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	Dandolo - LoveToKnow 1911
		DANDOLO, the name of one of the most illustrious patrician families of Venice, of which the earliest recorded member was one of the electors of the first doge (A.D. The Dandolo gave to Venice four doges; of these the first and most famous was Enrico Dandolo (c.
		Enrico Dandolo's sons distinguished themselves in the public service, and his grandson Giovanni was doge from 1280 to 1289.
		Another well-known member of this family was Silvestro Dandolo (1796-1866), son of Girolamo Dandolo, who was the last admiral of the Venetian republic and died an Austrian admiral in 1847.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Dandolo (1089 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Enrico Dandolo
		Andrea Dandolo (1307-1354), a descendant of the same family, makes the statement that he was partly deprived of his sight in the services, of his country (pro salute patriae constanter resistens, visu aliqualiter obtenebratus est, "Chronic.", ed.
		Dandolo proposed the expedition against Zara (October, 1212) to the crusaders, as a way to pay off their debt to Venice.
		Dandolo by his skill and energy established the political and commercial power of Venice in the Orient.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/04619a.htm (838 words)

	Enrico Dandolo
		Andrea Dandolo (1307-1354), a descendant of the same family, makes the statement that he was partly deprived of his sight in the services, of his country (pro salute patriae constanter resistens, visu aliqualiter obtenebratus est, "Chronic.", ed.
		In 1178 Dandolo was one of the forty electors commissioned, for the first time, to elect the doge.
		Dandolo by his skill and energy established the political and commercial power of Venice in the Orient.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/d/dandolo,enrico.html (857 words)

	Enrico Dandolo Summary
		Although Enrico Dandolo held a number of public offices throughout his life, it was not until he became doge in 1192 at the age of 85 that his career acquired historical importance.
		Although Dandolo, who had personally directed all operations, was offered the crown of the new empire, he resolutely declined it, contenting himself with the enormous advantages which the conquest had brought to his city.
		Enrico Dandolo (1107?-1205) was the Doge (1192-1205) of Venice during the Fourth Crusade.
	www.bookrags.com /Enrico_Dandolo (981 words)

	Enrico Dandolo Information (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dandolo had served the Serenissima Republic in diplomatic (as ambassador to Ferrara and bailus in Constantinople) and perhaps military roles for many years.
		Although they were supposed to be sailing to Egypt, Dandolo convinced them to stop at Zara, a port city on the Adriatic that was claimed both by Venice and by the; Kingdom of Hungary.
		Dandolo agreed to go along with crusade leaders plan to place Alexius Angelus on the; throne of the Byzantine Empire in return for Byzantine support of the crusade.
	enrico-dandolo.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Enrico_Dandolo (1445 words)

	Enrico Dandolo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Enrico Dandolo (1107?-1205) was the Doge (1192-1205) of Venice during the Fourth Crusade.
		Dandolo was from a socially and politically prominent Venetian family.
		During the following years Dandolo twice went as ambassador to King William II of Sicily, and then in 1183 returned to Constantinople to negotiate the restoration of the Venetian quarter in the city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Enrico_Dandolo (628 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Enrico Dandolo
		Dandolo had served the Serenissima Republic in diplomatic (as ambassador to Ferrara and bailus in Constantinople) and perhaps military roles for many years.
		Although they were supposed to be sailing to Egypt, Dandolo convinced them to stop at Zara, a port city on the Adriatic that was claimed both by Venice and by the Kingdom of Hungary.
		Dandolo agreed to go along with crusade leaders plan to place Alexius Angelus on the throne of the Byzantine Empire in return for Byzantine support of the crusade.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Enrico_Dandolo (1112 words)

	Dandolo: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		...the guild that erected the arch for the coronation of Zilia Dandolo Priuli in 1557).
		In Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice (John Hopkins University Press, 37 pounds...examines the life of Venices most prestigious doge, Enrico Dandolo, and considers his influence on the development of the city...
		Enrico Dandolo, c.1108 1205, became doge in 1192.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/dandolo.jsp?l=D&p=1 (1508 words)

	Enrico Dandolo - Definition, explanation
		Shortly afterwards, Alexius Angelus, son of the deposed Byzantine emperor Isaac II, arrived in that city, and with Dandolo's help, convinced the leaders of the crusade to proceed to Constantinople, with the aim of placing him on the throne of the Byzantine Empire.
		Dandolo first important political roles were during the crisis years of 1171 and 1172.
		During the following years Dandolo twice went as ambassador to king William II of Sicily, and then in 1183 returned to Constantinople to negotiate the restoration of the Venetian quarter in the city.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/e/en/enrico_dandolo.php (659 words)

	Enrico Dandolo - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		Dandolo realized the only way to make use of so many ships was to send a Venetian contingent on crusade as well.
		Although they were supposed to be sailing to Egypt, he convinced them to stop at Zara, a port city on the Adriatic that was claimed both by Venice and by the Kingdom of Hungary.
		His father Vitale was a close advisor of Doge Vitale II Michiel, while an uncle, also named Enrico Dandolo, was patriarch of Grado, the highest-ranking churchman in Venice.
	www.music.us /education/E/Enrico-Dandolo.htm (776 words)

	DANDOLO - Online Information article about DANDOLO
		The Dandolo gave to Venice four doges; of these the first and most famous was Enrico Dandolo (c.
		sail in all, with the aged Dandolo himself in command.
		Adrianople (April 1205), and the emperor himself was captured and killed, the fragments of the force being saved only by Dandolo's prowess.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /DAH_DEM/DANDOLO.html (1645 words)

	Doge Enrico Dandolo
		When he became the 39th Doge of Venice on the first day of January in 1193, Enrico Dandolo was already old, blind, and burning with ambition for the republic that he now headed.
		Dandolo had served Venice in diplomatic and perhaps military roles for many years, with at least two expeditions involving the Byzantine Empire based at Constantinople.
		As Constantinople was to learn in 1203 when Dandolo appeared at the mouth of her harbor leading the awesome fleet of the Fourth Crusade, Enrico Dandolo was the wrong man to anger.
	www.boglewood.com /timeline/dandolo.html (222 words)

	Johns Hopkins University Press \| Books \| Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice
		The first full-length study devoted to Dandolo's life and times, Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice corrects the many misconceptions about him that have accumulated over the centuries, offering an accurate and incisive assessment of Dandolo's motives, abilities, and achievements as doge, as well as his role—and Venice's—in the Fourth Crusade.
		Madden also examines the means and methods by which the Dandolo family rose to prominence during the preceding century, thus illuminating medieval Venice's singular political, social, and religious environment.
		Culminating with the crisis precipitated by the failure of the Fourth Crusade, Madden's groundbreaking work reveals the extent to which Dandolo and his successors became torn between the anxieties and apprehensions of Venice's citizens and its escalating obligations as a Mediterranean power.
	www.press.jhu.edu /books/title_pages/1519.html (709 words)

	››› buch.de - bücher - Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice - Thomasf Madden
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		Between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries, Venice transformed itself from a struggling merchant commune to a powerful maritime empire that would shape events in the Mediterranean for the next four hundred years.
		This first full-length study devoted to Dandolo's life and times corrects the many misconceptions about him that have accumulated over the centuries, offering an accurate and incisive assessment of Dandolo's motives, abilities, and achievements as doge, as well as his role -- and Venice's -- in the Fourth Crusade.
	www.buch.de /buch/14003/425_enrico_dandolo_and_the_rise_of_venice.html (186 words)

	Alexius IV (Angelus) Biography - Biography.com
		He was the son of Isaac II and escaped to Italy after his father was dethroned by Alexius III.
		With the help of Pope Innocent III and Enrico Dandolo's Venetian forces, he returned to Constantinople.
		When the city fell to the crusaders (1203), he was reinstated to the throne together with his father.
	www.biography.com /search/article.jsp?aid=9180698 (86 words)

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