In the late Venetian republic, when the doge died, they held the funeral for a statue.
The calendar of feasts and celebrations in Venice was full of events which are now largely forgotten.
“Doge” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
The Scuole Grandi — or the Great Schools — were Venetian medieval charities which due to their wealth became important institutions
The constitution of the Republic of Venice never really existed. The Venetian nobility just made it up as they went.
The Venetian state was always an ad hoc construct, and institutions came and went at the convenience of the ruling elite.
“Consiglio dei Dieci” from the L’Archivio di Stato di Venezia: indice generale, storico, descrittivo ed analitico (1937) by Andrea da Mosto
The Republic of Venice had a magistracy of “Superintendents and regulators for the avoidance and regulation of superfluous expenses.”
“Consiglio dei Quaranta o Quarantia” from the L’Archivio di Stato di Venezia: indice generale, storico, descrittivo ed analitico (1937) by Andrea da Mosto