68-769: [REDACTED] Look up Venetia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Venetia may refer to: Places [ edit ] Veneto or Venetia, a modern Italian region Veneția , a tributary of the Olt River in Romania Venetia, Pennsylvania , United States, an unincorporated community 487 Venetia , an asteroid Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Venetia (Disraeli novel) , an 1837 novel by Benjamin Disraeli Venetia (Heyer novel) ,
136-589: A 1958 novel by Georgette Heyer "Venetia", a song from the album Eternal Atake by Lil Uzi Vert Other uses [ edit ] Venetia (given name) , a list of people and fictional characters HMS Venetia , a British Royal Navy destroyer launched in 1917 and sunk in 1940 USS Venetia , a steam yacht leased by the U.S. during World War I Venetia Diamond Mine , South Africa's largest producer of diamonds See also [ edit ] Venetia et Histria , an Augustan region of ancient Roman Italy Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia (1815–1866),
204-589: A 1958 novel by Georgette Heyer "Venetia", a song from the album Eternal Atake by Lil Uzi Vert Other uses [ edit ] Venetia (given name) , a list of people and fictional characters HMS Venetia , a British Royal Navy destroyer launched in 1917 and sunk in 1940 USS Venetia , a steam yacht leased by the U.S. during World War I Venetia Diamond Mine , South Africa's largest producer of diamonds See also [ edit ] Venetia et Histria , an Augustan region of ancient Roman Italy Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia (1815–1866),
272-533: A crown land in the Austrian Empire Veneția de Jos and Veneția de Sus, villages in Părău Commune, Brașov County, Romania Venice (disambiguation) Veneti (disambiguation) Venetian (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Venetia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
340-412: A crown land in the Austrian Empire Veneția de Jos and Veneția de Sus, villages in Părău Commune, Brașov County, Romania Venice (disambiguation) Veneti (disambiguation) Venetian (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Venetia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
408-619: A system of canals and dykes . Fish ponds have been created there as well. The delta and the lagoon are a stopping-point for migratory birds . Veneto's morphology is characterised by its: The climate changes significantly from one area to another: while it is continental on the plains, it is milder along the Adriatic coast; around the Lake Garda and in the hilly areas. The lowlands are often covered by thick fog, in winter; precipitations that are scarce – 750 mm per year – close to
476-412: Is Liga Veneta , a founding component of Lega Nord . The current President of Veneto is Luca Zaia ( Liga Veneta – Lega Nord ), re-elected in 2020 with 76.8% of the vote. An autonomy referendum took place in 2017: 57.2% of Venetians turned out, 98.1% voting "yes" to "further forms and special conditions of autonomy". Having been for a long period in history a land of mass emigration, Veneto
544-556: Is also the head of the Regional Government . Legislative power is exerted by the Regional Council , the local parliament. The Statute (i.e. the law establishing and regulating the regional institution, which was first promulgated on 22 May 1971), uses the term "people" for Venetians, but, like in the case of Sardinians , this is not a legal recognition of any differences from other Italian citizens. Moreover,
612-579: Is bordered to the east by Friuli-Venezia Giulia , to the south by Emilia-Romagna , to the west by Lombardy and to the north by Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol . In its northernmost corner it also borders Austria . The north–south extension of Veneto is 210 km (130 mi) from the Austrian border to the mouth of the River Po . By area, 29% of its surface is mountainous ( Carnic Alps , eastern Dolomites and Venetian Prealps ). The highest massif in
680-547: Is divided into the Metropolitan City of Venice and 6 provinces and also divided in 581 municipalities. Of the seven provinces of the region, the Province of Padua is the most populous and has the greatest density, with 424. 81 persons per km , reaching 2268. 58 in the city of Padua . In contrast the capital city, Venice, has a moderate density of 646. 71. The province of least density is Belluno (58. 08), which
748-510: Is the largest in area and the most mountainous. The region has about 4.8 million inhabitants, ranking Veneto as the fifth most populated region in Italy. Veneto has one of the highest population densities among the Italian regions (265 inhabitants per km in 2008). This is particularly true in the provinces of Padua , Venice and Treviso , where the inhabitants per km are above 300. Belluno
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#1732766099597816-401: Is the least densely populated province, with 57 inhabitants per km . Like the other regions of Northern Italy and Central Italy , though with a certain time lag, Veneto has been experiencing a phase of very slow population growth caused by the dramatic fall in fertility. The overall population has so far been increasing – though only slightly – due to the net immigration started at the end of
884-432: Is today one of the greatest immigrant-receiving regions in the country, with 487,493 foreigners (9.9% of the regional population; January 2018), notably including Romanians (25.2%), Moroccans (9.3%), Chinese (7.1%), Moldovans (7.0%) and Albanians (6.9%). Veneto is the 8th largest region in Italy, with a total area of 18,398.9 km (7,103.9 sq mi). It is located in the north-eastern part of Italy and
952-679: The Lex Pompeia de Transpadanis . Later in 49 BC, by the Lex Roscia granted full Roman citizenship to the Veneti. The Via Claudia would be completed in AD 46 to connected Altinum, Tarvisium (modern Treviso), Feltria (modern Feltre ), and Tridentum (modern Trento). From Tridentum it continued northwards to Pons Drusus and further to Augusta Vindelicorum (modern Augsburg ), and southwards from Trento to Verona and Mutina (modern Modena ). After
1020-563: The Via Postumia was completed connecting Aquileia to Genoa . In 131 BC, the Via Annia joined Adria to Patavium (modern Padua ) to Altinum to Concordia to Aquileia. The Roman Republic gradually transformed its alliance with the Veneti into a relationship of dominance. After the 91 BC Italic rebellion, the cities of the Veneti, together with the rest of Transpadania , were granted partial rights of Roman citizenship according to
1088-483: The Battle of Cannae (216 BC). In 181 BC a Roman triumvirate of Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica , Caius Flaminius , and Lucius Manlius Acidinus founded a Latin colony at Aquileia as a base to protect the territory of the Veneti from incursions of the hostile Carni and Histri . From then on, Roman influence over the area increased. In 169 BC 1,500 more colonising families were sent by Rome to Aquileia. In 148 BC
1156-554: The Battle of Philippi (42 BC) ended the Roman Civil War , the lands of the Veneti, together with the rest of Cisalpine Gaul , ceased to be a province. Between 8 and 6 BC, Augustus reorganized Italia into 11 regions. The territory of modern Veneto along with Istria , modern Friuli and Trentino-Alto Adige and eastern Lombardy (including its cities of Mantua , Cremona , Brescia , and Sondrio ) became Region X ( Venetia et Histria ). Aquileia, although not officially
1224-769: The First World War on the side of the France and the United Kingdom , after extricating itself from its alliance with Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire . Veneto became a major battlefront. After the Italians suffered an enormous defeat at Caporetto in November 1917, the combined Austro-Hungarian and German forces advanced almost unhindered through Veneto towards Venice until reaching
1292-739: The Italian Social Republic , while the province of Belluno was part of the Prealpine Operations Zone . Many towns in the region were bombed by the Allies during the Second World War. The most hit were Treviso and Vicenza, as well as the industrial area around Marghera . Veneto is a semi-presidential representative democracy . The President of Veneto , colloquially nicknamed Governor or even Doge in remembrance of Venice's traditional head of state,
1360-719: The Lombard League ) was formed among the Venetian cities such as Padua, Treviso, Vicenza, and Verona with other cities of Northern Italy to assert their rights against the Holy Roman Emperor . The Second Treaty of Constance in 1183 confirmed the Peace of Venice of 1177 in which the cities agreed to remain part of the Empire as long as their jurisdiction over their own territories was not infringed upon. The league
1428-527: The Monti Lessini chain in the province of Verona , has an explored depth of 985 m (3,232 ft), being the deepest cave in Italy. Fossil deposits are also abundant there. The Po Valley , covering 57% of Veneto, extends from the mountains to the Adriatic sea , broken only by some low hills: Euganean Hills , Berici Hills Colli Asolani and Montello , which constitute the remaining 14% of
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#17327660995971496-713: The Piave River. The Battle of the Piave River prevented their troops from advancing further and was celebrated in La Leggenda del Piave . Between 24 October and 3 November 1918, Italy launched the decisive Battle of Vittorio Veneto . The battle's outcome assured Italy's victory. The Armistice of Villa Giusti which ended warfare between Italy and Austria-Hungary in World War I , was signed at Villa Giusti near Padua. Between 1943 and 1945, Veneto belonged to
1564-701: The Roman Rite replaced the Aquileian Rite . By the 6th century the bishop of Aquileia claimed the title of patriarch . Rejection of the Second Council of Constantinople (553) led to a schism wherein the bishops of Aquileia , Liguria , Aemilia , Milan and of the Istrian peninsula all refused to condemn the Three Chapters leading to the churches of Veneto to break communion with
1632-518: The Siege of Venice ended. The Austrian imperial government was unpopular among upper and middle classes because of Metternich 's anti- liberal politics, turned by Emperor Franz Joseph into neo-absolutism after 1848, and for not granting Lombardo–Venetia any real autonomy (it was considered less than a puppet state ). At the same time, it was appreciated for the efficient and honest administration, especially among lower classes, after 1848–1849 there
1700-478: The Statute of Veneto has referred to the region's citizens as "the Venetian people". Article 1 defines Veneto as an "autonomous Region", "constituted by the Venetian people and the lands of the provinces of Belluno, Padua, Rovigo, Treviso, Venice, Verona and Vicenza", while maintaining "bonds with Venetians in the world". Article 2 sets forth the principle of the "self-government of the Venetian people" and mandates
1768-633: The Treaty of Campoformio signed on 17 October 1797, part of the Venetian mainland was handed over to Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire and a western part was annexed to the French backed Cisalpine Republic . The territory soon reverted to Napoleon in 1801. In 1805–1806, Veneto was conquered by Napoleon's armies and included in the Kingdom of Italy . During 1809, the region revolted against
1836-728: The Veneti (often called the Palaeoveneti ) came from Paphlagonia in Anatolia at the time of the Fall of Troy (12th century BC), led by prince Antenor , a comrade of Aeneas . Other historians link Venetic origins with Celts . In the 7th–6th centuries BC the local populations of Veneto entered into contact with the Etruscans and the Greeks . Venetic culture reached a high point during
1904-597: The Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy , located in the north-east of the country . It is the fourth most populous region in Italy, with a population of about five million. Venice is the region's capital and the largest city. Veneto was part of the Roman Empire until the 5th century AD. Later, after a feudal period , it was part of the Republic of Venice until 1797. Venice ruled for centuries over one of
1972-1100: The Venetian Republic enjoyed 1100 years of uninterrupted influence throughout the Mediterranean . By the 16th century, the Venetian Republic dominated Veneto, Friuli , parts of Lombardy and Romagna , Istria , Dalmatia , the Ionian Islands of Corfu, Cefalonia, Ithaca and Zante. From the 13th to 17th centuries, it held the island of Crete and from the mid-15th to mid-16th century, the island of Cyprus . Venetian mainland holdings led to Venetian involvement in European and in particular, Italian politics. Cities had to be fortified, two impressive examples are Nafplio in Peloponnese and Palmanova in Friuli. The wise rule and prosperity brought by
2040-658: The river Po , but are more abundant – from 750 to 1100 mm per year – at higher altitudes; the highest values – up to 3200 mm per year – are recorded in the Bellunese Prealps, near Mount Pasubio and on the Asiago plateau . Between the 2nd and 1st millennium BC, the region was inhabited by the Euganei . According to ancient historians, who perhaps wanted to link Venetic origins to legend of Roman origins in Troy ,
2108-534: The "Serenissima" (most serene republic) made the cities of the terra firma willing subjects. Eastern Islands served as useful ports for Venetian shipping. However, as the Ottoman Empire grew more powerful and aggressive, Venice was often put on the defensive. Ottoman control of the eastern Mediterranean and the discoveries of sea routes to Asia around Africa and of the Americas had a debilitating effect on
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2176-485: The 1848 First Italian War of Independence , Venetia rose against the central Austrian government, forming the Republic of San Marco , which lasted 17 months. It asked to be annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia to form an Italian confederation against Austria, then using the Italian tricolour in its flag, but, after the other Italian states left the war (May 1848) and Sardinia surrendered (August 1848, then March 1849), Venetia stood alone. It surrendered on 24 August 1849, when
2244-510: The 1970s and 1980s, demanding more autonomy, a special statute or even independence, and promoting Venetian culture, language and history. This is the political background in which the Liga Veneta was launched in 1980. Other regionalist/nationalist groupings, including Liga Veneta Repubblica , North-East Project and the avowed separatist Veneto State , Venetian Independence and Plebiscito.eu , emerged but they have never touched
2312-410: The 1980s, after more than 20 years of massive exodus from the poorer areas of the region. Nearly 3 million Venetians left their country between 1861 and 1961 to escape poverty. Many emigrated to Brazil and Argentina . After World War II , they moved to other European countries. In 2008, there were 260,849 Venetian citizens living outside of Italy (5.4% of the region's population), the largest number
2380-707: The 3rd century BC, the Veneti , together with the Cenomani Celts on their western border, sided with the Romans , as Rome expanded and struggled against the Insubres and Boii ( Celts ). During the Second Punic War (218 – 202 BC), the Veneti even sent a contingent of soldiers to fight alongside the Romans against Hannibal and the invading Carthaginians. These Venetians were among those slaughtered at
2448-458: The 4th century BC. These ancient Veneti spoke Venetic , an Indo-European language akin to, but distinct from Latin and the other Italic languages . Meanwhile, the Veneti prospered through their trade in amber and breeding of horses. Este , Padua , Oderzo , Adria , Vicenza , Verona , and Altino became centres of Venetic culture. Over time, the Veneti began to adopt the dress and certain other customs of their Celtic neighbours. During
2516-750: The Dolomites is the Marmolada -massif at 3,342 m (10,965 ft). Other dolomitic peaks are the Tre Cime di Lavaredo and the Pale di San Martino . The Venetian Prealps are not as high and range between 700 m (2,300 ft) and 2,200 m (7,200 ft). A distinctive landmark of the Pre-alps are the cave formations, including chasms and sink holes; the Spluta Della Preta , situated in
2584-725: The French-Italian rule, supporting the advancing Austrian troops during the War of the Fifth Coalition . It was mainly a peasant revolt, less organised than the nearby Andreas Hofer 's revolt, while urban national guard troops fought on the French-Italian side. After the Congress of Vienna , 1814–1815, Venetia was the eastern half of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia , a separate kingdom of the Austrian Empire . During
2652-512: The Huns devastated the area. Attila laid siege to Aquileia and turned it into a ruin in 452 AD. Many of the mainland inhabitants sought protection in the nearby lagoons which would become Grado in the east and Venice more to the west. On the heels of the Huns came the Ostrogoths who not only invaded, but also settled down in the region, especially near Treviso where the penultimate king Totila
2720-594: The Region to "promote the historical identity of the Venetian people and civilisation". Despite these affirmations, approved by the Italian Parliament , Veneto is not among the autonomous regions with special statute , unlike its north-eastern and north-western neighbours, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol respectively. Veneto is home to a notable nationalist movement, known as Venetian nationalism or Venetism. The region's largest party
2788-455: The Venetian economy. In 1797, Napoleon invaded the territory of the Venetian Republic . Overwhelmed by more powerful forces, Doge Ludovico Manin resigned and retired to his villa at Passariano in Friuli and the thousand year old Republic disappeared as an independent state . This proved very unpopular in the mainland cities where sympathies were strong with the Republic of Venice. By
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2856-463: The Venetian origin of their inhabitants. In recent years, people of Venetian descent from Brazil and Argentina have been migrating to Italy. Due to the impressive economic growth of the last two decades, Veneto has turned into a land of immigration and has been attracting more and more immigrants since the 1990s. In 2008, the Italian national institute of statistics ISTAT estimated that 403,985 foreign-born immigrants live in Veneto, equal to 8.3% of
2924-421: The Venetian population sought refuge on some of the isolated and unoccupied islands in the lagoon, from which the city of Venetiae or Venice was born. After a period of Byzantine domination in 8th century, Venice became an independent maritime Republic ruled by its elected doge . The Republic became a commercial superpower and its influence lasted through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance . In fact,
2992-426: The capital was the chief municipium of the region. Meanwhile, under the Pax Romana , Patavium developed into one of the most important cities of northern Italy. Other Venetic cities such as Opitergium (modern Oderzo ), Tarvisium, Feltria, Vicetia (modern Vicenza), Ateste (modern Este), and Altinum (modern Altino) adopted the Latin language and the culture of Rome. By the end of the 1st century AD Latin had displaced
3060-442: The division of Veneto from Friuli. The invasion provoked another wave of migration from the mainland to the Byzantine controlled coast and islands. In 643 AD the Lombards conquered the Byzantine base at Oderzo and took possession of practically all of Veneto (and Friuli) except for Venice and Grado. The 36 Lombard duchies included the Venetian cities of Ceneda , Treviso, Verona, and Vicenza. A reminder of Lombard rule can be seen in
3128-505: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up Venetia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Venetia may refer to: Places [ edit ] Veneto or Venetia, a modern Italian region Veneția , a tributary of the Olt River in Romania Venetia, Pennsylvania , United States, an unincorporated community 487 Venetia , an asteroid Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Venetia (Disraeli novel) , an 1837 novel by Benjamin Disraeli Venetia (Heyer novel) ,
3196-478: The largest and richest maritime republics and trade empires in the world. After the Napoleonic Wars and the Congress of Vienna , the former Republic was combined with Lombardy and re-annexed to the Austrian Empire as the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia , until that was merged with the Kingdom of Italy in 1866, as a result of the Third Italian War of Independence and of a plebiscite . Besides Italian , most inhabitants also speak Venetian . Since 1971,
3264-440: The largest lake in Italy, Lake Garda , belongs to Veneto. The coastline covers approximately 200 km (120 mi), of which 100 km (62 mi) are beaches. The coasts of the Adriatic Sea are characterised by the Venetian Lagoon , a flat terrain with ponds, marshes and islands. The Po Delta to the south features sandbars and dunes along the coastline. The inland portion contains cultivable land recently reclaimed by
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3468-412: The original Venetic language . In 166 AD the Quadi and Marcomanni invaded Venetia. It was the beginning of many barbarian invasions. Marcus Aurelius retaining the regions of Italia , superimposed another layer of administration by ascribing Regions X and XI to the district of Transpadana under a iuridicus . The end of the 3rd c. brought further administrative changes when Diocletian abolished
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#17327660995973536-407: The place names beginning with the word Farra . By the middle of the 8th century, the Franks had assumed political control of the region and the mainland of Veneto became part of the Carolingian Empire . Though politically dominant, these Germanic invaders were gradually absorbed into the Venetian population over the centuries. In the late 9th century, Berengar , Margrave of the March of Friuli
3604-539: The popularity of Liga Veneta, which was a founding member of Lega Nord in 1991. Venetian Independence and other alike groups have been long proposing a referendum on the independence of Veneto from Italy . After the Regional Council approved a resolution on self-determination (with an explicit reference to a referendum) in November 2012, a referendum bill was proposed in April 2013. Plebiscite 2013 organised an online referendum , with no official recognition, for 16–21 March 2014. According to organisers, turnout
3672-501: The region is not granted a form of autonomy comparable to that of neighbouring Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol . This is the reason why many municipalities have held referendums in order to be united to these regions. Traditionally a very Catholic region, Veneto was once the heartland of Christian Democracy , which won a record 60.5% of the vote in the 1948 general election , polled above 50% in each and every general and regional election until 1983 and governed
3740-457: The region since its establishment in 1970 to 1994. After that, Veneto has been a stronghold of the centre-right coalition , which has governed the region since 1995, first under President Giancarlo Galan ( Forza Italia / The People of Freedom ) and, since 2010, Luca Zaia ( Liga Veneta – Lega Nord ). In the 2020 regional election Liga Veneta–Lega Nord won a combined 61.5% of the vote (sum of party list and Zaia's personal list), followed by
3808-416: The regions and districts and established provinciae . Thus, Region X ( Venetia et Histria ) became Province VIII ( Venetia et Histria ), being enlarged in the west up to the Adda River governed by a corrector until 363 and from 368 to 373 by a consularius seated at Aquileia. Venetia et Histria remained one of the 16 Provinces of Italy in the 5th century when both Alaric the Goth and then Attila and
3876-422: The territory. The plain itself is subdivided into the higher plain (gravel-strewn and not very fertile) and the lower plain (rich in water sources and arable terrain). The lower plain is both a mainstay of agricultural production and the most populated part of the region. Several rivers flow through the region: the Po , Adige , Brenta , Bacchiglione , Livenza , Piave , and Tagliamento . The eastern shore of
3944-425: The three main Italian parties of the time, the Democratic Party (11.9%), the Brothers of Italy (9.6%) and Forza Italia (3.6%). According to Robert D. Putnam , the "institutional performance" of Veneto's regional government is higher than average in Italy and Veneto belongs to the "civic North". Venetian nationalism is a regionalist/nationalist political movement which gained prominence in Veneto during
4012-405: The total regional population. Veneto converted to Christianity during Roman rule. The region venerates as its patrons the 2nd-century bishop St. Hermagoras and his deacon St. Fortunatus, both of Aquileia and both martyrs. Aquileia became the metropolitan see of Venetia. Aquileia had its own liturgical rites which were used throughout the dioceses of Veneto until the later Middle Ages when
4080-408: The wars ended, the Treaty of Vienna ceded the region to neutral France, but left the fortresses under Austrian control for a time. Following protests, the Austrians left and the French ceded it to Italy on 20 October. A referendum – where only 30% of the adult population voted as was custom in the period, and did so under government pressure – was held on 21–22 October and ratified the handover. There
4148-434: The world. Many settled down in South America, especially in Brazil ; others in Australia , Canada , and the United States of America . After the Second World War , many Venetians emigrated to Western European countries. In many of these places, their descendants have maintained the use of their ancestral Venetian dialects. Those who remained in Veneto would experience the turmoil of two World Wars . In 1915, Italy entered
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#17327660995974216-433: Was elected king of Italy. Under his tumultuous reign, the March of Friuli was absorbed into the March of Verona so that Verona's territory contained a large portion of Roman Venetia. In the 10th century, the mainland of Veneto, after suffering raids from the Magyars and the Slavs , was incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire . Gradually, the communes of the mainland grew in power and wealth. In 1167 an alliance (called
4284-424: Was 63.2% (2.36 million voters) and 89.1% of participants (56.6 of all eligible voters) voted yes. Several news sources, however, contested these results, saying that participants were at most 135,000 (3.6% of eligible voters) based on public independent web traffic statistics. On 22 October 2017 an official autonomy referendum took place in Veneto: 57.2% of Venetians participated and 98.1% voted "yes". Veneto
4352-415: Was a 99.99% majority for Italy. During the fascist era , due to the nationalist policy the Venetian language, as other local languages, was banned in public spaces. Due to uneven economic development reducing many to poverty, the 19th century and the first half of the 20th became a period of emigration. Millions of Venetians left their homes and their native land to seek opportunities in other parts of
4420-420: Was born. During the mid-6th century, Justinian reconquered Venetia for the Eastern Roman Empire . An Exarch was established at Ravenna while a military tribune was set up in Oderzo. Greek-Byzantine rule did not last long. Starting in 568 AD, the Lombards crossed the Julian Alps . These invaders subdivided the territory of Venetia into numerous feuds ruled by Germanic dukes and counts, essentially creating
4488-416: Was dissolved at the death of Emperor Frederick II in 1250. This period also witnessed the founding of the second oldest university in Italy, the University of Padua founded in 1222. Around this time, Padua also served as home to St. Anthony , the beloved Saint called simply "il Santo" ("the Saint") by the inhabitants of the town. As the barbarians were interested in the wealth of the mainland, part of
4556-427: Was found in Brazil, with 57,052 Venetians, followed by Switzerland , with 38,320, and Argentina , with 31,823. There are several million people of Venetian descent around the world, particularly in Brazil, in the states of Rio Grande do Sul , Santa Catarina and Paraná . Local names in Southern Brazil such as Nova Schio, Nova Bassano , Nova Bréscia , Nova Treviso, Nova Veneza , Nova Pádua and Monteberico indicate
4624-434: Was no revolt against the Austrian rule. Venetia remained under Austrian control until the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, when the Kingdom of Italy joined on the Prussian side and was promised Venetia in exchange for its assistance. Austria offered to sell Venetia to Italy, but the Italians refused, seeing it as a dishonourable act. This caused another southern front for Austria, the Third Italian War of Independence . Once
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