What Italian city was once led by a doge?
Doge of Venice Doge of Venice The Doge of Venice (; ; ; all derived from Latin ', "military leader"), sometimes translated as Duke (compare the Italian '), was the chief magistrate and leader of the Republic of Venice between 726 and 1797. Doges of Venice were elected for life by the city-state's aristocracy. The "doge" was neither a duke in the modern sense, nor the equivalent of a hereditary duke. The title "doge" was the title of the senior-most elected official of Venice and Genoa; both cities were republics and elected doges. A doge was referred to variously by the titles "My
Doge Doge A doge (; ; plural dogi or doges) was an elected lord and chief of state in many of the Italian city-states during the medieval and renaissance periods. Such states are referred to as "crowned republics". The word is from the Venetian dialect, reaching English via French. ', along with the related English word "duke" and the Italian ', descends from the Latin ', meaning "leader", especially in a military context. The wife of a doge is styled a ' and the office of the doge is termed "dogeship". The title of "doge" was used for the elected chief