Venice and Milan also grew wealthy and powerful, playing large roles in Italian politics and attracting many artists and writers to their gilded streets. Venice was ruled by oligarchy in the hands of its Great Council of noble families, and Milan by a strong monarchy that produced a line of powerful dukes.
Meaning of Mathias. English name. In English, the name Mathias means-gift of god. Other origins for the name Mathias include-English, Welsh, Danish.The name Mathias is most often used as a boy name or male name.
The personal name is recorded in the Greek New Testament as Matt(a)ias, later adopted into Latin as Matthias and Matthaeus; the former name was used for the apostle and the latter for the evangelist, although in most languages the two forms have come together again.ne David Mathias was christened at St. Ann's, Blackfriars, in London on June 3rd 1627. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Alan Mathew (witness), which was dated 1260, The Cambridgeshire Assize Rolls, during the reign of King Henry 111, The Frenchman, 1216 - 1272.