What is Republic of Venice?
[[File:Flag of Most Serene Republic of Venice.svg|thumbnail|150px|The flag of the Republic of Venice.]] The '''Most Serene Republic of Venice''' ({{lang-it|Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia}}, {{lang-vec|Serenísima Repúblega de Venèsia}}), was a state where modern [[Venice]] is now. It existed for one thousand one hundred years, from the late [[7th century]] until the late [[18th century]] ([[1797]], when it was conquered by [[Napoleon]]). It was an great economic and trading power which was ruled by a leader called the [[Doge]]. [[File:Repubblica Venezia espansione in Terraferma.png|thumb|center|500px|The Republic of Venice in the XVI century (in light blue)]] Venice was, at its height, the most powerful trading state in Europe. It was based in the [[lagoon]] communities of the historically prosperous city of Venice. It held property in many places. This property was known as the ''Stato da Màr''. There were conflicts with the [[Catholic Church]] in [[Rome]], and with [[Austria]]. War with their enemies brought the plague in 1630. In 16 months 50,000 people died in Venice, one third of the population. War with [[Turkish people|Turkish]] [[Piracy|pirates]] drained their strength. In 1714 the Turks declared was on Venice, and captured islands of the [[Peloponnese]] which had belonged to Venice. The Republic of Venice declined in the 18th century.<ref>Chambers, D.S. 1970. ''The Imperial Age of Venice, 1380-1580''. London: Thames & Hudson.</ref><ref>Ferraro, Joanne M. 2012. ''Venice: history of the Floating City''. Cambridge University Press.</ref> [[File:Coat of arms of Republic of Venice.svg|thumbnail|150px|The coat of arms of the Republic of Venice.]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Former city-states]] [[Category:7th-century establishments]] [[Category:Venice]] [[Category:Establishments in Italy]] [[Category:Disestablishments in Italy]] [[Category:1790s disestablishments in Europe]]