Doge

Doge
For other uses, see Doge (disambiguation).

Doge (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdɔːdʒe]; plural dogi or doges) is a dialectal Italian word that descends from the Latin dux (as does the English duke and the standard Italian duce and duca), meaning "leader", especially in a military context. The wife of a Doge is styled a Dogaressa.

The title of Doge was used for the elected chief of state in a number of Italian "crowned republics". The two best known such republics were Venice (where he was called a Doxe) and Genoa, which rivalled each other, and the other regional great powers, by building their historical city-states into maritime, commercial, and territorial mini-empires.

Other Italian republics to have Doges were Amalfi and the small town of Senarica.

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