Marino Dandolo () was a
Venetian
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* Venice, a city in Italy
* Veneto, a region of Italy
* Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area
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nobleman and administrator.
Life
Marino Dandolo is first attested as a witness in
Constantinople in 1195. He served as
ducal councillor
The Minor Council ( it, Minor Consiglio) 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 Mi ...
in 1207/08, as ambassador to the
King of Germany,
Otto IV, in 1209, and again as ducal councillor in 1210/11.
Dandolo is next attested as the Venetian
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 i ...
in spring 1214, meaning that his tenure—usually of two years—was sometime between 1214 and 1216. In 1223 he was
podestà of
Treviso. In 1224 he was involved in an investigation on the embezzlement of funds during this time in office at Constantinople, but not personally accused.
During the ducal election of 1229, he was a candidate, but lost to
Jacopo Tiepolo. In 1233 he was elected as governor of
Zara (Count of Zara), but was murdered near Treviso.
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12th-century births
12th-century Venetian people
1233 deaths
13th-century Venetian people
Year of birth unknown
Ducal councillors
Podestàs of Constantinople
Marino
Murder victims
Counts of Zara
Ambassadors of the Republic of Venice