Terraferma

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Terraferma refers to the historical mainland possessions of the Republic of Venice in northern Italy, distinct from its maritime and island domains.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Stato da Tera 2
Terraferma canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
mainland territory
territorial possession
administrativeStructure podestà and rectors
alsoKnownAs Domini di Terraferma
Stato di Terraferma
borderedBy Duchy of Mantua
Duchy of Milan
Holy Roman Empire
conflictInvolved War of the League of Cambrai
conqueredBy Napoleonic France
linked to: First French Empire
country Republic of Venice
dissolutionCause Fall of the Republic of Venice
dissolved 1797
distinctFrom Stato da Màr
Venetian maritime empire
linked to: Republic of Venice
economy agriculture
landed estates
expansionBegan 14th century
governedBy Venetian patriciate
hasCapital Venice
historicalEvent War of the League of Cambrai
historicalPeriod Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period

Late Middle Ages
includesCity Bergamo
Brescia
Padua
Treviso
Udine
Verona
Vicenza
includesRegion Friuli
Lombardy
Trentino
Veneto
knownFor Venetian villas
dense network of walled cities
locatedIn Italy
northern Italy
linked to: Northern Italy
majorExpansion 15th century
nameMeaning mainland
partOf Republic of Venice
politicalSystem oligarchic republic (under Venice)
primaryLanguage Italian
Venetian
linked to: Venetian language
religion Roman Catholicism
strategicRole buffer against Milan
control of Alpine passes
control of Po Valley

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Terraferma of Venice partOf Stato da Tera
linked to: Terraferma
Venetian Stato da Tera e da Mar hasPart Stato da Tera
linked to: Terraferma