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Republic of Venice

Historical maritime republic, Southern Europe (697-1797)

The Republic of Venice, officially the Most Serene Republic of Venice and traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a maritime republic with its capital in Venice, on the northeastern coast of Italy. Founded, according to tradition, in 697, over the course of its 1,100 years of history it established itself as one of the major European commercial and naval powers, at its height governing Crete, Cyprus, the Peloponnese and a number of Greek islands.

Facts
Capital
Venice 1
Population
1,500,000 1
Independence or Founding Year
697 1
Dissolution or End Year
1797 1
Classification
Sovereignty Status
Historical or Dissolved State 1
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Nationals Include

Andrea Palladio

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Encyclopedia Britannica
Andrea Mantegna

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Andrea Palladio

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Angelo Barovier

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Angelo Barovier
Antonio Canova

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Antonio Salieri

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Antonio Vivaldi

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Canaletto

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Canaletto
Carlo Crivelli

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Carlo Saraceni

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Domenico Veneziano

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Fra Galgario

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Giovanni Bellini

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Lorenzo Lotto

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Marietta Barovier

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Marietta Barovier
Paolo Veronese

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Sebastiano Ricci

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Sebastiano Ricci
Tintoretto

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Girolamo Fracastoro

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Origin Of

Andrea Mantegna

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Andrea Palladio

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Antonio Canova

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Antonio Salieri

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

El Greco

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Sebastiano Ricci

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Titian

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Treaty of Campo Formio

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Sources
1. Wikidata: Republic of Venice
  • Wikidata P1082 (population), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata Q4948, class allow-list match (Q3024240 historical country)
Republic of Venice (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Quote, Introduction
The Republic of Venice, officially the Most Serene Republic of Venice and traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a maritime republic with its capital in Venice, on the northeastern coast of Italy. Founded, according to tradition, in 697 by Paolo Lucio Anafesto, over the course of its 1,100 years of history it established itself as one of the major European commercial and naval powers.

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