Doge of Venice - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Doge Of Venice: Encyclopedia Ii - Doge Of Venice - Choosing Of The Doge
The doge's prerogatives were not defined with precision, and though the position was entrusted to members of the inner circle of powerful...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 864: Encyclopedia - 864
864 - Events. Khan Boris I of Bulgaria is baptized an Orthodox Christian. Louis II marches against Rome, but getting ill decides on ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1026: Encyclopedia - 1026
1026 - Births. Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria (approximate date) (d. 1066) 1026 - Deaths. Henry of Luxemburg, king of Bavar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Damnatio Memoriae: Encyclopedia - Damnatio Memoriae
Damnatio memoriae (Latin for "damnation of memory", in the sense of removed from the remembrance) was a form of dishonor that could be pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1688: Encyclopedia - 1688
1688 - Births. January 18 - Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) January 29 - Emanuel ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1556: Encyclopedia - 1556
1556 - Events. January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand bec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1205: Encyclopedia - 1205
1205 - Events. January 6 - Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans April 14 - Battle of Adrianople (1205) between Bulgars and Lati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1207: Encyclopedia - 1207
1207 - Births. September 8 - King Sancho II of Portugal September 30 - Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, Persian poet and Sufi mystic (died ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Byzantine Aristocracy And Bureaucracy: Encyclopedia - Byzantine Aristocracy And Bureaucracy
The Byzantine Empire had a complex system of aristocracy and bureaucracy. Most of the offices and titles were honorifics only, as the emp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1224: Encyclopedia - 1224
1224 - Births. 1224 - Deaths. Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht (born 1153) Hojo Yoshitoki, regent of the Kamakura s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1096: Encyclopedia - 1096
1096 - Events. Bernhard becomes Bishop of Brandenburg First documented teaching at the University of Oxford Beginning of the People's ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baldwin I Of Constantinople: Encyclopedia Ii - Baldwin I Of Constantinople - Latin Emperor
The imperial crown was offered to, and refused by, Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice. The choice then lay between Baldwin and Boniface of Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Byzantine Aristocracy And Bureaucracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Byzantine Aristocracy And Bureaucracy - Aristocratic Titles
Byzantine aristocracy and bureaucracy - Imperial titles. Basileus (Βασιλεύς)– the Greek word for "king," which originally re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Damnatio Memoriae: Encyclopedia Ii - Damnatio Memoriae - Similar Practices In Other Societies
The cartouches of the heretical pharaoh Akhnaton were mutilated by his successors. Herostratus set fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Palaces: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Palaces - List Of Palaces By Country
List of palaces - Argentina. San Martin Palace List of palaces - Austria. Schönbrunn Palace - former summer residence of the Habs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baldwin I Of Constantinople: Encyclopedia Ii - Baldwin I Of Constantinople - Count Of Flanders And Hainaut
Baldwin took possession of a much-reduced Flanders, for his uncle had given a large chunk, including Artois, as dowry to Baldwin's sister...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baldwin I Of Constantinople: Encyclopedia Ii - Baldwin I Of Constantinople - Children And Successors
It was not until July 1206 that the Latins in Constantinople had reliable information that Baldwin was dead. His brother Henry was crowne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Byzantine Aristocracy And Bureaucracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Byzantine Aristocracy And Bureaucracy - Administrative Titles
The vast Byzantine bureaucracy had many titles, and varied more than aristocratic and military titles. In Constantinople there were norma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Byzantine Aristocracy And Bureaucracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Byzantine Aristocracy And Bureaucracy - Military Titles
Byzantine aristocracy and bureaucracy - Army. Exarchos - The exarchs were governors of remote parts of the empire such as Italy or Afr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Palaces: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Palaces - List Of Non-residential Palaces
Some large impressive buildings which were not meant to be residences, but are nonetheless called palaces, include: Casa Rosada (Argenti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baldwin I Of Constantinople: Encyclopedia Ii - Baldwin I Of Constantinople - Early Life
Baldwin was the son of Baldwin V of Hainaut, and Margaret I, sister of Philip of Alsace and Countess of Flanders. When Philip died childl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doge Of Venice: Encyclopedia Ii - Doge Of Venice - Regulations
While doges had great temporal power at first, after 1268, the doge was under strict surveillance: he must wait for other officials to be...   » Read the article