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Procurators of Saint Mark

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procurators could also be created in moments of financial constraint in exchange for monetary contributions to the treasury. This amounted to the periodic sale of the prestigious title. The number of procurators fluctuated thereafter: in 1521, there were eighteen. At times, the number rose to forty.
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specifically authorize a procurator to occupy a seat on any council. Subsequently, in 1388, it was established that only one procurator for each procuracy could hold another government office. But beginning in 1569, the procurators were allowed to serve as
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with the right to vote. Apart from extraordinary embassies to foreign courts, the procurators were also relieved from the obligation incumbent upon all nobles to accept political appointments, including on the
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The effective sale of the position also made it possible for young and ambitious nobles to quickly rise to high office and to consequently exert great influence. In the sixteenth century, notably
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belonging to the most influential families and typically represented the climax of a distinguished political career, although it was often an intermediate position prior to election as doge.
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In addition to the associated public honour, the office of procurator ensured an active role in the political life of Venice: after 1453, it guaranteed a seat in the
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in 1797. Instead, the Procurators remained responsible for administering the assets of St. Mark's Basilica, under the authority of the
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in 1931. Today, there are seven procurators, with the president holding the title of First Procurator of St Mark's (
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were also specifically responsible for the construction, maintenance, and management of the public buildings around
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The first procurator was chosen by the doge. But after 1231, the procurators were elected by the
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The office of procurator of Saint Mark originated in the ninth century with a single procurator
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Piazza san Marco: istituzioni, poteri e architettura a Venezia nel primo Cinquecento
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L'Archivio di Stato di Venezia, indice generale, storico, descrittivo ed analitico
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Venetian patrician in the dress of a Procurator of Saint Mark and Knight of the
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and of investments in commercial and private real estate, in government
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Beginning in 1516, initially to aid in the economic recovery from the
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The office of Procurator of St Mark's was not abolished at the
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The position was confirmed by a royal decree issued by
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Procurator of St Mark's

Tintoretto
Venetian
Venetian Republic
doge
nobles
Church of Saint Mark
de supra
Church of Saint Mark
sestieri
San Marco
Castello
Cannaregio
San Polo
Santa Croce
Dorsoduro
War of the League of Cambrai
supernumerary
Antonio Cappello

Order of the Golden Stole
Great Council
Senate
Venetian mainland
overseas possessions
capital
bonds
securities
deposits

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