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The
Most Serene Republic of Venice
(
Italian
:
Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia
,
Venetian
:
Serenisima Republega de Venesia
), was a state where modern
Venice
is now. It existed for one thousand one hundred years, from the late
7th century
until the late
18th century
(
1797
, when it was conquered by
Napoleon
). It was an great economic and trading power which was ruled by a leader called the
Doge
.
Venice was, at its height, the most powerful trading state in Europe.
It was based in the
lagoon
communities of the historically prosperous city of Venice. It held property in many places. This property was known as the
Stato da Mar
.
There were conflicts with the
Catholic Church
in
Rome
, and with
Austria
. War with their enemies brought the plague in 1630. In 16 months 50,000 people died in Venice, one third of the population. War with
Turkish
pirates
drained their strength. In 1714 the Turks declared was on Venice, and captured islands of the
Peloponnese
which had belonged to Venice.
The Republic of Venice declined in the 18th century.
[1]
[2]
- ↑
Chambers, D.S. 1970.
The Imperial Age of Venice, 1380-1580
. London: Thames & Hudson.
- ↑
Ferraro, Joanne M. 2012.
Venice: history of the Floating City
. Cambridge University Press.