Giustiniano Participazio, Doge of Venice, Republic of Venice, Saint Mark, relics, Byzantine Empire, Angelo Participazio, Constantinople, hypatus, consul
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Learn about Giustiniano Participazio, the 11th Doge of Venice, his reign, and the significant events during his dogate, including the transfer of Saint Mark's relics.
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[...] But Giustiniano's absence had upset many things. Angelo preferred to appoint another son, Giovanni, to this position, forcing Giustiniano into exile. The two figures would eventually reconcile after this temporary falling out, and Angelo would name Giustiniano co-regent; Giovanni would attempt to rebel without success. Once this troubled period was over, a new period arrived, also of the same kind. The Patriarch of Grado, allied with Venetian nobles, also rebelled. The Patriarch and the third leader of the rebel band were never arrested. [...]
[...] Giustiniano Participazio, doge of Venice GIUSTINIANO PARTICIPAZIO I. PRESENTATION Giustiano Participazio was a doge of Venice, the eleventh of the history of the Republic of Venice. He was elected in 827. His father was Angelo Participazio. II. AT THE BEGINNING When his father was doge, Angelo Participazio, who was the 10th doge, Giustiniano was sent to Constantinople on a mission to the Byzantine Emperor Leo known as the Armenian. He had to convince the emperor to renew the ties broken between Venice and his empire. [...]
[...] Saint Mark is placed alongside Saint Theodore as the patron saint of Venice. In his honor, Giustiniano had the first body of the basilica bearing his name built, the Basilica of Saint Mark. IV. DEATH AND SUCCESSION Giustiniano not having a male heir, he had to rely on his brother Giovanni to succeed him. He had him brought back, who was in exile in Constantinople. He named him co-dux, offering him the opportunity to succeed him. And this will be the case, in 829, because Giustiniano will die in Venice. [...]
