Dandolo

British

/ ˈdandolo /

noun

Enrico. c. 1108–1205, Venetian statesman; doge (1192–1205). During the fourth Crusade he won Greek colonies for Venice

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In 1638, she read both sides of a debate written by Giovanni Francesco Loredano and Matteo Dandolo about whether tears or song are more powerful weapons in love.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2019

Dandolo was a dynamic leader, reorganising the Venetian currency and beginning the first codification of the republic's laws.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2012

A thousand miles away in the magnificent former church of Haghia Sophia in Istanbul, there is a plaque on the upper gallery bearing the name Henricus Dandolo.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2012

But Dandolo is one of a long line of historical figures whose disability is, in a sense, overlooked.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2012

The stranger continued, "Your good Doge Dandolo had a powerful navy when he led the Venetians across the Mediterranean to conquer the islands of Candia and Cyprus."

From Rafael in Italy A Geographical Reader by McDonald, Etta Austin Blaisdell

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