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144:, whose role was to check the Doge's power, had declined; and it had become the practice of the Doge to co-opt his son or brother as his fellow Doge, thus introducing a hereditary tendency to the office. Orso instituted elected judges who would serve as magistrates as well as counsellors to the Doge. Orso also reorganized the ecclesiastical structure of the islands of Venice by securing the creation of five new bishoprics, thus thwarting the domination of the
137:, on 13 September 864. Those responsible, numbering around eight, were later arrested and punished accordingly: some were executed, others condemned to exile in France and Constantinople.
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Orso's most significant accomplishment was his reform of
Venetian government. Until his tenure, the practical power of the Doge had been unlimited; the authority of the
189:, Badoario, Orso, Pietro, Felicia and Giovanna. The eldest, Giovanni, served for some time as his father's co-regent, and was elected Doge following his death in 881.
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He was elected, probably by acclamation, after several days of street fighting that followed the assassination of his predecessor,
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from 864 until 881. He was, according to tradition, the fourteenth doge, though historically he is only the twelfth.
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He had six children with a wife whose identity is unknown. According to the
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1193:(1354–55) was convicted of treason, executed and condemned to
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Orso, like
Tradonico, continued the fight against the
167:. He was aided by newly constructed larger ships.
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16:Doge of the Republic of Venice from 864 to 881
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1206:(1423–57) was forced to abdicate by the
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170:Orso presented to Byzantine Emperor
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682:Republican period (1148–1797)
7:
1249:9th-century Doges of Venice
163:pirates, who inhabited the
117:; died 881), also known as
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331:Byzantine period (697–737)
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489:Giustiniano Participazio
267:Giovanni II Participazio
174:a bell for the basilica
70:Giovanni II Participazio
494:Giovanni I Participazio
478:Obelerio degli Antenori
425:Ducal period (742–1148)
1195:
1102:Marcantonio Giustinian
371:
1254:House of Participazio
1087:Domenico II Contarini
146:Patriarch of Aquileia
956:Marcantonio Trivisan
797:Bartolomeo Gradenigo
615:Domenico I Contarini
539:Orso II Participazio
484:Agnello Participazio
341:Paolo Lucio Anafesto
221:Norwich, John Julius
1138:Alvise III Mocenigo
1133:Giovanni II Cornaro
1042:Francesco Contarini
554:Pietro III Candiano
549:Pietro Participazio
506:Orso I Participazio
346:Marcello Tegalliano
225:A History of Venice
107:Orso I Participazio
23:Orso I Participazio
1168:Alvise IV Mocenigo
1117:Alvise II Mocenigo
1107:Francesco Morosini
1047:Giovanni I Cornaro
915:Agostino Barbarigo
875:Pasquale Malipiero
813:Giovanni Gradenigo
610:Domenico Flabanico
559:Pietro IV Candiano
544:Pietro II Candiano
450:Domenico Monegario
242:Political offices
150:Patriarch of Grado
1231:
1230:
1227:
1226:
1204:Francesco Foscari
1197:damnatio memoriae
1158:Francesco Loredan
1112:Silvestro Valiero
1077:Bertuccio Valiero
1072:Francesco Cornaro
1022:Marcantonio Memmo
986:Sebastiano Venier
981:Alvise I Mocenigo
905:Giovanni Mocenigo
869:Francesco Foscari
792:Francesco Dandolo
700:Vitale II Michiel
695:Domenico Morosini
672:
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604:Pietro Centranico
582:Pietro II Orseolo
517:Pietro I Candiano
415:
414:
359:
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273:
272:
264:Succeeded by
208:Donald M. Nicol,
183:Chronicon Venetum
115:Ursus Particiacus
104:
103:
1261:
1200:
1097:Alvise Contarini
1057:Francesco Erizzo
1052:Nicolò Contarini
996:Pasquale Cicogna
961:Francesco Venier
951:Francesco Donato
931:Leonardo Loredan
900:Andrea Vendramin
864:Tommaso Mocenigo
838:Michele Morosini
833:Andrea Contarini
787:Giovanni Soranzo
766:Pietro Gradenigo
761:Giovanni Dandolo
756:Jacopo Contarini
710:Orio Mastropiero
705:Sebastiano Ziani
678:
677:
652:Domenico Michiel
647:Ordelafo Faliero
631:Vitale I Michiel
565:Pietro I Orseolo
500:Pietro Tradonico
461:Giovanni Galbaio
456:Maurizio Galbaio
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392:Felice Cornicola
376:
373:magistri militum
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247:Preceded by
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135:Pietro Tradonico
80:Personal details
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58:Pietro Tradonico
54:
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1082:Giovanni Pesaro
1067:Carlo Contarini
1062:Francesco Molin
1017:Leonardo Donato
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991:Nicolò da Ponte
971:Girolamo Priuli
936:Antonio Grimani
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910:Marco Barbarigo
895:Pietro Mocenigo
890:Nicolò Marcello
880:Cristoforo Moro
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818:Giovanni Dolfin
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657:Pietro Polani
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438:Teodato Ipato
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1126:18th century
1010:17th century
946:Pietro Lando
924:16th century
852:15th century
782:Marino Zorzi
775:14th century
746:Reniero Zeno
731:Pietro Ziani
724:13th century
688:12th century
640:12th century
598:Otto Orseolo
591:11th century
532:10th century
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65:Succeeded by
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471:9th century
431:8th century
53:Preceded by
1244:881 deaths
1238:Categories
351:Orso Ipato
185:they were
377:(738–742)
43:In office
33:14th
1217:Napoleon
261:864–881
233:New York
187:Giovanni
165:Adriatic
148:and the
142:tribunes
235:, 1982.
193:Sources
172:Basil I
161:Saracen
129:History
88:Unknown
47:864–881
318:Venice
157:Slavic
121:, was
312:Doges
111:Latin
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159:and
93:Died
85:Born
315:of
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