Enrico Dandolo was the doge of Venice from 1192 until his death. He is remembered for his avowed piety, longevity, and shrewdness, and his role in the Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople. Dandolo died in 1205 in Constantinople and was buried at the Hagia Sophia.
Enrico Dandolo (left) depicted in a Venetian grosso, the currency introduced during his administration, alongside Mark the Evangelist, patron saint of the republic.
Dandolo Preaching the Crusade by Gustave Doré
Nineteenth-century grave marker in the Hagia Sophia's East Gallery
The Doge of Venice was the highest role of authority within the Republic of Venice. The word Doge derives from the Latin Dux, meaning "leader," originally referring to any military leader, becoming in the Late Roman Empire the title for a leader of an expeditionary force formed by detachments from the frontier army, separate from, but subject to, the governor of a province, authorized to conduct operations beyond provincial boundaries.
Doge of Venice
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.