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La Serenissima (Italian), a name for the Republic of Venice Serenissima Res Publica Poloniae (Latin) , the official Latin name of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Art, entertainment, and media
Most Serene Republic (Latin: Serenissima Respublica; Italian: Serenissima Repubblica; Polish: Najjaśniejsza Rzeczpospolita) is a title attached to a number of European states through history. By custom, the appellation "Most Serene" is an indicator of sovereignty (see also Serene Highness or Most Serene Highness for a sovereign prince).
The cry "San Marco!" is used by the military personnel of the Lagunari Regiment "Serenissima" in every official activity or ceremony, since today's lagoon soldiers of the Italian army have inherited the traditions of the "Fanti da Mar" of the Serenissima. The only equestrian order of the Republic was the Order of Saint Mark or the Doge.
The Signoria of Venice (Serenissima Signoria) was the supreme body of government of the Republic of Venice. The older Commune of Venice was replaced by the Signoria from 1423 on, being later officially adopted in the Promissione Ducale by Cristoforo Moro (12 May 1462). It constituted a center of power which included the doge's power.
Sacile: il giardino della Serenissima (the garden of the Most Serene republic of Venice) Sanremo: la città dei fiori (the city of flowers) Sesto San Giovanni: la Stalingrado d'Italia (the Stalingrad of Italy) Siena: la città del Palio (the city of the Palio) / la Pompei medievale (the medieval Pompeii)
Nippon (official, English), (日本) (official, Japanese), Nihon (alternate, more common reading of 日本 in Japanese), Yamato (大和) or Wa (倭) (historic, ancient Japan, derogatory), Ōyashima (大八洲) (meaning the country of eight great islands, historic), Cipangu/Zipangu or Gipangu (appeared in The Travels of Marco Polo in the 13th ...
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The Most Serene House of Braganza (Portuguese: Sereníssima Casa de Bragança), also known as the Brigantine dynasty (dinastia Brigantina), is a dynasty of emperors, kings, princes, and dukes of Portuguese origin which reigned in Europe and the Americas.