(ACCORDING TO ROMANIN)

Note.—The Venetian year began on March first, whence the frequent discrepancies between the dates given by different writers. In this work every effort has been made to bring all dates under the usual reckoning.

I. Paolo Lucio Anafestoelected697d.717 Seat in Heraclea.
II. Marcello Tegaliano“717“ 726
III. Orso Ipato“726“ 737(murdered). Seat in Malamocco.
(From 737 to 742, military governors called ‘Magistri Militum.’)
IV. Teodato Orsoelected742—755(blinded and deposed).
V. Galla Gaulo“755—756(blinded and exiled).
VI. Domenico Monegario“756—764(blinded and deposed).
VII. Maurizio Galbaio“764d.787
VIII. Giovanni Galbaio and his son Maurizio“787—804(both deposed).
IX. Obelerio with his sons Beato and Costantino“804d.811(the father put to death as a traitor).
X. Agnello Partecipazio“811“ 827 Seat henceforth in Rialto.
XI. Giustiniano Partecipazio“827“ 829
XII. Giovanni Partecipazio I.“829—836(deposed).
XIII. Pietro Tradonico“836d.864(murdered).
XIV. Orso Partecipazio I.“864“ 881
XV. Giovanni Partecipazio II.“881—888(abdicated).
XVI. Pietro Candiano I.“888d.888(killed in battle with pirates).
XVII. Pietro Tribuno“888“ 912
XVIII. Orso Partecipazio II. (Badoer)“912—932(abdicated and died a monk).
XIX. Pietro Candiano II.“932d.939
XX. Pietro Partecipazio (Badoer)“939“ 942
XXI. Pietro Candiano III.“942“ 959
XXII. Pietro Candiano IV.“959“ 976(murdered).
XXIII. Pietro Orseolo I.“976—978(abdicated and died a monk, with the reputation of a saint).
XXIV. Vital Candiano“978—979(abdicated and became a monk).
XXV. Tribuno Memmo“979d.991
XXVI. Pietro Orseolo II.“991“ 1008
XXVII. Ottone Orseolo“1008—1026(exiled to Constantinople).
XXVIII. Pietro Centranigo“1026—1032(driven out).
XXIX. Domenico Flabianico“1032d.1043
XXX. Domenico Contarini“1043“ 1071
XXXI. Domenico Selvo“1071“ 1085
XXXII. Vital Falier“1085“ 1096
XXXIII. Vital Michiel I.“1096“ 1102
XXXIV. Ordelafo Falier“1102“ 1118(died in the Hungarian war).
XXXV. Domenico Michiel“1118“ 1130
XXXVI. Pietro Polani“1130“ 1148
XXXVII. Domenico Morosini“1148“ 1156
XXXVIII. Vital Michiel II.“1156“ 1172(killed).
XXXIX. Sebastian Ziani“1172“ 1178
XL. Orio Mastropiero“1178—1192(abdicated and became a monk).
XLI. Enrico Dandolo“1192d.1205(died in Constantinople).
XLII. Pietro Ziani“1205—1229(abdicated).
XLIII. Jacopo Tiepolo“1229—1249(abdicated).
XLIV. Marin Morosini“1249d.1253
XLV. Renier Zeno“1253“ 1268
XLVI. Lorenzo Tiepolo“1268“ 1275
XLVII. Jacopo Contarini“1275—1280(abdicated).
XLVIII. Giovanni Dandolo“1280d.1289
XLIX. Pietro Gradenigo“1289“ 1311
L. Marin Zorzi“1311“ 1312
LI. Giovanni Soranzo“1312“ 1329
LII. Francesco Dandolo“1329“ 1339
LIII. Bartolommeo Gradenigo“1339“ 1343
LIV. Andrea Dandolo“1343“ 1354
LV. Marin Falier“1354d.1355(beheaded April 17).
LVI. Giovanni Gradenigo“1355“ 1356
LVII. Giovanni Dolfin“1356“ 1361
LVIII. Lorenzo Celsi“1361“ 1365
LIX. Marco Corner“1365“ 1368
LX. Andrea Contarini“1368“ 1383
LXI. Michel Morosini“1383“ 1384
LXII. Antonio Venier“1384“ 1400
LXIII. Michel Steno“1400“ 1413
LXIV. Tommaso Mocenigo“1413“ 1423
LXV. Francesco Foscari“1423—1457 (deposed, and died a few days later).
LXVI. Pasquale Malipiero“1457d.1462
LXVII. Cristoforo Moro“1462“ 1471
LXVIII. Niccolò Tron“1471“ 1474
LXIX. Niccolò Marcello“1474“ 1474
LXX. Pietro Mocenigo“1474“ 1476
LXXI. Andrea Vendramin“1476“ 1478
LXXII. Giovanni Mocenigo“1478“ 1485
LXXIII. Marco Barbarigo“1485“ 1486
LXXIV. Agostino Barbarigo“1486“ 1501
LXXV. Leonardo Loredan“1501“ 1521
LXXVI. Antonio Grimani“1521“ 1523
LXXVII. Andrea Gritti“1523“ 1538
LXXVIII. Pietro Lando“1538“ 1545
LXXIX. Francesco Donato“1545“ 1553
LXXX. Marcantonio Trevisan“1553“ 1554
LXXXI. Francesco Venier“1554“ 1556
LXXXII. Lorenzo Priuli“1556“ 1559
LXXXIII. Girolamo Priuli“1559“ 1567
LXXXIV. Pietro Loredan“1567“ 1570
LXXXV. Aloise (Luigi) Mocenigo“1570“ 1577
LXXXVI. Sebastian Venier“1577“ 1578
LXXXVII. Niccolò Da Ponte“1578“ 1585
LXXXVIII. Pasquale Cicogna“1585“ 1595
LXXXIX. Marin Grimani“1595“ 1606
XC. Leonardo Donà“1606“ 1612
XCI. Marcantonio Memmo“1612“ 1615
XCII. Giovanni Bembo“1615“ 1618
XCIII. Niccolò Donà“1618“ 1618
XCIV. Antonio Priuli“1618“ 1623
XCV. Francesco Contarini“1623“ 1624
XCVI. Giovanni Corner“1624“ 1630
XCVII. Niccolò Contarini“1630“ 1631
XCVIII. Francesco Erizzo“1631d.1646
XCIX. Francesco Molin“1646“ 1655
C. Carlo Contarini“1655“ 1656
CI. Francesco Corner“1656“ 1656
CII. Bertuccio Valier“1656“ 1658
CIII. Giovanni Pesaro“1658“ 1659
CIV. Domenico Contarini“1659“ 1674
CV. Niccolò Sagredo“1674“ 1676
CVI. Aloise Contarini“1676“ 1683
CVII. Marcantonio Giustiniani“1683“ 1688
CVIII. Francesco Morosini“1688“ 1694
CIX. Silvestro Valier“1694“ 1700
CX. Aloise Mocenigo“1700“ 1709
CXI. Giovanni Corner“1709“ 1722
CXII. Aloise Sebastian Mocenigo“1722“ 1732
CXIII. Carlo Ruzzini“1732“ 1735
CXIV. Luigi Pisani“1735“ 1741
CXV. Pietro Grimani“1741“ 1752
CXVI. Francesco Loredan“1752“ 1762
CXVII. Marco Foscarini“1762“ 1763
CXVIII. Aloise Mocenigo“1763“ 1779
CXIX. Paolo Renier“1779“ 1788
CXX. Ludovico Manin“1788—1797 (abdicated with the aristocratic government).

TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL DATES IN VENETIAN HISTORY

A.D.
421 (about)Venice founded by fugitives from Aquileia, Altinum, andPadua. (According to tradition on March 25, 421, at noon.)
975...Paulus Lucas Anafestus of Heraclea chosen as first Doge.
975...Pepin, son of Charlemagne, attempts to take Venice and isdefeated.
828 (about)The body of Saint Mark is brought to Venice, and he isproclaimed protector of the Republic in place of SaintTheodore.
959 (about)The brides of Venice and their dowries are carried off by Istrianpirates.
975...The first basilica of Saint Mark is destroyed by fire.
975...Pietro Orseolo is acclaimed as Doge of Venice and Dalmatia.
975...The Emperor Otho III. visits Venice secretly.
975...Venice is ravaged by the plague.
975...Venetians defeat the Pisans off Rhodes.
975...Defeat of the Turks at Jaffa.
975...The Doge Domenico Michiel takes Tyre.
975...Venice joins the Lombard League, with Verona, Padua, Milan,Bologna, and other cities.
975...Institution of the Great Council, in which membership isopen and elective.
975...The Emperor Frederick Barbarossa makes submission toPope Alexander III. at Venice.
975...The ceremony of the Espousal of the Sea by the Dogeinstituted.
1202 (Oct. 8)The Venetian fleet sets out for the Fourth Crusade under theDoge Enrico Dandolo.
1204 (April 12)Constantinople taken by the Venetian and French forces.
975...Membership in the Great Council limited to those of legitimatebirth.
975...Closure of the Great Council, in which membership becomesa privilege of the nobles.
975...Conspiracy of Marino Bocconio.
975...Conspiracy of Marco Quirini and Bajamonte Tiepolo.
975...Permanent institution of the Council of Ten.
975...Venice loses half her population by the plague.
975...Conspiracy of Marino Faliero.
1379-80...War of Chioggia.
1404-54...During this time Venice possesses herself, on the mainland,of Padua, Ravenna, Verona, Treviso, Vicenza, Brescia, Bergamo,Feltre, Belluno, Crema, and Friuli.
975...Carlo Zeno takes Padua from Carrara.
975...League with Florence concluded. Brescia surrenders to theallied forces, the Venetian troops being commanded byCarmagnola.
975...Bergamo surrenders to Carmagnola.
1432 (May 5)Carmagnola executed as a traitor to the Republic.
975...Erasmo da Narni, nicknamed Gattamelata, is made commanderof the Venetian army.
975...Bartolommeo Colleoni is commander of the Venetian forces.
1453 (May 29)Constantinople taken by the Turks. Many Venetians aremassacred and much Venetian property destroyed.
975...Scutari, besieged by the Turks, is successfully defended byAntonio da Lezze.
975...Venice annexes Cyprus, leaving Catharine Cornaro the emptytitle of its Queen.
975...League of Cambrai, between the Emperor Maximilian, PopeJulius II., Louis XII. of France, and Ferdinand of Aragon.
1571 (Oct. 7)Battle of Lepanto won by the allied fleets of Venice, Genoa,the Holy See, and Spain, commanded respectively by SebastianoVenier, Andrea Doria, and Marcantonio Colonna, underDon John of Austria as commander-in-chief.
975...Visit of Henry III. of France.
1575-7...Venice, swept by the plague, loses one-fourth of her population,Titian among them. Church of the Redentore built to commemorateits cessation.
1577 (Dec. 20)Fire destroys the Hall of the Great Council, with manymagnificent works of art.
975...Another visitation of the plague, commemorated by the Churchof the Salute.
1715-18...The Turks wrest from Venice Crete and the Peloponnesus.
975...Angelo Emo, the last Venetian leader, humbles the Bey of Tunis.
975...Election of the 120th and last Doge, Ludovico Manin.
975...The ceremony of the Espousal of the Sea by the Doge takesplace for the last time.
1797 (April 18)General Bonaparte, by the treaty of Campo-Formio, cedesto Austria the Venetian provinces between the Po, the Oglio,and the Adriatic, in exchange for Romagna, with Ferrara andBologna.
1797 (May 12)The Doge Ludovico Manin abdicates, and the Great Councilaccepts the Provisional Government required by GeneralBonaparte.
1798 (Jan. 18)The Austrian garrison takes possession of Venice.
1866 (Oct. 19)Austria cedes Venice to Napoleon III., who transfers it toVictor Emanuel II., King of Italy.

SOME EMINENT MEN AND WOMEN CONNECTED WITH VENICE

The places where some of the principal works of Painters and Architects may be seen are given in this list, which, however, is by no means exhaustive.