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Zonta (Republic of Venice) In the Republic of Venice, a zonta was an extraordinary group of patricians chosen to serve alongside the elected members of the governing councils of the Republic. [1] The purpose of this measure was as a constitutional safeguard against the accumulation of power by individuals, and to broaden the decision-making ...
Index of Republic of Venice-related articles. 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 add more, and create missing pages. Contents.
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 its environs. It was established in 1205, following the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade, and lasted until it was reclaimed by the Byzantine Despotate ...
The Republic of San Marco ( Italian: Repubblica di San Marco) or the Venetian Republic ( Venetian: Repùblega Vèneta) was an Italian revolutionary state which existed for 17 months in 1848–1849. Based on the Venetian Lagoon, it extended into most of Venetia, or the Terraferma territory of the Republic of Venice, suppressed 51 years earlier ...
Negroponte, Greece. War of the Euboeote Succession. Marco Gradenigo. Duchy of Athens and the Lombard Triarchs of Negroponte. Achaean garrison. Venetian victory, recapture of Negroponte. 1258, June 25. Acre. War of Saint Sabas.
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 Venice, until its dissolution in 1797. Its main charge was the Lion of Saint Mark, symbolizing Mark the Evangelist, the patron saint of Venice. [1] A distinguishing feature of the flag is its ...
Republic of Venice. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Republic of Venice. The former Republic of Venice (769−1797) — from its 8th century founding, to its 18th century destruction by Napoleon. Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too ...
