Baiamonte Tiepolo

Baiamonte Tiepolo (* in Venice ; † 1328 in Croatia ) was the grandson of Doge Lorenzo Tiepolo and great-grandson of Doge Jacopo Tiepolo . He was the leader of an uprising aimed at establishing a hereditary monarchy in Venice .

The uprising was sparked by the power struggles between the old and the new families ( case vecchie and case nuove ). The cause of the fighting was the serrata of 1297 , the so-called closing of the Great Council. With the Serrata, the right of access to the Grand Council was limited to a closed circle of noble families, new entrants were only possible in exceptional cases.

In addition to Baiamonte, the leaders of the coup attempt were his father-in-law Marco Querini and members of the Badoer family . They were supported by the Party of Popolanen that the recent election mode by acclamation the People's Assembly ( Arengo were involved) at the Dogenwahl and found themselves now excluded from participation in power. His opponent was from the family of the apostolic Gradenigo originating Doge Pietro Gradenigo .

Since the Doge had learned of the conspiracy early on, he was able to take effective precautions and completely suppress the uprising that had broken out on June 14, 1310 just a day later. Marco Querini was killed in the fighting, Badoero Badoer was captured, sentenced to death and beheaded on June 22, 1320. Baiamonte managed to negotiate favorable terms for a surrender with the Grand Council . He and others of his followers among the members of the Grand Council were exiled.

One of the many doge processions customary in Venice was set up to commemorate the uprising. Every June 15, the happily suppressed uprising was commemorated in an andata after the Church of San Vio.

The Baiamonte uprising was the last attempt by a noble family to establish a hereditary monarchy in Venice. After the uprising was put down, a court of law was set up to uphold the constitution, the Council of Ten , which was to develop into one of the most powerful constitutional organs of the republic.

literature

• Kurt Heller. Venice . Law, culture, etc. Life in the Republic 697–1797. Vienna 1999 ISBN 3-205-99042-0