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The murder of a patriarch
Nov 6, 2026
Internal strife in Venetia led to the murder of a patriarch, and a change of government.
histodonsOrigin of Venice
From bad to worse
Nov 3, 2026
The end of the Byzantine Exarchate eventually led to Charlemagne invading and conquering the Lombard kingdom. For the Venetians, it was a change for the worse.
ByzantiumCharlemagne
A tale of two patriarchs
Oct 30, 2026
Venice had its own church organisation from the 800s, but the origins go back to before the Lombard invasion, and events in the Eastern Roman Empire.
histodonsOrigin of Venice
Annales Regni Francorum
Oct 27, 2026
Excerpts from the "Annales Regni Francorum" about the Venetian-Frankish conflict in 806–811, translated by René Seindal.
Annales Regni Francorumhistodons
Sergius — Liber pontificalis ecclesiae Ravennatis
Oct 24, 2026
The Venetians are mentioned twice in the biography of Sergius, archbishop of Ravenna (744–769, in the "Liber pontificalis ecclesiae Ravennatis".
histodonsHistory Walks
Expulsion of the Venetians (c. 787)
Oct 9, 2026
Translation of a letter from pope Adrian I to Charlemagne, about the expulsion of all Venetians from the lands of the former Exarchate.
Early Venicehistodons
The “Galbaio” dynasty
Oct 5, 2026
Mauricius and Giovanni Galbaio were the seventh and eighth doges of Venice. Together, they ruled the duchy for almost four decades.
Doges of VeniceEarly Venice
Adrian I — Liber Pontificalis
Oct 1, 2026
An excerpt of the "Liber Pontificalis" for Pope Adrian I related to Venice and doge Mauricius
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Frankshistodons
Domenicus Monegarius
Sep 28, 2026
Domenicus Monegarius was the sixth doge of Venice, from 765, following the deposition and blinding of duke Galla, and was blinded and deposed in 764.
Doges of Venicehistodons
Galla — a most wicked man
Sep 25, 2026
Galla, the fifth doge of Venice, only ruled for one year, which was marked by violence.
histodonsOrigin of Venice
Deusdedit Hypatos
Sep 23, 2026
Deusdedit was the fourth doge of Venice, ruling from 742 to 755, but we know little more about him than of the previous doges and the "magistri militum".
Doges of Venicehistodons
The five “magistri militum”
Sep 21, 2026
From 737 to 742 the Duchy of the Venetians wasn't ruled by dukes, but by military commanders with the Byzantine title of "magister militum".
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histodonsMagister Militum