Consiglio del Doge (Signoria)
The Serenissima Signoria were the Doge and the six Councillors of the Doge, appointed annually by the Maggior Consiglio, the closest the Republic of Venice had to an executive.
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Minor Consiglio — ASV Indice
“Minor Consiglio” from the L’Archivio di Stato di Venezia: indice generale, storico, descrittivo ed analitico (1937) by Andrea da Mosto
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Maggior Consiglio — ASV Indice
“Maggior Consiglio” from the L’Archivio di Stato di Venezia: indice generale, storico, descrittivo ed analitico (1937) by Andrea da Mosto
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State institutions of the Republic of Venice
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.
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Pregadi — Lessico Veneto
“Pregadi” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
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Signoria — Dizionario
“Signoria” from the Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio.
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Consiglio del Doge — Lessico Veneto
“Consiglio del Doge” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
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S. Pietro — Curiosità Veneziane
“S. Pietro (Parrocchia, Campo, Ponte di)” from Curiosità Veneziane by Giuseppe Tassini
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When you could hang for wearing a fake beard
A spate of killings in the 1100s in Venice by assassins wearing false full beards, led a ban under capital punishment for wearing fake full beards.
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Casselleria — Curiosità Veneziane
“Casselleria” from Curiosità Veneziane by Giuseppe Tassini
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Sestiere – sestieri
Venice is divided into six sestiere whose origin is as old as the city of Venice itself. As far as we know, they have always been there.