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Afterward Venice underwent many political changes, among which one of the most interesting to students of history is that of the institution of the dogeship, as hereafter related.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

The first exhibition since the Christian era was at Venice during the dogeship of Lorenzo Tiepolo, in 1268.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

A young king was making often fruitless, but always energetic, struggles to emancipate his national royalty from the trammels of the factious dogeship.

From Sybil, or the Two Nations by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

In Venice a few rich families seized all authority, and while the fame and territory of the republic were extended, its dogeship became a mere figurehead.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter

But while the institution of the dogeship brought with it a certain measure of equilibrium and security, it left the political framework in almost every other respect untouched.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)