Polity · 705 CE – 1796 CE
Republic of Venice
Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia · Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia · Res publica Veneta
- Peak recorded area
- 64,689 km²
- 1687 CE
- Rulers on record
- 128
- from 716 CE
- Data series
- 18
- 1204 CE–1717 CE
Overview
The Republic of Venice, officially the Most Serene Republic of Venice and traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a sovereign state and maritime republic with its capital in Venice. Founded, according to tradition, in 697 by Paolo Lucio Anafesto, over the course of its 1,100 years of history it established itself as one of the major European commercial and naval powers.
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Territory
88 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1796 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Social Conflict Events19 obs · 1212 CE–1406 CE | 1events1406 CE · HiSCoD (Historical Social Conflict Database) |
| Polity Population4 obs · 1300 CE–1600 CE | 6.35score1600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Largest Settlement Pop2 obs · 1204 CE–1565 CE | 170Kpersons1565 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Population2 obs · 1204 CE–1565 CE | 2.3Mpersons1565 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Economy
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Sophistication4 obs · 1300 CE–1600 CE | 1score1600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Monetary Complexity4 obs · 1300 CE–1600 CE | 0.8333score1600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Battle Count5 obs · 1427 CE–1717 CE | 1battles1717 CE · Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3) |
| Battle Scale Avg4 obs · 1697 CE–1717 CE | 2Lehmann-Zhukov 1-51717 CE · Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3) |
| Military Levels2 obs · 1204 CE–1564 CE | 11levels1564 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Admin Levels2 obs · 1204 CE–1564 CE | 5.5levels1564 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Hierarchy2 obs · 1204 CE–1564 CE | 5levels1564 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Development
6 of 7 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Government Complexity4 obs · 1300 CE–1600 CE | 0.8727score1600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Hierarchy Levels4 obs · 1300 CE–1600 CE | 7.17score1600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Information Complexity4 obs · 1300 CE–1600 CE | 0.8385score1600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Infrastructure4 obs · 1300 CE–1600 CE | 0.975score1600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Largest Settlement Pop4 obs · 1300 CE–1600 CE | 5.23score1600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Levels4 obs · 1300 CE–1600 CE | 5score1600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Rulers
128 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Paolo Lucio AnafestoDoge of Venice716 CE – 717 CE
- Marcello TegallianoDoge of Venice717 CE – 726 CE
- Orso IpatoDoge of Venice726 CE – 737 CE
- Teodato IpatoDoge of Venice742 CE – 755 CE
- Galla GauloDoge of Venice755 CE – 756 CE
- Domenico MonegarioDoge of Venice756 CE – 764 CE
- Maurizio GalbaioDoge of Venice764 CE – 797 CE
- Giovanni GalbaioDoge of Venice797 CE – 803 CE
- Obelerio degli AntenoriDoge of Venice804 CE – 810 CE
- Agnello ParticipazioDoge of Venice810 CE – 827 CE
- Giustiniano ParticipazioDoge of Venice827 CE – 829 CE
- Giovanni I ParticipazioDoge of Venice829 CE – 836 CE
- Pietro TradonicoDoge of Venice836 CE – 864 CE
- Orso I ParticipazioDoge of Venice864 CE – 881 CE
- Giovanni II ParticipazioDoge of Venice881 CE – 887 CE
- Pietro I CandianoDoge of Venice887 CE – 888 CE
- Pietro TribunoDoge of Venice887 CE – 911 CE
- Orso II ParticipazioDoge of Venice912 CE – 932 CE
- Pietro II CandianoDoge of Venice932 CE – 939 CE
- Pietro ParticipazioDoge of Venice939 CE – 942 CE
- Pietro III CandianoDoge of Venice942 CE – 959 CE
- Pietro IV CandianoDoge of Venice959 CE – 976 CE
- Pietro I OrseoloDoge of Venice976 CE – 978 CE
- Vitale CandianoDoge of Venice978 CE – 979 CE
- Tribuno MemmoDoge of Venice979 CE – 991 CE
- Pietro II OrseoloDoge of Venice991 CE – 1009 CE
- Otto OrseoloDoge of Venice1009 CE – 1026 CE
- Pietro BarbolanoDoge of Venice1026 CE – 1032 CE
- Domenico FlabanicoDoge of Venice1032 CE – 1041 CE
- Domenico I ContariniDoge of Venice1043 CE – 1071 CE
- Domenico SelvoDoge of Venice1071 CE – 1084 CE
- Vitale FalieroDoge of Venice1084 CE – 1095 CE
- Vitale I MichielDoge of Venice1096 CE – 1102 CE
- Ordelafo FalieroDoge of Venice1102 CE – 1117 CE
- Domenico MichielDoge of Venice1117 CE – 1129 CE
- Pietro PolaniDoge of Venice1130 CE – 1147 CE
- Domenico MorosiniDoge of Venice1148 CE – 1156 CE
- Vitale II MichielDoge of Venice1155 CE – 1172 CE
- Sebastiano ZianiDoge of Venice1172 CE – 1178 CE
- Orio MastropieroDoge of Venice1178 CE – 1192 CE
- Guecello da PrataPodestà of Treviso1179 CE – 1182 CE
- Enrico DandoloDoge of Venice1192 CE – 1205 CE
- Pietro ZianiDoge of Venice1205 CE – 1229 CE
- Jacopo TiepoloPodestà of Treviso1221 CE – 1222 CE
- Marino MorosiniPodestà of Treviso1229 CE – 1230 CE
- Reniero ZenoDoge of Venice1253 CE – 1268 CE
- Lorenzo TiepoloDoge of Venice1268 CE – 1275 CE
- Bonifacio da CanossaPodestà of Treviso1270 CE – 1271 CE
- Jacopo ContariniDoge of Venice1275 CE – 1280 CE
- Giovanni DandoloDoge of Venice1280 CE – 1289 CE
- Tebaldo BrusatoPodestà of Treviso1288 CE – 1291 CE
- Pietro GradenigoDoge of Venice1289 CE – 1311 CE
- Galeazzo I ViscontiPodestà of Treviso1310 CE – 1311 CE
- Marino ZorziDoge of Venice1311 CE – 1312 CE
- Giovanni SoranzoDoge of Venice1312 CE – 1329 CE
- Francesco DandoloDoge of Venice1329 CE – 1339 CE
- Bartolomeo GradenigoDoge of Venice1339 CE – 1343 CE
- Marino FalieroPodestà of Treviso1339 CE
- Giovanni GradenigoPodestà of Treviso1341 CE – 1342 CE
- Andrea DandoloDoge of Venice1343 CE – 1354 CE
- Lorenzo CelsiPodestà of Treviso1354 CE – 1355 CE
- Giovanni DolfinDoge of Venice1356 CE – 1361 CE
- Marco CornaroDoge of Venice1365 CE – 1368 CE
- Andrea ContariniDoge of Venice1368 CE – 1382 CE
- Antonio VenierDoge of Venice1382 CE – 1400 CE
- Michele MorosiniDoge of Venice1382 CE
- Michele StenoDoge of Venice1400 CE – 1414 CE
- Tommaso MocenigoDoge of Venice1414 CE – 1423 CE
- Francesco FoscariDoge of Venice1423 CE – 1457 CE
- Pasquale MalipieroDoge of Venice1457 CE – 1462 CE
- Cristoforo MoroDoge of Venice1462 CE – 1471 CE
- Nicolò TronDoge of Venice1471 CE – 1473 CE
- Nicolò MarcelloDoge of Venice1473 CE – 1474 CE
- Pietro MocenigoDoge of Venice1474 CE – 1476 CE
- Andrea VendraminDoge of Venice1476 CE – 1478 CE
- Giovanni MocenigoDoge of Venice1478 CE – 1485 CE
- Marco BarbarigoDoge of Venice1485 CE – 1486 CE
- Agostino BarbarigoDoge of Venice1486 CE – 1501 CE
- Leonardo LoredanDoge of Venice1501 CE – 1521 CE
- Antonio GrimaniDoge of Venice1521 CE – 1523 CE
- Andrea GrittiDoge of Venice1523 CE – 1538 CE
- Giacomo DolfinPodestà of Treviso1532 CE – 1533 CE
- Pietro LandoDoge of Venice1538 CE – 1545 CE
- Francesco GiustinianPodestà of Treviso1541 CE – 1543 CE
- Francesco DonatoDoge of Venice1545 CE – 1553 CE
- Marcantonio TrivisanDoge of Venice1553 CE – 1554 CE
- Francesco VenierDoge of Venice1554 CE – 1556 CE
- Lorenzo PriuliDoge of Venice1556 CE – 1559 CE
- Girolamo PriuliDoge of Venice1559 CE – 1567 CE
- Pasquale CicognaPodestà of Treviso1564 CE – 1565 CE
- Pietro LoredanDoge of Venice1567 CE – 1570 CE
- Alvise I MocenigoDoge of Venice1570 CE – 1577 CE
- Sebastiano VenierDoge of Venice1577 CE – 1578 CE
- Nicolò da PonteDoge of Venice1578 CE – 1585 CE
- Marino GrimaniDoge of Venice1595 CE – 1605 CE
- Morosina Morosini-GrimaniDoge of Venice1595 CE – 1605 CE
- Leonardo DonatoDoge of Venice1606 CE – 1612 CE
- Marcantonio MemmoDoge of Venice1612 CE – 1615 CE
- Giovanni BemboDoge of Venice1615 CE – 1618 CE
- Antonio PriuliDoge of Venice1618 CE – 1623 CE
- Nicolò DonatoDoge of Venice1618 CE
- Francesco ContariniDoge of Venice1623 CE – 1624 CE
- Giovanni I CornaroDoge of Venice1625 CE – 1629 CE
- Nicolò ContariniDoge of Venice1630 CE – 1631 CE
- Francesco ErizzoDoge of Venice1631 CE – 1646 CE
- Francesco MolinDoge of Venice1646 CE – 1655 CE
- Carlo ContariniDoge of Venice1655 CE – 1656 CE
- Bertuccio ValieroDoge of Venice1656 CE – 1658 CE
- Francesco CornaroDoge of Venice1656 CE
- Giovanni PesaroDoge of Venice1658 CE – 1659 CE
- Domenico II ContariniDoge of Venice1659 CE – 1675 CE
- Nicolò SagredoDoge of Venice1675 CE – 1676 CE
- Alvise ContariniDoge of Venice1676 CE – 1684 CE
- Giovanni SagredoDoge of Venice1676 CE
- Marcantonio GiustinianDoge of Venice1684 CE – 1688 CE
- Francesco MorosiniDoge of Venice1688 CE – 1694 CE
- Silvestro ValieroDoge of Venice1694 CE – 1700 CE
- Alvise II MocenigoDoge of Venice1700 CE – 1709 CE
- Giovanni II CornaroDoge of Venice1709 CE – 1722 CE
- Sebastiano MocenigoDoge of Venice1722 CE – 1732 CE
- Carlo RuzziniDoge of Venice1732 CE – 1735 CE
- Alvise PisaniDoge of Venice1735 CE – 1741 CE
- Pietro GrimaniDoge of Venice1741 CE – 1752 CE
- Francesco LoredanDoge of Venice1752 CE – 1762 CE
- Marco FoscariniDoge of Venice1762 CE – 1763 CE
- Alvise Giovanni MocenigoDoge of Venice1763 CE – 1778 CE
- Paolo RenierDoge of Venice1779 CE – 1789 CE
- Ludovico ManinDoge of Venice1789 CE – 1797 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Latin, Venetian
- Currency
- Venetian lira
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
HiSCoD (Historical Social Conflict Database)2021
Chevalier, J. et al. HiSCoD: Historical Social Conflict Database. Université de Rennes.
Academic use, attribution
Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3)v3
Brecke, P. Conflict Catalog (Historical Conflict Events Dataset), digitized v3.
Academic use, attribution
Seshat Equinox 2020Equinox 2020
Turchin, P. et al. Seshat Global History Databank, Equinox 2020 release.
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Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Republic of Venice is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.