History Walks in Venice

Agnello Partecipazio (?-827; doge 811-827)

Tenth doge of Venice, 810/811 to his death in 827.

  • Tombs of the doges

    Tombs of the doges

    Where were the doges of Venice buried? A little bit all over, in churches and monasteries in Venice and beyond.

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  • Doge — ASV Indice

    Doge — ASV Indice

    “Doge” from the L’Archivio di Stato di Venezia: indice generale, storico, descrittivo ed analitico (1937) by Andrea da Mosto

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  • Doges of Venice

    Doges of Venice

    The complete list of the 120 Doges of Venice from Paoluccio Anafesto in 697 to Ludovico Manin in 1797

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  • Sestiere San Marco

    Sestiere San Marco

    The Sestiere San Marco is the central part of the city, bounded by the Grand Canal on three sides and a line from the Rialto to the Doge’s Palace on the last. It is one of the smallest of the sestieri, but probably the most important. The vicinity to the economic centre at Rialto and…

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  • Venice might not have been

    Venice might not have been

    Venice was an independent state for almost a millennium, but it might note have been. It all hinged on a single battle fought in the Venetian lagoon in 810.

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