List of Doges of Venice
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For more than 1,000 years, the chief magistrate and 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 Dux. Doges of Venice were elected for life by the city-state's aristocracy. Commonly the person selected as Doge was one of the shrewdest elders in the city. The Venetian combination of elaborate monarchic pomp and a republican (though 'aristocratic') constitution with intricate checks and balances makes "La serenissima" (Venice) a textbook example of a crowned republic.
Despite the great power given to them, the Venetian Doges were restricted by law (unlike the Doges of the Republic of Genoa) to spend the rest of their lives inside the Doge's Palace complex and St. Mark's Basilica, occasionally leaving for diplomatic reasons.
The following is a list of all the Doges of Venice ordered by the dates of their reigns which are put in parentheses.
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[edit] Seventh century
[edit] Eighth century
- Marcello Tegalliano (717–726)
- Orso Ipato (726–742)
- Teodato Ipato (742–755)
- Galla Gaulo (755–756)
- Domenico Monegario (756–764)
- Maurizio Galbaio (764–787)
- Giovanni Galbaio (787–804)
[edit] Ninth century
- Obelerio Antenoreo (804–811)
- Angelo Participazio (811–827)
- Giustiniano Participazio (827–829)
- Giovanni I Participazio (829–837)
- Pietro Tradonico (837–864)
- Orso I Participazio (864–881)
- Giovanni II Participazio (881–887)
- Pietro I Candiano (887–888)
- Pietro Tribuno (888–912)
[edit] Tenth century
- Orso II Participazio (912–932)
- Pietro II Candiano (932–939)
- Pietro Participazio (939–942)
- Pietro III Candiano (942–959)
- Pietro IV Candiano (959–976)
- Pietro I Orseolo (976–978)
- Vitale Candiano (978–979)
- Tribuno Memmo (979–991)
- Pietro II Orseolo (991–1009)
[edit] Eleventh century
- Otto Orseolo (1009–1026)
- Pietro Barbolano (1026–1032)
- Domenico Flabanico (1032–1043)
- Domenico Contarini (1043–1071)
- Domenico Selvo (1071–1084)
- Vitale Faliero (1084–1096)
- Vital I Michele (1096–1102)
[edit] Twelfth century
- Ordelafo Faliero (1102–1117)
- Domenico Michele (1117–1130)
- Pietro Polani (1130–1148)
- Domenico Morosini (1148–1156)
- Vital II Michele (1156–1172)
- Sebastiano Ziani (1172–1178)
- Orio Mastropiero (1178–1192)
- Enrico Dandolo (1192–1205)
[edit] Thirteenth century
- Pietro Ziani (1205–1229)
- Jacopo Tiepolo (1229–1249)
- Marino Morosini (1249–1252)
- Reniero Zeno (1252–1268)
- Lorenzo Tiepolo (1268–1275)
- Jacopo Contarini (1275–1280)
- Giovanni Dandolo (1280–1289)
- Pietro Gradenigo (1289–1311)
[edit] Fourteenth century
- Marino Zorzi (1311–1312)
- Giovanni Soranzo (1312–1328)
- Francesco Dandolo (1328–1339)
- Bartolomeo Gradenigo (1339–1342)
- Andrea Dandolo (1342–1354)
- Marino Faliero (1354–1355) - convicted of treason and executed
- Giovanni Gradenigo (1355–1356)
- Giovanni Dolfin (1356–1361)
- Lorenzo Celsi (1361–1365)
- Marco Cornaro (1365–1367)
- Andrea Contarini (1367–1382)
- Michele Morosini (1382–1382)
- Antonio Venier (1382–1400)
- Michele Steno (1400–1413)
[edit] Fifteenth century
- Tommaso Mocenigo (1413–1423)
- Francesco Foscari (1423–1457) - forced to abdicate by the Council of Ten
- Pasqual Malipiero (1457–1462)
- Cristoforo Moro (1462–1466)
- Nicolo Tron (1466–1473)
- Nicolo Marcello (1473–1474)
- Pietro Mocenigo (1474–1476)
- Andrea Vendramin (1476–1478)
- Giovanni Mocenigo (1478–1485)
- Marco Barbarigo (1485–1486)
- Agostino Barbarigo (1486–1501)
[edit] Sixteenth century
- Leonardo Loredan (1501–1521)
- Antonio Grimani (1521–1523)
- Andrea Gritti (1523–1538)
- Pietro Lando (1538–1545)
- Francesco Donato (1545–1553)
- Marcantonio Trivisan (1553–1554)
- Francesco Venier (1554–1556)
- Lorenzo Priuli (1556–1559)
- Giorolamo Priuli (1559–1567)
- Pietro Loredan (1567–1570)
- Alvise I Mocenigo (1570–1577)
- Sebastiano Venier (1577–1578)
- Nicolò da Ponte (1578–1585)
- Pasqual Cicogna (1585–1595)
- Marino Grimani (1595–1606)
[edit] Seventeenth century
- Leonardo Donato (1606–1612)
- Marcantonio Memmo (1612–1615)
- Giovanni Bembo (1615–1618)
- Nicolò Donato (1618–1618)
- Antonio Priuli (1618–1623)
- Francesco Contarini (1623–1624)
- Giovanni Corner (1624–1630)
- Nicolò Contarini (1630–1631)
- Francesco Erizzo (1631–1646)
- Francesco Molin (1646–1655)
- Carlo Contarini (1655–1656)
- Francesco Corner (1656–1656)
- Bertuccio Valier (1656–1658)
- Giovanni Pesaro (1658–1659)
- Domenico Contarini (1659–1674)
- Nicolò Sagredo (1674–1676)
- Luigi Contarini (1676–1683)
- Marcantonio Giustinian (1683–1688)
- Francesco Morosini (1688–1694)
- Silvestro Valier (1694–1700)
- Alvise II Mocenigo (1700–1709)
[edit] Eighteenth century
- Giovanni Corner (1709–1722)
- Sebastiano Mocenigo (1722–1732)
- Carlo Ruzzini (1732–1735)
- Alvise Pisani (1735–1741)
- Pietro Grimani (1741–1752)
- Francesco Loredan (1752–1762)
- Marco Foscarini (1762–1763)
- Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo (1763–1779)
- Paolo Renier (1779–1789)
- Ludovico Manin (1789–1797) - forced to abdicate by Napoleon
[edit] Reference
- Norwich, John Julius. A History of Venice. New York: Vintage Books, 1989. ISBN 0-679-72197-5.
