User:Mmatisse/Doge of Venice
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Doge of Venice | |
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Style | His Serenity |
Residence | Palazzo Ducale |
Appointer | Serenissima Signoria |
Formation | 726 (historical) 697 (traditional) |
First holder | Orso Ipato (historical) Paolo Lucio Anafesto (traditional) |
Final holder | Ludovico Manin |
Abolished | 12 May 1797 |
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The Doge of Venice (/doʊdʒ/;[1] Venetian: Doxe de Venexia [ˈdɔze de veˈnɛsja]; Italian: Doge di Venezia [ˈdɔːdʒe di veˈnɛttsja]; all derived from Latin dūx, "military leader"), sometimes translated as Duke (compare the Italian Duca), was the chief magistrate and leader of the Republic of Venice between 726 and 1797.
Doges of Venice were elected for life by the city-state's aristocracy. The doge was neither a duke in the modern sense, nor the equivalent of a hereditary duke. The title "doge" was the title of the senior-most elected official of Venice and Genoa; both cities were republics and elected doges. A doge was referred to variously by the titles "My Lord the Doge" (Monsignor el Doxe), "Most Serene Prince" (Serenissimo Principe), and "His Serenity" (Sua Serenità). The doge was also a significant figure in the arts, both as a subject and an inspiration, especially during the Italian Renaissance.