The Doge of Venice sometimes translated as Duke,was the chief magistrate and leader of the Republic of Venice between 726 and 1797.
The Lido,or Venice Lido,is an 11-kilometre-long (7-mile) barrier island in the Venetian Lagoon,northern Italy;it is home to about 20,400 residents. The Venice Film Festival takes place at the Lido late August/early September.
The Patriarch of Venice is the ordinary bishop of the Archdiocese of Venice. The bishop is one of only four patriarchs in the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. The other three are the Patriarch of Lisbon,the Patriarch of the East Indies and the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Presently,the only advantage of this purely formal title is the bishop's place of honor in papal processions. In the case of Venice,an additional privilege allows the patriarch,even if he is not a cardinal,the use of the colour red in non-liturgical vestments. In that case,the red biretta is topped by a tuft,as is the custom with other bishops who are not cardinals.
Leonardo Loredan was a Venetian nobleman and statesman who reigned as the 75th Doge of Venice from 1501 until his death in 1521. As a wartime ruler,he was one of the most important doges in the history of Venice. In the dramatic events of the early 16th century,Loredan's Machiavellian plots and cunning political manoeuvres against the League of Cambrai,the Ottomans,the Mamluks,the Pope,the Republic of Genoa,the Holy Roman Empire,the French,the Egyptians and the Portuguese saved Venice from downfall.
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.
NicolòSagredo was the 105th Doge of Venice,reigning from 6 February 1675 until his death less than two years later. Little of note occurred during his reign as Venice was still recovering from the Cretan War (1645–1669),which had ended in the reign of his predecessor.
The Republic of Venice was a sovereign state and maritime republic in Northeast Italy,which existed for a millennium between the 8th century and 1797.
Domenico Selvo was the 31st Doge of Venice,serving from 1071 to 1084. During his reign as Doge,his domestic policies,the alliances that he forged,and the battles that the Venetian military won and lost laid the foundations for much of the subsequent foreign and domestic policy of the Republic of Venice. He avoided confrontations with the Byzantine Empire,the Holy Roman Empire,and the Roman Catholic Church at a time in European history when conflict threatened to upset the balance of power. At the same time,he forged new agreements with the major nations that would set up a long period of prosperity for the Republic of Venice. Through his military alliance with the Byzantine Empire,Emperor Alexios I Komnenos awarded Venice economic favors with the declaration of a golden bull that would allow for the development of the republic's international trade over the next few centuries.
Domenico Morosini was the thirty-seventh doge of the Republic of Venice,reigning from 1148 until his death in 1156.
San Nicolòal Lido refers to both the San NicolòChurch and most importantly to its annexed Monastery of San Nicolò located in Venice,northern Italy. The two Catholic institutions are located in the northern part of the Lido di Venezia and house the relics of Saint Nicholas,patron of sailors. From this church,the traditional thanksgiving Mass of the Sposalizio del Mare is celebrated. The complex houses monks of the Franciscan order.
Francesco Dandolo was the 52nd Doge of Venice. He ruled from 1329 to 1339. During his reign Venice began its policy of extending its territory on the Italian mainland.
Francesco Erizzo was the 98th Doge of Venice,reigning from his election on 10 April 1631 until his death fifteen years later. His reign is particularly notable because the last year of his reign saw the beginning of a war with the Ottoman Empire for control of Crete that would last for 24 years and dominate the geopolitics of the Mediterranean.
Domenico II Contarini was the 104th Doge of Venice,reigning from his election on October 16,1659 until his death.
Alvise Contarini was the 106th Doge of Venice,reigning from his election on 26 August 1676 until his death seven and a half years later. He was the eighth and final member of the House of Contarini to serve as Doge of Venice.
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.
Enrico Contarini was a Venetian priest who was Bishop of Castello from 1074 to 1108.
The House of Tron was a noble family of Venice whose most prominent member,NicolòTron,served as the Doge of Venice from 1471 to 1473. Other members of the family served as procurators,senators,generals and ambassadors of the Venetian Republic.
The Croatian–Venetian wars were a series of periodical and punctuated medieval conflicts and naval campaigns waged for control of the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea between the city-state of Venice and the Principality of Croatia,at times allied with neighbouring territories:the Principality of the Narentines and Zahumlje in the south and strian Peninsula in the north. The first struggles occurred at the very beginning of the existence of two conflict parties. They intensified in the 9th century and lessened during the 10th century but intensified again in the early 11th century.
This is an alphabetical index of people,places,things,and concepts related to or originating from the Republic of Venice. Feel free to add more,and create missing pages.
