ETYM It doge, dogio, for duce, duca, from Latin dux, ducis, a leader, commander. Related to Duke.
Formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa. /> Former leading magistrate of Venice or Genoa.
Chief magistrate in the ancient constitutions of Venice and Genoa. The first doge of Venice was appointed 697 with absolute power (modified 1297), and from his accession dates Venice's prominence in history. The last Venetian doge, Lodovico Manin, retired 1797 and the last Genoese doge 1804. + prikaži više