Pien Collegio

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Audience of the Spanish ambassador in the Sala del Collegio, 1604

The Pien Collegio (Venetian, comprehensive college) was the main executive branch of the Republic of Venice . The task of the college was to oversee the day-to-day governance and to prepare the agenda for the Venetian Senate .

The chairman of the Pien Collegio was the Doge , members of the Signoria of Venice, three members of the Quarantia (Supreme Court) and three councilors of the wise men ( savi ) with special responsibilities: the six savi del Consiglio (wise men of the council, high-ranking magistrates), the five Savi di Terraferma (wise men of the mainland, responsible for the Venetian possessions on the mainland) and the savi agli Ordini (responsible for the Venetian colonies ). As with all offices of the republic, there were strict rules for election: the members were elected by the Senate of Venice, served for a period of six months and could not be re-elected to the same office for three to six months. To ensure continuity, appointments to the office of sage have been staggered, with six-month titles beginning October 1, January 1, April 1, and July 1.

The Pien Collegio met daily under the presidency of the Doge, with the savi del Consiglio setting the agenda. The council read reports and reports, received foreign envoys, and prepared all matters to be voted on by the Senate. At its own discretion, especially in urgent cases of foreign or financial policy, the Council could instead send motions for a vote by the Council of Ten .

literature

  • Heinrich Kretschmayr : History of Venice. 3 volumes. Perthes, Gotha (reprint: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 1964; 2nd reprint of the Gotha 1920 Aalen 1986 edition, reprint of the 1st and 2nd volume oO o. J. (2010));
    • Volume 1: Until the death of Enrico Dandolo. 1905 ( General history of states. 1, 35, 1)
    • Volume 2: The Blossom. 1920 ( General history of states. 1, 35, 2)
    • Volume 3: The decline. 1934 ( General history of states. 1, 35, 3)
  • Kurt Heller: Venice. Law, culture and life in the republic. 697-1797. Böhlau, Vienna et al. 1999. ISBN 3-205-99042-0

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b David Sanderson Chambers, Jennifer Fletcher, Brian Pullan: Venice: A Documentary History, 1450-1630. University of Toronto Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-8020-8424-8 , pp. 43 .
  2. ^ Frederic Chapin Lane: Venice, A Maritime Republic . Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland 1973, ISBN 0-8018-1445-6 , pp. 256 .