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Giovanni Querini (Podestà Of Constantinople)
Giovanni Querini was a 13th-century Venetian nobleman and administrator. Life Giovanni Querini is first attested in 1204 in Venice. In 1225, he was ducal councillor, and in 1226 he took up service under the Latin Emperor, Robert of Courtenay, though not before taking an oath to not do so against Venetian interests. He was thus a natural choice to become Venetian Podestà of Constantinople, likely after Emperor Robert died in January 1228. His term of office was nevertheless brief, as he was replaced in spring 1229 by Romeo Querini. He is finally attested as ducal councillor in Venice in 1231. References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Querini, Giovanni 13th-century Venetian people Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Podestàs of Constantinople Giovanni Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * ''Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Venice
The Republic of Venice, officially the Most Serene Republic of Venice and traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a sovereign state and Maritime republics, maritime republic with its capital in Venice. Founded, according to tradition, in 697 by Paolo Lucio Anafesto, over the course of its History of the Republic of Venice, 1,100 years of history it established itself as one of the major European commercial and naval powers. Initially extended in the ''Dogado'' area (a territory currently comparable to the Metropolitan City of Venice), during its history it annexed a large part of Northeast Italy, Istria, Dalmatia, the coasts of present-day Montenegro and Albania as well as numerous islands in the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and eastern Ionian Sea, Ionian seas. At the height of its expansion, between the 13th and 16th centuries, it also governed Crete, Cyprus, the Peloponnese, a number of List of islands of Greece, Greek islands, as well as several cities and ports in the eastern Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ducal Councillor
The Minor Council () or Ducal Council was one of the main constitutional bodies of the Republic of Venice, and served both as advisors and partners to the Doge of Venice, sharing and limiting his authority. Establishment The Minor Council was established likely sometime between 1172 and 1178, shortly after the Great Council. Both councils had their antecedents in a 'council of wise men' () that the Venetian patriciate had placed next to the Doge to advise him and curtail his independent authority, and is attested at least since 1143. Indeed, the first known ducal councillors () were elected along with Doge Pietro Barbolano in 1032, to prevent a recurrence of the monarchical tendencies of his predecessors. Composition The members of the Minor Council were elected by the Great Council, and the chosen members were prohibited from refusing the election on heavy penalties. The number of ducal councillors was raised to six, one for each district of the city. Their terms of office last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Emperor
The Latin Emperor was the ruler of the Latin Empire, the historiographical convention for the Crusader realm, established in Constantinople after the Fourth Crusade (1204) and lasting until the city was reconquered by the Byzantine Greeks in 1261. Its name derives from its Catholic and Western European ("Latin") nature. The empire, whose official name was ''Imperium Romaniae'' (Latin: "Empire of Romania"), claimed the direct heritage of the Eastern Roman Empire, which had most of its lands taken and partitioned by the crusaders. This claim however was disputed by the Byzantine Greek successor states, the Empire of Nicaea, the Empire of Trebizond and the Despotate of Epirus. Out of these three, the Nicaeans succeeded in displacing the Latin emperors in 1261 and restored the Byzantine Empire. Latin emperors of Constantinople, 1204–1261 Latin emperors of Constantinople in exile, 1261–1383 Latin Empire was disestablished in 1261, but Latin states in Greece, also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Of Courtenay
Robert I (died 1228), also known as Robert of Courtenay, was Latin Emperor of Constantinople from 1221 until his death in 1228. He was a younger son of the emperor Peter II of Courtenay, and Yolanda of Flanders. When it became known in France that Peter of Courtenay was dead, his eldest son, Philip, Marquis of Namur, renounced the succession to the Latin empire of Constantinople in favor of his brother Robert, who set out to take possession of his distracted inheritance. On the way to his new homeland, Robert stayed in Hungary from autumn 1220 to early 1221, enjoying the hospitality of his brother-in-law Andrew II of Hungary. It is possible that Villard de Honnecourt also belonged to his entourage. Robert and Andrew made political alliance against Theodore Komnenos Doukas, Despot of Epirus. Andrew II and his heir Béla escorted Robert until the Bulgarian border. There Robert mediated the wedding between Tsar Ivan Asen II and Andrew's daughter, Anna Maria. Crowned emperor on 25 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podestà Of Constantinople
The Podestà of Constantinople was the official in charge of Venetian possessions in the Latin Empire and the Venetian quarter of Constantinople during the 13th century. Nominally a vassal to the Latin Emperor, the Podestà functioned as a ruler in his own right, and answered to the Doge of Venice. The Podestà was also officially known as Governor of One-Fourth and One-Half of the Empire of Romania and was entitled to wearing the crimson buskins as the emperors.Hazlitt, William Carew. The Venetian Republic: Its Rise, Its Growth, and Its Fall 421–1797. Vol. 1, A. And C. Black, 1900. History Background The Venetians had enjoyed their own quarter in the Byzantine capital of Constantinople since the 1082 chrysobull of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. How that colony was governed is unknown; most likely it elected its own local elders, but occasionally consuls sent from Venice, or passing captains of the Venetian fleet, may have assumed some political responsibility. The Venetian posit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo Querini
Romeo Querini was a 13th-century Venetian nobleman and administrator. Life Romeo Querini is first attested in 1209 in Venice. By May 1229 he was already serving as the Venetian Podestà of Constantinople. As his predecessor, Giovanni Querini, was still in office in December 1228, and assuming a normal tenure of two years, Romeo Querini likely remained in office until 1231. Querini served as ducal councillor in Venice in 1233/34 and again in 1234/35, and as ambassador to Pope Gregory IX in 1239. He is finally attested as governor (podestà) of Chioggia in 1241. References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Querini, Romeo 13th-century Venetian people Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Podestàs of Constantinople Romeo Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Characters in Romeo and Juliet#Lord Montague, Lord Montague and his wife, Characters in Romeo and Juliet#Lady Montague, Lady Montague, he ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teofilo Zeno
Teofilo Zeno was a 13th-century Venetian nobleman and administrator. Life Teofilo Zeno may be attested as early as 1205, when a namesake provided the largest portion of a loan by Venetian citizens to the Venetian government. In 1217 he was Venetian bailo (consul and governor of the local Venetian colony) in Acre, the first securely attested holder of that post. In 1219 and again in 1222 he served as a judge in Venice. He served as the Venetian Podestà of Constantinople, in the second half of the 1220s, at the latest until spring or autumn 1228, as in September of that year he was ducal councillor in Venice, and in early 1229 he is called a "former podestà". In 1231 he was again ducal councillor under Doge Jacopo Tiepolo (also a former podestà) and witness to a treaty between Venice and the Latin Emperor, John of Brienne. Likely as a result of this, Tiepolo reappointed Zeno as Podestà of Constantinople, at the latest in spring 1235. Zeno participated in the defence of Constanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th-century Venetian People
The 13th century was the century which lasted from January 1, 1201 (represented by the Roman numerals MCCI) through December 31, 1300 (MCCC) in accordance with the Julian calendar. The Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan, which stretched from Eastern Asia to Eastern Europe. The conquests of Hulagu Khan and other Mongol invasions changed the course of the Muslim world, most notably the Siege of Baghdad (1258) and the destruction of the House of Wisdom. Other Muslim powers such as the Mali Empire and Delhi Sultanate conquered large parts of West Africa and the Indian subcontinent, while Buddhism witnessed a decline through the conquest led by Bakhtiyar Khilji. The earliest Islamic states in Southeast Asia formed during this century, most notably Samudera Pasai. The Kingdoms of Sukhothai and Hanthawaddy would emerge and go on to dominate their surrounding territories. Europe entered the apex of the High Middle Ages, characterized by rapid legal, cultural, and religious evo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Birth Unknown
A year is a unit of time based on how long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun. In scientific use, the tropical year (approximately 365 solar days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45 seconds) and the sidereal year (about 20 minutes longer) are more exact. The modern calendar year, as reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar, approximates the tropical year by using a system of leap years. The term 'year' is also used to indicate other periods of roughly similar duration, such as the lunar year (a roughly 354-day cycle of twelve of the Moon's phasessee lunar calendar), as well as periods loosely associated with the calendar or astronomical year, such as the seasonal year, the fiscal year, the academic year, etc. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by changes in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Querini Family
The Querini family or Quirini was an old Venetian patrician family. They claimed an ancient Legacy of the Roman Empire, Roman heritage, but their traceable history goes back to the 11th century. The family divided into many branches. Notable members *Ottaviano Querini (fl. 1181–1211), diplomat and administrator *Romeo Querini (fl. 1209–1241), diplomat and administrator * (d. 1257), archbishop *Egidio Querini (fl. 1247–1268), diplomat and administrator * (1230–1291), bishop * (d. 1307), bishop * (d. 1310), diplomat *Giovanni Quirini (poet), Giovanni Querini (d. 1333), poet * (d. 1372), patriarch *Andrea Querini (b. 1382), merchant and military leader *Marco Querini (born 1399), Marco Querini (b. 1399), diplomat *Guglielmo Querini (1400–1468), politician *Pietro Querini (fl. 1431–1432), navigator *Lauro Quirini (1420–1472), humanist *Vincenzo Querini (1478–1514), diplomat and monk * (1468–1554), patriarch *Elisabetta Querini Massolo (d. 1559), friend of Pietro Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
