The Doge
The doge was the elected head of the Venetian Republic. He was elected for life by an arcane process that also included drawing lots.
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The Doge
The Doge was the only position in the Venetian state which existed from the earliest times until the end of the Republic.
He was the nominal head of the Venetian Republic. In the earliest period, the doge wielded at a lot of power, both civilian and military, which inclined many of the early doges to try to turn the position hereditary.
The wealthy and influential merchant class opposed this tendency, and gradually hollowed out the position, until the Doge was a mere figurehead in the late Republic.
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