Doge of Venice

Doge of Venice
Doge of Venice
	Coat of arms
	The last doge, Ludovico Manin
Style	His Serenity
Residence	Palazzo Ducale
Appointer	Serenissima Signoria
Formation	697 (traditional); 726 (historical);
First holder	Paolo Lucio Anafesto (traditional); Orso Ipato (historical);
Final holder	Ludovico Manin
Abolished	12 May 1797
Salary	4,800 ducats p.a. (1582)

The Doge of Venice (/doʊdʒ/ DOHJ)^[2]^[3] was the highest role of authority within the Republic of Venice (697 CE to 1797 CE).^[4] 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 (vexillationes) from the frontier army (limitanei), separate from, but subject to, the governor of a province, authorized to conduct operations beyond provincial boundaries.

The Doge of Venice acted as both the head of state and head of the Venetian oligarchy. Doges were elected for life through a complex voting process.^[5]

^ Frederic C. Lane, Venice, A Maritime Republic (JHU Press, 1973), p. 324.
^ "doge". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
^ Venetian: Doxe de Venexia [ˈdɔze de veˈnɛsja]; Italian: Doge di Venezia [ˈdɔːdʒe di veˈnɛttsja]; all derived from Latin dux, "military leader")
^ "Republic of Venice | Map and Timeline".
^ "The Doge".

[1] Frederic C. Lane, Venice, A Maritime Republic (JHU Press, 1973), p. 324.

[2] "doge". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

[3] Venetian: Doxe de Venexia [ˈdɔze de veˈnɛsja]; Italian: Doge di Venezia [ˈdɔːdʒe di veˈnɛttsja]; all derived from Latin dux, "military leader")

[4] "Republic of Venice | Map and Timeline".

[5] "The Doge".

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