The Doge of Venice (/doʊdʒ/ DOHJ) was the highest role of authority within the Republic of Venice (697 CE to 1797 CE). The word Doge derives from the Latin...

list of all 120 of the Doges of Venice ordered by the dates of their reigns. For more than 1,000 years, the chief magistrate and leader of the city of Venice...

of the city of Venice in northern Italy. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Republic of Venice....

Doge of Venice (1423–1457) by Lazzaro Bastiani Portrait of Giovanni Mocenigo, Doge of Venice (1478–1485) by Gentile Bellini Pasquale Malipiero, Doge of...

the weakening of Byzantine power, the Duchy of Venice arose, led by a doge and established on the island of Rialto; it prospered from maritime trade with...

and Latinized as Henricus Dandulus; c. 1107 – May/June 1205) was the doge of Venice from 1192 until his death in 1205. He is remembered for his avowed piety...

centre of the Republic of Venice, and is attached to the Doge's Palace. Prior to the fall of the republic in 1797, it was the chapel of the Doge and was...

the 75th Doge of Venice from 1501 until his death in 1521. As a wartime ruler, he was one of the most important doges in the history of Venice. In the...

with him. With the passage of time these functionaries became copartners. The Signoria of Venice consisted of: the Doge, head of the Republic the Minor Council...

1802) was a Venetian politician, patrician, and the 120th and last Doge of Venice. He governed the Venetian Republic from 9 March 1789 until its fall...

Italian city-states, notably Venice and Genoa Doge (meme), an Internet meme primarily associated with the Shiba Inu breed of dog Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency...

still produced in Venice. From the 16th century, the coinage was made in the very prominently-located Zecca of Venice, close to the Doge's Palace. Although...

Candiano (died c. 960), Doge of Venice Pietro IV Candiano (died 976), Doge of Venice Vitale Candiano (died 979), Doge of Venice Candiano Canal, is a canal...

'Council of Wise Men' (Consilium Sapientium) that is attested in 1141. That was a council established to limit and control the power of the Doge of Venice, and...

Marino Faliero (1274 – 17 April 1355) was the 55th Doge of Venice, appointed on 11 September 1354. He was sometimes referred to simply as Marin Falier...

the first Doge of Venice, serving from 697 to 717. He is known for repelling Umayyad attacks. A noble of Eraclea, then the primary city of the region...

Andrea Dandolo (1306 – 7 September 1354) was elected the 54th doge of Venice in 1343, replacing Bartolomeo Gradenigo who died in late 1342. Trained in...

Bellini, dating from c. 1501–02. It portrays Leonardo Loredan, the Doge of Venice from 1501 to 1521, in his ceremonial garments with the corno ducale...

abdicated in favor of a transitional government of Jacobins (and thus the French). On 12 May, Ludovico Manin, the last doge of Venice, formally abolished...

(961−1009) was the Doge of Venice from 991 to 1009, and a member of the House of Orseolo. He began the period of eastern expansion of Venice that lasted for...

was confirmed by Byzantium with the titles of hypatus and dux. Historically, Ursus was the first Doge of Venice. Tradition, however, since the early 11th...

chief of the 12 tribunes. He is given the title of “dux” (which becomes "doge" in the local dialect). Orso is the first sovereign Doge of Venice (the third...

is one of the founding families of Venice and one of the oldest families of the Italian Nobility. In total eight Doges to the Republic of Venice emerged...

the headgear and symbol of the Doge of Venice. It was a stiff horn-like bonnet, which was made of gemmed brocade or cloth-of-gold and worn over a camauro...

dominion of Venice and was manifested by the throwing of a golden ring into the Adriatic Sea. This ritual gesture was performed by the doge of Venice until...

central standing governing committee of the islands in the lagoon, dating from c. 568. The traditional first doge of Venice, Paolo Lucio Anafesto (Anafestus...

numerous doges to Genoa. While the doge's palace in Venice accumulated great furnishings and works of art over the years, in Genoa, each Doge was expected...

1486) was the 73rd Doge of Venice from 1485 until 1486. His nomination took place on a new staircase in the courtyard of the Doge's Palace, on an axis...

of the duchy of Venetia (before the rise of Venice) when Teodato Ipato (742-55), the second doge, transferred it from Heraclea, to 811, when the doge...

sestiere of Venice, Italy. It is one of the largest churches in the city of Venice. After the 15th century the funeral services of all of Venice's doges were...