Quarantia (Consiglio di XL — Council of Forty)
The Quarantia (also Consiglio dei Quaranta or Consiglio dei XL) was the main court of appeal in republican Venice, later divided into several branches, for criminal and civilian cases.
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Bianca Cappello — daughter of the Republic
In 1563, a young Venetian noblewoman eloped with her lover, never to come back to Venice again. She went on to have an eventful, and highly unusual life, in Florence.
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The Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice never had an actual formal constitution, much less a written constitution. Neither did it have any kind of foundational event.
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Pien Collegio — Lessico Veneto
“Pien Collegio” 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.
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Consiglio dei Dieci — ASV Indice
“Consiglio dei Dieci” from the L’Archivio di Stato di Venezia: indice generale, storico, descrittivo ed analitico (1937) by Andrea da Mosto
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Consiglio dei Quaranta o Quarantia — ASV Indice
“Consiglio dei Quaranta o Quarantia” 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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Quarantia — Dizionario
“Quarantia” from the Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio.
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Quarantia — Lessico Veneto
“Quarantia” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.