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The Venetian Republic (1); Its Rise, Its Growth, and Its Fall 421-1797
The Venetian Republic Its Rise Its Growth and Its Fall 4211797 - 1 Author:William Carew Hazlitt Volume: 1 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1900 Original Publisher: A. and C. Black Subjects: Venice (Italy) History / Europe / Italy Travel / Europe / Italy Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the Gen... more »eral Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III A. d. 787-809 Excesses of Galbaio II. -- Association oŁ his Son Maurizio (Galbaio III.), 796 -- Murder of the Patriarch of Grado -- Profound Sensation throughout Venice -- Conspiracy of the Antenori and others against the Galbaii -- Civil War -- The Antenori Faction invokes the Aid of the Franks -- Banishment of the Galbaii, and Elevation of Obelerio di Antenori to the Throne (804) -- Association of his Brother Beato -- Internal Dissensions -- Destruction of Heraclia -- Co-operation of Venice with the Greeks in the Siege of Commacchio -- Failure of that Undertaking -- First Venetian Embassy to Constantinople -- Disagreements in the Family of Antenori -- Association of Valentino di Antenori (808) -- Pepin solicits the Assistance of the Republic -- The Venetians decline to accede to his Proposal -- Exile of the Antenori -- Pepin declares War against Venice -- The Franks attack the Islands with a Fleet -- Their complete Discomfiture (809). Galbaio The Second possessed not that wisdom1 which had in so marked a degree distinguished the late Doge, and a systematic course of gross misconduct gradually estranged from him the affections of the people. Galbaio was licentious, profligate, and cruel; and while he wanted that commanding genius which sometimes makes great rulers of bad men, he was destitute of the milder virtues by which men of more moderate capacity may win confidence and favour. Nine years of oppression were not only insufficient, how« less