Great Council of Venice
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electoral college
governing assembly
legislative body
organ of the Republic of Venice
political institution
The Great Council of Venice was the principal governing assembly of the Venetian Republic, composed of its patrician nobility and responsible for electing major officials and shaping the state’s political life.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Council of Venice canonical | 8 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral college
ⓘ
governing assembly ⓘ legislative body ⓘ organ of the Republic of Venice ⓘ political institution ⓘ |
| approximateSize | several hundred to over one thousand members ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
confirmation of important political decisions
ⓘ
constitutional legislation of the Republic of Venice ⓘ election of high magistrates ⓘ |
| composedOf | patrician nobility of Venice ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Napoleonic occupation of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedWith | fall of the Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| effectOfSerrata |
closed membership to a hereditary patriciate
ⓘ
transformed council into a closed oligarchy ⓘ |
| eligibility |
hereditary patrician status
ⓘ
male patricians ⓘ |
| endTime | 1797 ⓘ |
| governanceModel | collective rule by patrician elite ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Venetian political stability
ⓘ
development of oligarchic republican institutions in Europe ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Latin
ⓘ
Venetian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetingPlace |
Doge's Palace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Council Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Venetian constitutional system ⓘ |
| partOf | Venetian mixed constitution ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | aristocratic republic ⓘ |
| relatedBody |
Council of Ten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minor Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Senate of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOffice | Doge of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Roman Catholic state ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
electing members of the Council of Ten
ⓘ
electing members of the Senate of Venice ⓘ electing other major magistrates of the Republic of Venice ⓘ electing the Doge of Venice ⓘ |
| role |
electoral body for major Venetian offices
ⓘ
principal governing assembly of the Venetian Republic ⓘ shaped political life of the Venetian state ⓘ supreme political body of the Venetian Republic ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Serrata del Maggior Consiglio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEventTime | 1297 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1172 ⓘ |
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