- The
Avogadori de Comùn,
literally "public prosecutors", were an
institution of the
Republic of Venice. The
Avogadori were
responsible for
taking care of...
- of
elections was the
shared responsibility of the
Council of Ten, the
Avogadori de Comùn, and the
Minor Council, to
which were
later added the auditori...
- tongue-in-ch**** act
whereby they
appointed fishermen as
doges and port
workers as
avogadori. The area was not, however,
exclusive to
socialists and was a
mixing ground...
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representing some of the
Avogadori di Común
venerating the Virgin, the
Christ and
various saints. The
three members, the
Avogadori, were the
figures who...
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could appeal their ruling by the
Criminal Council of
Forty through the
Avogadori de Comùn. By the end of 1544, the
Civil Lords of the
Night (Signori della...
-
provincial governors also
gained ex
officio admittance,
starting with the
Avogadori de Comùn in 1293 and
continuing into the 16th century, as new offices...
- toga of
black cloth with wide sleeves,
lined in red for the Savi, the
Avogadori and the
leaders of the Quarantia. The toga
became completely red for the...
- with a
disputed claim to the
patriciate were
required to
present to the
avogadori di
comun established to
adjudicate such
claims a
genealogy called a prova...
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before January 1388, when the will was
being challenged. In 1389, the
Avogadori di
Comun and the
Council of
Forty agreed with the
challengers that Alucia...
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records of
births and
marriages of the nobility. Kept and
maintained by the
Avogadori de Comùn, this was the
famous 'Golden Book' (Libro d'Oro) of the Venetian...
