The Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo,known in Venetian as San Zanipolo,is a church in the Castello sestiere of Venice,Italy.
The Contarini is one of the founding families of Venice and one of the oldest families of the Italian Nobility. In total eight Doges to the Republic of Venice emerged from this family,as well as 44 Procurators of San Marco,numerous ambassadors,diplomats and other notables. Among the ruling families of the republic,they held the most seats in the Great Council of Venice from the period before the Serrata del Maggior Consiglio when Councillors were elected annually to the end of the republic in 1797. The Contarini claimed to be of Roman origin through their patrilineal descendance of the Aurelii Cottae,a branch of the Roman family Aurelia,and traditionally trace their lineage back to Gaius Aurelius Cotta,consul of the Roman Republic in 252 BC and 248 BC.
Andrea Dandolo was elected the 54th doge of Venice in 1343,replacing Bartolomeo Gradenigo who died in late 1342.
Marino Zorzi Zazzera,born in Venice,was the 50th Doge of the Republic of Venice,from 23 August 1311 until his renunciation in 1312 and withdrawal to a hermitic life. He was married to Agneta. Considered to have been a devout man,he had served as an ambassador to Rome. He may have been elected to decrease tensions in the city caused by the attempted revolt of Bajamonte Tiepolo as well as tensions with Rome,still angry with Venice over her occupation of the city of Ferrara (1308–09).
Bajamonte Tiepolo was a Venetian noble,great-grandson of Doge Jacopo Tiepolo,grandson of Doge Lorenzo Tiepolo,son of Giacomo Tiepolo. Bajamonte's wife was the Princess of Rascia. Marco Querini,a fellow conspirator,was his father-in-law.
Giovanni di Mocenigo was doge of Venice from 1478 to 1485. He fought at sea against the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II and on land against Ercole I d'Este,duke of Ferrara,from whom he recaptured Rovigo and the Polesine. He was interred in the Basilica di Santi Giovanni e Paolo,a traditional burial place of the doges. His dogaressa was Taddea Michiel,who was to be the last dogaressa to be crowned in Venice until Zilia Dandolo in 1557,almost a century later. His brother,Pietro Mocenigo,served as Doge before him,in 1474–1476.
Jacopo Tiepolo,also known as Giacomo Tiepolo,was Doge of Venice from 1229 to 1249. He had previously served as the first Venetian Duke of Crete,and two terms as Podestàof Constantinople,twice as governor of Treviso,and three times as ambassador to the Holy See. His dogate was marked by major domestic reforms,including the codification of civil law and the establishment of the Venetian Senate,but also against a mounting conflict with Emperor Frederick II,which broke into open war from 1237 to 1245.
Pietro Gradenigo was the 49th Doge of Venice,reigning from 1289 to his death.
Giovanni Dolfin,also known as Giovanni Delfino or Delfin,was the 57th Doge of Venice from his appointment on 13 August 1356 to his death in 1361. Despite his value as a general,during his reign Venice lost Dalmatia. He was blinded in one eye after a wound received in battle.
Dogaressa was the official title of the wife of the Doge of Venice. The title was unique for Venice:while the heads of the Republic of Genoa were also called Doge,the wives of the Doges of Genoa were not called Dogaressa,nor did they have such a public position.
This article presents a detailed timeline of the history of the Republic of Venice from its legendary foundation to its collapse under the efforts of Napoleon.
The Diocese of Castello,originally the Diocese of Olivolo,is a former Roman Catholic diocese that was based on the city of Venice in Italy. It was established in 774,covering the islands that are now occupied by Venice. Throughout its existence there was tension between the diocese,the Patriarchate of Grado to which it was nominally subordinate,and the Doge of Venice. Eventually in 1451 the diocese and the patriarchate were merged to form the Archdiocese of Venice.
The bailo and captain of Negroponte was the representative of the Republic of Venice stationed at Chalcis (Negroponte) on the island of Euboea. The bailo played an important role as the mediator between,and de facto overlord of,the triarchs of Euboea,who had their common residence in Negroponte. The triarchies were created by the division of the island between three rulers (triarchs) after its conquest following the Fourth Crusade (1204).
The Bailo of Corfu was the leader of the Venetian delegation to the island of Corfu who oversaw the affairs of the island while under Venetian rule and protected the commercial and military interests of the Republic of Venice. The first mention of a bailo in Corfu is in 1386 and is found in a Greek chronicle. The bailo of Corfu is also mentioned in a document by historian Marco Guazzo from 1544.
Geremia Ghisi was a Venetian nobleman who in c. 1207,following the Fourth Crusade,captured the Greek islands of Skiathos,Skopelos,and Skyros and became their lord,while his brother Andrea Ghisi conquered the islands of Tinos and Mykonos. Their sister or half-sister,Agnese Ghisi,married Othon de Cicon,who became the lord of Karystos on Euboea.
The Podestàof Constantinople was the official in charge of Venetian possessions in the Latin Empire and the Venetian quarter of Constantinople during the 13th century. Nominally a vassal to the Latin Emperor,the Podestàfunctioned as a ruler in his own right,and answered to the Doge of Venice. The podestàwas also officially known as Governor of One-Fourth and One-Half of the Empire of Romania and was entitled to wearing the crimson buskins as the emperors.
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The Venetian patriciate was one of the three social bodies into which the society of the Republic of Venice was divided,together with citizens and foreigners. Patrizio was the noble title of the members of the aristocracy ruling the city of Venice and the Republic. The title was abbreviated,in front of the name,by the initials N.H.,together with the feminine variant N.D.. Holding the title of a Venetian patrician was a great honour and many European kings and princes,as well as foreign noble families,are known to have asked for and obtained the prestigious title.
