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1. Venetian Doge

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   The Doge of Venice (from the Venetian language Doxe, meaning "Duke," was the supreme authority of the Republic of Venice for over a thousand years, from its foundation until the fall of the Republic in 1797. The office represented a unique political synthesis, combining elements of elected monarchy with rigid oligarchic constraint. The Doge was theoretically the head of state, comma…