Andrea Dandolo (doge 1343-1354)
Andrea Dandolo (1306-1354) was the 54th doge of Venice, from 1343 until his death. He wrote the very influential Chronica per extensum descripta in the 1340s.
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Domenicus Monegarius
Domenicus Monegarius was the sixth doge of Venice, from 765, following the deposition and blinding of duke Galla, and was blinded and deposed in 764.
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Galla — a most wicked man
Galla, the fifth doge of Venice, only ruled for one year, which was marked by violence.
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Deusdedit Hypatos
Deusdedit was the fourth doge of Venice, ruling from 742 to 755, but we know little more about him than of the previous doges and the “magistri militum”.
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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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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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Marcellus — Byzantine or Venetian?
The second doge of Venice, Marcellus, might not have been a Venetian duke, but a Byzantine official.
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The Dogado and the first doges
Venice started as a Byzantine duchy, ruled by a “dux”, but at some point, they started choosing their own dux — or doge. When, or even who, is not clear.
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Paulicius — the first doge of Venice?
Was the first doge really the first? Did he even exist? And if he didn’t, why is he there? There are some serious questions about doge Paulicius (697·717) to be examined.
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The first doges — Chronica per extensum descripta
The first doges, from the “Chronica per extensum descripta” (1340s) by Andrea Dandolo.