The Doges of Venice

The Doge was the chief magistrate at the time of the Serenissima. The word derives from "dux", the Latin word for "Duke".

In Venice, Doges were elected for life by the city-state's aristocracy. According to historic resources the first office of the Doge arises in 700. A Doge had economic, civil, and religious power that made him in some way similar to a Pope or a King.

When the doge was elected, he was presented to Venetians then the Ducal Palace in "St. Mark's Square.

After the XIII century power of the Doge reduced; he was in fact controlled by other offices which in some ways balanced the politic power.

Century after century more than a 1000 years, Doges have ruled the city of Venice. The last Doge was Ludovico Manin who lost his power to France when Venice fell under Napoleon's monarchy on May 12, 1797.

THE VENETIAN DOGES

726-737 Orso Ipato
737-742 Interregnum
742-755 Teodato Ipato
755-756 Galla Gaulo
756-764 Domenico Monegario
764-775 Maurizio Galbaio
775-804 Giovanni Galbaio
804-811 Obelario degli Antenori
811-827 Agnello Participazio
827-829 Giustiniano Participazio
829-836 Giovanni Particapazio I
836-864 Pietro Tradonico
864-881 Orso Participazio I
881-887 Giovanni Participazio II
887 Pietro Candiano I
888-912 Pietro Tribuno
912-932 Orso Participazizo II
932-939 Pietro Candiano II
939-942 Pietro Participazio
942-959 Pietro Candiano III
959-976 Pietro Candiano IV
976-978 Pietro Orseolo I
978-979 Vitale Candiano
979-991 Tribuno Memmo
991-1008 Pietro Orseolo II
1008-1026 Otto Orseolo
1026-1032 Pietro Centranico
1032-1043 Domenico Flabanico
1043-1071 Domenico Contarini
1071-1084 Domenico Selvo
1084-1096 Vitale Falier
1096-1102 Vitale Michiel I
1102-1118 Ordelafo Falier
1118-1130 Domenico Michiel
1130-1148 Pietro Polani
1148-1156 Domenico Morosini
1156-1172 Vitale Michiel II
1172-1178 Sebastiano Ziani
1178-1192 Orio Mastropiero
1192-1205 Enrico Dandolo
1205-1229 Pietro Ziani
1229-1249 Giacomo Tiepolo
1249-1253 Marin Morosini
1253-1268 Renier Zeno
1268-1275 Lorenzo Tiepolo
1275-1280 Jacopo Contarini
1280-1289 Giovanni Dandolo
1289-1311 Pietro Gradenigo
1311-1312 Marino Zorzi
1312-1328 Giovanni Soranzo
1329-1339 Francesco Dandolo
1339-1342 Bartolomeo Gradenigo
1343-1354 Andrea Dandolo
1354-1355 Marin Falier
1355-1356 Giovanni Gradenigo
1356-1361 Giovanni Dolfin
1361-1365 Lorenzo Celsi
1365-1368 Marco Corner
1368-1382 Andrea Contarini
1382 Michele Morosini
1382-1400 Antonio Venier
1400-1413 Michele Steno
1414-1423 Tommaso Mocenigo
1423-1457 Francesco Foscari
1457-1462 Pasquale Malipiero
1462-1471 Cristorforo Moro
1471-1473 Nicolo Tron
1473-1474 Nicolo Marcello
1474-1476 Pietro Mocenigo
1476-1478 Andrea Vendramin
1478-1485 Giovanni Mocenigo
1485-1486 Marco Barbarigo
1486-1501 Agostino Barbarigo
1501-1521 Leonardo Loredan
1521-1523 Antonio Grimani
1523-1538 Andrea Gritti
1539-1545 Pietro Lando
1545-1553 Francesco Dona'
1553-1554 Marcantonio Trevisan
1554-1556 Francesco Venier
1556-1559 Lorenzo Priuli
1559-1567 Girolamo Priuli
1567-1570 Pietro Loredan
1570-1577 Alvise Mocenigo I
1577-1578 Sebastiano Venier
1578-1585 Nicolo da Ponte
1585-1595 Pasquale Cicogna
1595-1605 Marino Germani
1606-1612 Leonardo Dona'
1612-1615 Marcantonio Memmo
1615-1618 Giovanni Bembo
1618 Nicolo Dona
1618-1623 Antonio Priuli
1623-1624 Francesco Contarini
1625-1629 Giovanni Corner I
1630-1631 Nicolo Contarini
1631-1646 Francesco Erizzo
1646-1655 Francesco Molin
1655-1656 Carlo Contarini
1656 Francesco Corner
1656-1658 Bertucci Valier
1658-1659 Giovanni Pesaro
1659-1675 Domenico Contarini
1675-1676 Nicolo Sagredo
1676-1684 Alvise Contarini
1684-1688 Marcantonio Giustinian
1688-1694 Francesco Morosini
1694-1700 Silvestro Valier
1700-1709 Alvise Mocenigo II
1709-1722 Giovanni Corner II
1722-1732 Alvise Mocenigo III
1732-1735 Carlo Ruzzini
1735-1741 Alvise Pisani
1741-1752 Pietro Grimani
1752-1762 Francesco Loredan
1762-1763 Marco Foscarini
1763-1778 Alvise Mocenigo IV
1779-1789 Paolo Renier v
1789-1797 Lodovico Manin