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Dandolo

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Dandolo , ancient Venetian family that produced four doges, many admirals, and other prominent citizens. Enrico Dandolo, c.1108-1205, became doge in 1192. He is considered the founder of the Venetian colonial empire. In the Fourth Crusade (see Crusades ) he acted to divert the Crusaders in 1202 to Zara (see Zadar ) and in 1203 to Constantinople. Though aged and blind, he commanded the fleet in the capture (1204) of Constantinople and secured for Venice the most valuable share of the spoils and of the conquered Greek territories. In 1205 he and Emperor Baldwin I of Constantinople were... Read more
Enrico Dandolo
Encyclopedia of World Biography Enrico Dandolo The Venetian doge Enrico Dandolo (ca. 1107-1205) made Venice the largest colonial power in all of Christendom. Although Enrico Dandolo held a number of public offices throughout his life, it was... Read more
Enrico Dandolo
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ...the conquest of Constantinople. As a leader of the expedition, Dandolo took the title 'Lord of the Fourth Part and a Half of the Empire...territory of the Byzantine Empire given to the Venetians. Enrico Dandolo Enrico Dandolo Enrico Dandolo Read more

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Madden, Thomas F. Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: History: Review of New Books; 3/22/2004; ; 554 words ; Madden, Thomas F. Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice Baltimore: Johns...Publication Date: September 2003 Enrico Dandolo was the doge of Venice from 1192 to...age when most men died young, Enrico Dandolo lived over ninety years and led a crusade... Read more
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Magazine article from: History Today; 11/1/2003; 700+ words ; ...of European civilisation, with over 1,000 entries. In Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice (John Hopkins University Press, 37...examines the life of Venice's most prestigious doge, Enrico Dandolo, and considers his influence on the development of the city... Read more
St Mark's Square: an imperial hippodrome? Charles Freeman offers a new theory to explain the positioning in Venice of the famous horses looted from Constantinople eight hundred years ago this month.(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: History Today; 4/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...but intransigent Venetian doge, Enrico Dandolo (doge 1192-1205), who had nursed a hatred...city was given over to the sack. How far Dandolo had worked towards this end is a subject...were among these, picked out expressly by Dandolo. At least three such sets of four horses... Read more
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Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/23/2002; ; 442 words ; ...pink exterior of this 14th-century palace gives a small hint of what awaits behind. The hotel is the former residence of Doge Dandolo and the interior is a marvel of Byzantine Venetian opulence. Minimalists should probably steer clear. The main feature is a... Read more
A Venetian 'Everyman' and his amazing tales
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Unable to live with the disgrace, one Venetian commander, Andrea Dandolo, killed himself by beating his head against his ship's mast...spent a few years writing his memoirs in comfortable captivity. Dandolo's fame died on the deck; Polo's will outlive our grandchildren... Read more
Palazzo party
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 10/15/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Venetian Shylock Doge by the name of Enrico Dandolo, who infamously had financed the Fourth...now guarding the pigeons in San Marco. Dandolo was a real prick. He came to power aged...but greedy as hell. He built the Palazzo Dandolo on the Grand Canal, and every time I pass... Read more
Jennings second in final tuneup
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/11/1992; ; 516 words ; ...Munerotto, but she was overtaken by group that included countrywoman Nadia Dandolo, Yisak, Jennings, Kenya's Susan Sirma and Ethiopia's Deratu Tulu. Yisak, Tulu, Dandolo and Jennings shortly broke away. Entering the final kilometer of the race... Read more
Milan Cross Country Race Results
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 1/6/1997; 91 words ; ...Italy, 37:08 9 Gennaro di Napoli, Italy, 37:12 10 Rachid Berradi, Morocco, 37:12 Women's 6km 1 Kutre Dulecha, Ethiopia, 21:38 2 Rose Kosgei, Kenya, 21:40 3 Jepkorir Ayaebi, Kenya, 21:43 4 Nadia Dandolo, Italy, 21:46 5 Nancy Langat, Kenya, 21:49 Read more
Results of IAAF Cross-Country Challenge Race
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 12/21/1997; 241 words ; ...Spain, 21:36 12. Ayelech Worku, Ethiopia, 21:37 13. Lydia Cheromei, Kenya, 21:43 14. Marleen Renders, Belgium, 21:43 15. Nadia Dandolo, Italy, 21:45 16. Helena Sampaio, Portugal, 21:47 17. Marina Bastos, Portugal, 21:47 18. Amanda Wright, Britain, 21:48 19... Read more
It's a Doge's life.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 10/2/2004; 700+ words ; ...have worked in the case of Doge Enrico Dandolo, who, in 1203, aged 96, was the first...the horns were nearly eaten away by Dandolo's enthusiastic successors. There was, however, much more to Doge Dandolo than mere vulgar longevity. His ability... Read more

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