Doge of Venice

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The Doge of Venice was the elected chief magistrate and leader of the Venetian Republic, serving as its highest political and ceremonial authority for over a thousand years.

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Label Occurrences
Doge of Venice canonical 12
Doge Andrea Gritti 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Venetian institution
chief magistrate
head of state
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
appointedBy Great Council of Venice NERFINISHED
ceremonialRole presided over state ceremonies
represented Venice in diplomatic rituals
symbolic embodiment of the Venetian Republic
checkedBy Council of Ten NERFINISHED
Great Council of Venice NERFINISHED
Senate of Venice NERFINISHED
country Italy (modern location) NERFINISHED
Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
dissolved 1797
electedBy Great Council of Venice NERFINISHED
Venetian nobility
endTime 1797
executivePower limited by Venetian republican institutions
shared with councils and magistracies
firstHolder traditionally Paolo Lucio Anafesto
hasCapital Venice NERFINISHED
headOfGovernment Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
headOfState Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
inception 726
judicialRole chief magistrate in name
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
Venetian
lastHolder Ludovico Manin NERFINISHED
legislativeRole presided over certain councils
locatedIn Venice NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Venice NERFINISHED
nativeLabel Doge di Venezia NERFINISHED
officeAbolishedFollowing Napoleonic conquest of Venice NERFINISHED
officeHolderRestrictions had to be a member of the Venetian patriciate
had to be male
usually of advanced age
partOf Venetian constitutional system
positionHeldIn Venetian Republic NERFINISHED
religiousRole participated in major religious festivals
took part in the annual Marriage of the Sea ceremony
replacedBy Austrian rule in Venice
Provisional Municipality of Venice NERFINISHED
residence Doge’s Palace NERFINISHED
seat Doge’s Palace NERFINISHED
selectionMethod complex electoral college system
indirect election
startTime 8th century
termLength life tenure
titleUsedFor over 1,000 years
wore corno ducale (ducal cap) NERFINISHED
ornate state robes

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Enrico Dandolo positionHeld Doge of Venice
Enrico Dandolo electedAs Doge of Venice
Doge of Genoa equivalentOffice Doge of Venice
Patriarch of Venice associatedWith Doge of Venice
Jacopo Sansovino patron Doge of Venice
this entity surface form: Doge Andrea Gritti
osella (historic Venetian gold coin or medal) issuedBy Doge of Venice
subject surface form: osella (Venetian coin-medal)
osella (historic Venetian gold coin or medal) depicts Doge of Venice
subject surface form: osella (Venetian coin-medal)
Cornaro family positionHeld Doge of Venice
subject surface form: Marco Cornaro
Stato da Mar governedBy Doge of Venice
Venetian ducat obverseDepicts Doge of Venice
Venetian grosso mintAuthority Doge of Venice
Venetian denaro issuingAuthority Doge of Venice