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.
All labels observed (2)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Doge Andrea Gritti
subject surface form:
osella (Venetian coin-medal)
subject surface form:
osella (Venetian coin-medal)
subject surface form:
Marco Cornaro