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Albertinus de Virga (or Albertin de Virga) was a 15th-century Venetian cartographer. Practically nothing is known of his life, save that he was probably Venetian. Virga is the author of two famous maps: 1409 portolan chart, 43 x 68 cm, covering the Mediterranean, Black Sea and Atlantic coast, and signed "A 1409 Alber...Virga me fezit in Vinexia".
The Doge of Venice (/ d oʊ dʒ / DOHJ) [2] [a] was the doge or highest role of authority within the Republic of Venice (697 CE to 1797 CE). [3] The word Doge derives from the Latin Dux, meaning "leader," and Venetian Italian for “duke”, highest official of the republic of Venice for over 1,000 years. [4]
A sign in Venetian reading "Here Venetian is also spoken" Distribution of Romance languages in Europe. Venetian is number 15. Venetian, [7] [8] also known as wider Venetian or Venetan [9] [10] (łengua vèneta [11] [ˈlenɡu̯a ˈvɛneta] or vèneto), is a Romance language spoken natively in the northeast of Italy, [12] mostly in Veneto, where most of the five million inhabitants can ...
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Marostica (Italian pronunciation: [maˈrɔstika]; Venetian: Maròstega [maˈɾɔsteɡa]), is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is mostly famous for its live chess event and for the local cherry variety.
English: This map shows the location of the major Venetian forts across the island of Crete that were built during the time of the Venetian Empire and Renaissance. Date 3 April 2012
Venetian Islands or Venetian Isles can refer to: The islands in the Venetian Lagoon, including Venice, Italy; Venetian Islands, Florida, USA; See also.
Leonardo Loredan, 75th Doge of Venice, ruled from 1501 until his death in 1521 and was a member of the Loredan family, one of the Republic's most prominent noble houses. [1] His four sons are depicted wearing the typical regalia of Venetian noblemen. The basic foundation of belonging to the patriciate was the exclusive possession of political ...