Venetian Senate
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The Venetian Senate was the principal governing and decision-making body of the Republic of Venice, overseeing its foreign policy, military affairs, and economic strategy.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Venetian Senate canonical | 10 |
| Senate of Venice | 2 |
| Consiglio dei Pregadi | 1 |
| Senate of the Republic of Venice | 1 |
| Senato Veneto | 1 |
| Senato della Serenissima | 1 |
| Venetian government | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governmental body
ⓘ
institution of the Republic of Venice ⓘ legislative body ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Venetian Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
Consiglio dei Pregadi
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| capital | Venice ⓘ |
| coatOfArms |
lion of Saint Mark
ⓘ
surface form:
Lion of Saint Mark (symbol of Venice)
|
| composition | members of the Venetian patriciate ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | fall of the Republic of Venice to Napoleon ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1797 ⓘ |
| establishedInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| governed |
Republic of Venice
ⓘ
surface form:
Venetian maritime empire
|
| hasPart |
Collegio
ⓘ
Council of Ten ⓘ Savi agli Ordini ⓘ Savi del Consiglio ⓘ Savi di Terraferma ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentRole | worked alongside the Doge of Venice ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Roman Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Senate (conceptually)
|
| jurisdiction |
Venetian maritime territories
ⓘ
surface form:
Venetian overseas colonies
|
| languageUsed |
Latin
ⓘ
Venetian language ⓘ
surface form:
Venetian
|
| legislativeBodyFor | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Veneto
ⓘ
Venice ⓘ |
| location |
Doge's Palace
ⓘ
St Mark's Square ⓘ
surface form:
Piazza San Marco
|
| mainFunction |
control of maritime trade policy
ⓘ
diplomatic relations management ⓘ economic and commercial policy ⓘ financial and fiscal policy ⓘ foreign policy decision-making ⓘ military affairs oversight ⓘ oversight of overseas territories ⓘ war and peace decisions ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | Sala del Senato ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Venetian Senate
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Senato Veneto
Venetian Senate self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Senato della Serenissima
|
| notableFor |
central role in Mediterranean diplomacy
ⓘ
oligarchic aristocratic control ⓘ stability and continuity over centuries ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | about 300 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Council of Venice
ⓘ
government of the Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholicism (state religion of Venice)
|
| selectionMethod | elected by the Great Council of Venice ⓘ |
| significantEvent | gained prominence after the Serrata del Maggior Consiglio (1297) ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Senate of Venice
subject surface form:
Duke of Venice (Othello)
this entity surface form:
Venetian government
this entity surface form:
Senato Veneto
this entity surface form:
Senato della Serenissima
this entity surface form:
Consiglio dei Pregadi
this entity surface form:
Senate of Venice
this entity surface form:
Senate of the Republic of Venice