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A doge was an elected lord and head of state in several Italian city-states, notably Venice and Genoa, during the medieval and Renaissance periods. Such states were referred to as crowned republics. D
Leonardo Loredan (1501), Doge of Venice, portrait by Giovanni Bellini, wearing the corno ducale, the ducal hat which symbolised his office.
The Doge of Venice, illustrated in the manuscript "Théâtre de tous les peuples et nations de la terre avec leurs habits et ornemens divers, tant anciens que modernes, diligemment depeints au naturel". Painted by Lucas d'Heere in the 2nd half of the 16th century. Preserved by the Ghent University Library.
Francesco Foscari, Doge of Venice (1423–1457) by Lazzaro Bastiani
Portrait of Giovanni Mocenigo, Doge of Venice (1478–1485) by Gentile Bellini
Doge of Venice
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The doge of Venice was the highest role of authority within the Republic of Venice.
Doge (title)
…commercial, and territorial empires. Other Italian republics to have doges were Amalfi and the small town of Senarica. After 1172 the election of the Venetian doge was entrusted to a committee of forty, who were chosen by four men selected from the Great Council of Venice, which was itself nominated annually by…
Lodovico Manin
Election of the Doge by the Forty-One – Gabriele Bella
The Doge's Palace complex.
Gold coin of Bartolomeo Gradenigo (1260–1342): the Doge kneeling before St. Mark.