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    The Republic of Venice (Venetian: Repùbrega Vèneta; Italian: Repubblica di Venezia) was a sovereign state and maritime republic in Northeast Italy, which...
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    republic with its capital in Venice. Founded, according to tradition, in 697 by Paolo Lucio Anafesto, over the course of its 1,100 years of history it...
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  • The military history of the Republic of Venice started shortly after its founding, spanning a period from the 9th century until the Republic's fall in...
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    The Flag of the Republic of Venice, commonly known as the Banner or Standard of Saint Mark (stendardo di San Marco), was the symbol of the Republic of...
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  • timeline of the history of the Republic of Venice from its legendary foundation to its collapse under the efforts of Napoleon. 421: On Friday 25 March, the city...
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    The Republic of Venice was dissolved and dismembered by the French general Napoleon Bonaparte and the Habsburg Monarchy on 12 May 1797. In 1796, the young...
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    The history of the Jewish community of Venice, which is the capital of the Veneto region of Italy has been well known since the medieval era. Despite...
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    The Coinage of the Republic of Venice include the coins produced by the Republic of Venice from the late 12th century to 1866. After this date, coins...
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  • A History of Venice is a 1982 book by the English popular historian John Julius Norwich (1929–2018) published in the United States by Vintage Books. It...
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  • The censori (lit. 'censors') were a judicial magistracy of the Republic of Venice. Initially tasked with combating election fraud, it progressively assumed...
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    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...
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    from the ancient Veneti people who inhabited the region by the 10th century BC. The city was historically the capital of the Republic of Venice for almost...
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  • The grand chancellor (Italian: cancelliere grande) was one of the most senior offices in the Republic of Venice. Alone among the senior magistracies, which...
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  • Venice, which is situated at the north end of the Adriatic Sea, was for hundreds of years the richest and most powerful centre of Europe, the reason being...
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    Venetian navy (redirect from Navy of Venice)
    The Venetian navy (Venetian: Armada) was the navy of the Venetian Republic which played an important role in the history of the republic and the Mediterranean...
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    legend, the Carnival of Venice began after the military victory of the Venetian Republic over the Patriarch of Aquileia, Ulrich II von Treven, in the year...
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    The Republic of Venice organized its first formal public bank in 1587, the Banco della Piazza di Rialto. This followed earlier proposals and the steady...
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    the Ottoman Empire but is now in Serbia, on 21 July 1718 between the Ottoman Empire and Austria of the Habsburg monarchy and the Republic of Venice....
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    The Signoria of Venice (Serenissima Signoria) was the supreme body of government of the Republic of Venice. The older Commune of Venice was replaced by...
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  • The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Venice, Veneto, Italy. 421 CE – Church established on Rialto. First mention of Poveglia. 452...
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  • This is an alphabetical index of people, places, things, and concepts related to or originating from the Republic of Venice (AD 697–1797). Feel free to...
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    leader of the city of Venice and later of the Most Serene Republic of Venice was styled the Doge, a rare but not unique Italian title derived from the Latin...
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    The Duchy of Durazzo was a short-lived overseas colony of the Republic of Venice, encompassing the port city of Durazzo (modern Durrës in Albania) and...
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  • Republic after the Fall of the Republic of Venice and the occupation of Venice itself by French troops on 16 May 1797. Its territory encompassed the parts...
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  • Venetian army (category Military history of the Republic of Venice)
    The Venetian army was the army of the city-state of Venice, and later of the Republic of Venice and its dominions. During the Republic's early centuries...
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    It was "one of the earliest large-scale industrial enterprises in history". Construction of the Arsenal began around 1104, during Venice's republican era...
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    History of Kosovo History of North Macedonia History of Montenegro History of the Republic of Venice History of Romania History of Serbia History of Slovenia...
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    on the Venetian Lagoon, it extended into most of Venetia, or the Terraferma territory of the Republic of Venice, suppressed 51 years earlier in the French...
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    The Ionian Islands were an overseas possession of the Republic of Venice from the mid-14th century until the late 18th century. The conquest of the islands...
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    power grew. The Republic of Venice believed that the Ottomans would use any excuse to pursue further hostilities. In 1644, the Knights of Malta attacked...
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