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Enrico Dandolo

Elected Doge of the Republic of Venice, 1192–1205. The office was not hereditary; the territories shown on the map belonged to the Republic.

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Historical profile

Key details

Death: 1205 Documented

Role: Doge

Dynasty: Dandolo · ES

Territories: Venice (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns

Doge · Venice · Government Documented1192–1205Effective ruleAn elective office of the Republic, with powers limited by its councils; not hereditary private rule.

Family network

Recorded relationships

No direct relationships are recorded for this person.

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

2 recorded claims · 0 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (1/1 with a precise source)

DeathDocumented
1205
Regione Lombardia: cronología de dogos de Venecia · Enrico Dandolo 1192–1205; Pietro Gradenigo 1289–1311.Archivio di Stato di Venezia: Guida Generale · Doge: an elective office of the Republic, limited by councils and the promissione ducale; not private or hereditary sovereignty.
Reviewed on 2026-10-07 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Governments (1/1 with a precise source)

GovernmentDocumented
Doge · Venice · 1192–1205
An elective office of the Republic, with powers limited by its councils; not hereditary private rule.
Regione Lombardia: cronología de dogos de Venecia · Enrico Dandolo 1192–1205; Pietro Gradenigo 1289–1311.Archivio di Stato di Venezia: Guida Generale · Doge: an elective office of the Republic, limited by councils and the promissione ducale; not private or hereditary sovereignty.
Reviewed on 2026-10-07 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Biographical and contextual references (3)

Editorial history

2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.