Venetian State
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Habiti d’huomeni et donne venetiane — 12 — Gran Consiglio
“Gran Consiglio” from the “Habiti d’huomeni et donne venetiane”, published by Giacomo Franco, c. 1610.
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Jacopo Tiepolo — the 43rd doge of Venice
Jacopo TIepolo, doge 1229–1249, left an impact on Venice, which is still clearly visible today.
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Bianca Cappello — a chronology
A chronology of the main events in the life of Bianca Cappello, Venetian noblewoman, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, and Daughter of the Republic.
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Early Venice
The Venetian people were indigenous, and already present on the territory in Roman times. The Republic of Venice appeared out of the tumultuous centuries in late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages. Invasions The earliest times Legends
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Chronology of the Fortress of Sant’Andrea
The Fortress of Sant’Andrea is a unique example of Renaissance military architecture and engineering. It is also sadly abandoned.
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The fortress of Sant’Andrea
The Fortress of Sant’Andrea, in the Venetian lagoon, is a unique example of Renaissance military architecture and engineering. It played an important part in the fall of Venice in 1797.
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Citizen of the Republic of Venice
Being a citizen of the Republic of Venice could mean different things, mostly depending on the conditions of your birth
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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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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