Vitale Michiel II (doge 1156-1172)
Vitale Michiel II was doge 1156–1172 during the wars of Frederic I Barbarossa in Nothern Italy. He was assassinated after a failed war against Byzantium.
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Stratagemi Ingegnosi — Ingenious Stratagems — Grevembroch 4-52
“Stratagemi Ingegnosi” (Ingenious Stratagems) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Fabro — Blacksmith — Grevembroch 3-45
“Fabro” (Blacksmith) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Venetian coinage
The Republic of Venice issued a wide range of coins, of many, and changing, denominations, including the ducato, scudo, soldo, lira, and many more.
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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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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
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…