Agnello Participazio

Agnello or Angelo Angelo Partecipazio or Participazio († 827 ) was the 10th Doge of Venice. He was 810-827 in office. With its government, the process of disengagement of Venice from the Byzantine Empire began strengthened. Signs of re-orientation was the minting of Venetian coins with the image of Louis the Pious. He also moved its headquarters from Malamocco to Rialto.

Family

The Participazio among the tribunician families of Venice. They were rich landowners, holders of high political or military posts in Venetia, which was part of the Eastern Roman Empire until the beginning of the 9th century and who had managed to make the Byzantine office of tribune hereditary. The Partecipacio came from Eraclea in Venice and had farms, forests, vineyards and mills across the province and maintained a vast network of trading posts.

Together with the Candiano and the Orseolo it was the family Partecipazio, the most Doge of Venice, presented by 810 until the constitutional reform of 1172. Angelo was the first Doge of Venice emancipated from Byzantium. He was succeeded by his sons Giustiniano and Giovanni ( 829-836 ), which was 836 arrested and deposed and ended his life in a monastery. After almost thirty years of government by Pietro Tradonico the Partecipazio returned to the Dogenthron back: 864-881 Orso I., and finally his son Giovanni from 881 to 887 were more Doge Orso II ( 911-932 ) and his son Pietro ( 939 -942 ) from a side branch of the family, the Badoer.

Dogenamt

At the time of Angelos election, Venice was both domestic and foreign policy in a difficult situation. His predecessor in Dogenamt, Obelerio Antenoreo, had been expelled with his family, which was divided into a pro- Byzantine and pro- imperial party by the Venetians after an attempt to power - imperial sponsorship - at gunpoint on back was tearing failed. At the instigation of the Popular Assembly of the Dogensitz of Malamocco 811 was moved to Rialto and the Doge made ​​to control two tribunes to the side that had to monitor the case law of the Doges.

In the Treaty of Aachen between Byzantium and the Frankish Empire the borders of Venice were determined and adjacent areas have been determined to be privileged markets for its trade. Pro forma Venice remained from Byzantium dependent, belonged to the Exarchate of Ravenna, de facto, however, was introduced by the Treaty, the process of detachment from the Byzantine rule. How strong ties to Byzantium but still were showing the donation of significant relics by the Byzantine Emperor Leo V to the city, including that of Zacharias, for the church of San Zaccaria, one of the oldest in Venice, was built.

While the Franks wars many settlements such as Torcello, Burano or Eraclea had been destroyed and abandoned by the population. Angelo began to rebuild and promoted the repopulation. At the site of the present Ducal Palace he built a fort, from which, however, no traces remain.

Important physical measures have been taken by him, the image of Venice still shape: He was a branch of the Brenta river Prealto, regulate in such a way that he divided the island group from which the later serenissima once should develop into two groups: the Grand Canal was born. Islands he had by bridges connectors and so facilitated trade and communication of citizens.

Also Angelo Participazio undertook, despite the bad experiences of his predecessor, efforts to make the Dogenamt for Partecipazio hereditary. He first sent his eldest son Giustiniano as an ambassador to Byzantium and appointed another son, Giovanni, to the tribunes. This was appointed by the Emperor as co- regent and also received the approval of the People's Assembly. However, after returning Giustinianos from Byzantium there were scuffles the Partecipazio - sons for power and for the succession in which another family member, Agnello, and Fortunatus of Trieste, the Patriarch of Grado, involved. A conspiracy to overthrow the Dogenfamilie that he had instigated, but flew on, and Fortunatus was expelled. The aged and indecisive Doge was apparently unable to end the quarrels in the family. After another co - regent - Agnello - had been appointed, who died shortly after his arrival in Constantinople as an envoy, also died of old Doge.

A Dogenwahl did not take place, but his son Giustiniano Participazio took office.