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Where to See
Imperial Venice
The Doge’s Palace combines
ceremonial splendour and
the grimmer business of
imprisonment and torture
(pp88–93). Aspects of the
constitution are on display
in the Correr Museum (p81).
A bocca di leone survives
on the Zattere (p133).
Decapitation
Doge Marin Falier was
beheaded in 1355 for
plotting to become absolute
ruler of Venice. His execution
was a warning to future doges.
Imperial treasures
and ancient buildings
were lost when the
900-year-old city was
looted and burned.

Electing the Doge
This pointer was used
for counting votes
during dogal Many doges are commemorated
elections, using a by Renaissance-style monuments
convoluted system in the church of Santi Giovanni e
designed to prevent Paolo (pp120–21).
candidates bribing
their way to power.

Troops scaled the fortifi-
cations from galleys moored
against the city walls.

Queen of Cyprus
Venice shamelessly
gained Cyprus in 1489
by arranging for Meetings of the Grand
Caterina Cornaro, from Council, dominated by the
one of Venice’s noblest merchant class, were held in the
families, to marry the Sala del Maggior Consiglio (p91)
island’s king, and then in the Doge’s Palace.
poisoning him.

Battle of 1518 Titian’s
Chioggia Assumption
1489 Cyprus ceded to hung in Frari
Venice by Queen (p106)
Caterina Cornaro
1400 1450 1500
1348–9 1380 Battle of Chioggia: 1453 Constantinople 1508 Andrea
Black Death Venice defeats Genoa 1430 Giovanni falls to the Turks; Palladio,
plague kills to win undisputed Bellini born, Venice’s empire architect, born
half Venice’s maritime supremacy greatest of the reaches its zenith in Padua
population in the Adriatic and artistic family
Mediterranean Titian (1487–1576)

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