Doge of Venice

chief magistrate of Venetian Republic

Key facts

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)

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end time: 1797-01-01

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The doge of Venice (/doʊdʒ/ DOHJ) was the highest role of authority within the Republic of Venice (697–1797).

The word doge derives from the Latin dux, meaning 'leader' (cognate to English duke and Italian duce). Originally referring to any military leader, it became 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.