta
The Lombard attack on Ravenna, and the Venetian intervention to restore the Exarchate, excerpt from the “Chronica per extensum descripta” (1340s) by Andrea Dandolo.
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Hildeprand in Ravenna — John the Deacon
The Lombard conquest of Ravenna and how the Venetians saved the Exarchate (730s or 740s), excerpt from the “Istoria Veneticorum” by John the Deacon.
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Pactum Lotharii (840)
The Pactum Lotharii was a treaty between the Duchy of the Venetians and the Holy Roman Empire, or parts thereof, from 840.
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Hildeprand in Ravenna — Paul the Deacon
In the 730s or early 740s, Hildeprand, nephew of king Liutprand, and Peredeo, duke of Vicenza, managed to take Ravenna, the capital of the Exarchate of Ravenna.