Maurizio Galbaio
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Maurizio Galbaio | |
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7th Doge of Venice | |
In office 764–787 | |
Preceded by | Domenico Monegario |
Succeeded by | Giovanni Galbaio |
Personal details | |
Born | Unknown Civitas Nova Heracliana |
Died | 787 |
Maurizio Galbaio (Latin: Mauricius Galba) (died 787) was the seventh traditional, but fifth historical, Doge of Venice from 764 to his death. He is considered to be the first great doge, who reigned for 22 years and set Venice on its path to independence and success.
History
Maurizio was originally from Civitas Nova Heracliana and was a member of the possessores class. According to Giovanni Diacono (who was writing in the 10th and 11th centuries), he stood out as an expert in governance. Maurizio's election took place without disputes, and he was raised to the dogeship in Malamocco in 764.[1]
Maurizio was raised to the dogeship at a time when two tribunes were being elected annually to check the power of the doge. His predecessor had been from a pro-
The Lombard king Desiderius, in light of the alliance between the papacy and the Frankish king Charlemagne and the strong clerical support for Frankish hegemony in Venice, ravaged the states of the church and Istria, even capturing the doge's son Giovanni. Through the pope, Maurizio sent ambassadors to Charlemagne and his son was released. Maurizio then made the first of many subsequent attempts to create a hereditary dogeship when, in 778, he had his son made a second doge. Maurizio obtained the consent of the emperor of the East for this last act.
During Maurizio's final eleven years, the Venetians expanded permanently to the
Maurizio was succeeded by his son on his death. His name, Galbaio, came from his reputed descent from the ancient Roman emperor Galba.
Sources
- New York, 1982.
References
- ^ a b "MAURIZIO Galbaio in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ Raixe Venete, el jornale dei Veneti - RaixeVenete.net, el sito Veneto - in lingua veneta (dialetto veneto)