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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Venetian institution
chief magistrate
head of state
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Venice
appointedBy Great Council of Venice
ceremonialRole presided over state ceremonies
represented Venice in diplomatic rituals
symbolic embodiment of the Venetian Republic
checkedBy Council of Ten
Great Council of Venice
Senate of Venice
linked to: Venetian Senate
country Italy (modern location)
linked to: Italy

Republic of Venice
dissolved 1797
electedBy Great Council of Venice
Venetian nobility
endTime 1797
executivePower limited by Venetian republican institutions
shared with councils and magistracies
firstHolder traditionally Paolo Lucio Anafesto
hasCapital Venice
headOfGovernment Republic of Venice
headOfState Republic of Venice
inception 726
judicialRole chief magistrate in name
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
Venetian
lastHolder Ludovico Manin
legislativeRole presided over certain councils
locatedIn Venice
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Venice
nativeLabel Doge di Venezia
officeAbolishedFollowing Napoleonic conquest of Venice
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
linked to: Republic of Venice
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
residence Doge’s Palace
linked to: Doge's Palace
seat Doge’s Palace
linked to: Doge's Palace
selectionMethod complex electoral college system
indirect election
startTime 8th century
termLength life tenure
titleUsedFor over 1,000 years
wore corno ducale (ducal cap)
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 Andrea Gritti
linked to: Doge of Venice
osella (Venetian coin-medal) issuedBy Doge of Venice
osella (Venetian coin-medal) depicts Doge of Venice
Marco Cornaro positionHeld Doge of Venice
subject linked to: Cornaro family
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
Great Council of Venice relatedOffice Doge of Venice
Pala d'Oro commissionedBy Doge Ordelaffo Falier
subject linked to: Pala d'Oro altarpiece
linked to: Doge of Venice
Malamocco wasSeatOf Doge of Venice
Grimelda of Hungary spouseOccupation Doge of Venice
Scala d'Oro associatedWith Doge of Venice
Sala del Maggior Consiglio containsPortraitsOf Venetian doges
linked to: Doge of Venice
Sala dello Scrutinio usedBy Doge of Venice
Sala del Collegio associatedWith Doge of Venice
Orseolo family hasTitle Doge of Venice
Bucentaur usedBy Doge of Venice
Otto Orseolo positionHeld Doge of Venice
I due Foscari featuresCharacterRole Doge of Venice
Most Serene Highness usedBy Doge of Venice
Venetian rule in Cyprus headOfState Doge of Venice
Alessandro Vittoria patron Doge of Venice
Sebastiano Venier positionHeld Doge of Venice
Francesco Morosini positionHeld Doge of Venice
Francesco Morosini elected Doge of Venice in 1688
linked to: Doge of Venice
Enrico Dandolo positionHeld Doge of Venice
subject linked to: Dandolo family
Andrea Dandolo positionHeld Doge of Venice
subject linked to: Dandolo family
Giovanni Dandolo positionHeld Doge of Venice
subject linked to: Dandolo family
Francesco Dandolo positionHeld Doge of Venice
subject linked to: Dandolo family
Vitale Dandolo positionHeld Doge of Venice
subject linked to: Dandolo family
Marco Barbarigo positionHeld Doge of Venice
subject linked to: Barbarigo
Agostino Barbarigo positionHeld Doge of Venice
subject linked to: Barbarigo
Palazzo Ducale, Venice builtFor Doge of Venice
Andrea Contarini positionHeld Doge of Venice
Andrea Contarini title Serenissimo Principe di Venezia
linked to: Doge of Venice
Venetians governedBy Doge of Venice
Procurators of Saint Mark connectedTo Doge of Venice