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Showing posts with label Venetian Republic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Venetian Republic. Show all posts
18 January 2026

Austria takes control of Venice

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Soldiers restored calm but became unpopular with the Venetians  The French troops of Napoleon, pictured arriving in St Mark's square, lo...
21 November 2025

Paolo Renier - Doge of Venice

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Penultimate head of Most Serene Republic The 1779 portrait of Renier, by Lodovico Gallina, hangs in Venice's Museo Correr Paolo Renier, ...
14 May 2021

Ludovico Manin - the last Doge of Venice

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Surrender to Napoleon ended La Serenissima’s independence  Ludovico Manin was Doge of Venice from 1789 until its fall in 1797  The man who w...
30 April 2018

Andrea Dandolo - Doge of Venice

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Reign tested by earthquake, plague and war A bust of Andrea Dandolo, sculpted by Lorenzo Larese Moretti in 1861 Andrea Dandolo, the f...
15 January 2018

Paolo Sarpi – writer and statesman

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Patriotic Venetian who the Pope wanted dead Paolo Sarpi was an outspoken critic of the Catholic Church Historian, scientist, writ...
13 May 2017

Daniele Manin - Venetian leader

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Lawyer who led fight to drive out Austrians Daniele Manin, whose legal knowledge helped him draw up a constitution for Venice The ...
18 March 2017

The Five Days of Milan

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Citizens rebel to drive out ruling Austrians A painting by an unknown artist that shows fighting between Austrian troops and Milanese ...
18 October 2016

Luke the Evangelist

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Scientists believe Saint is buried in Padua A modern representation of St Luke by the Russian artist Andrei Mironov The feast day of...