Bajamonte Tiepolo

Baiamonte Tiepolo ( Venice *, † 1328 in Croatia) was the grandson of Doge Lorenzo Tiepolo and great-grandson of Doge Jacopo Tiepolo. He was the leader of an uprising that had the goal of introducing a hereditary monarchy in Venice.

The uprising had ( vecchie case and case nuove ) from the power struggles between the old and the new families inflamed. Cause of the fighting was the serrata of 1297, called the closing of the Great Council. With the Serrata right of access had been restricted to the Great Council at a closed circle of noble families, new entries were possible only in exceptional cases.

Leader of the coup attempt were next Baiamonte whose father Marco Querini and members of the family of Badoer. They were supported by the Party of Popolanen that ( Arengo ) were involved in the Dogenwahl the previous selection mode by acclamation of the People's Assembly and the saw now excluded from participation in power. His opponent was a native of the apostolic family of Gradenigo Doge Pietro Gradenigo.

Since the Doge had early learned of the conspiracy, he was able to effectively accommodate and completely quash the uprising, which erupted on June 14, 1310, just one day later. Marco Querini was killed in the fighting, Badoero Badoer was captured, sentenced to death and beheaded on 22 June 1320. Baiamonte it to negotiate with the Grand Council of favorable conditions for surrender succeeded. He and another of his supporters among the members of the Grand Council were sent into exile.

To commemorate the uprising one of the many usual in Venice Dogenprozessionen was established. In each case, on June 15, was thought in a andata after the church of San Vio happy downcast uprising.

The uprising of the Baiamonte was the last attempt of a noble family, to enforce a hereditary monarchy in Venice. After the uprising was put down, a court has been used for compliance with the Constitution, the Council of Ten, which should evolve in the period that followed, one of the most powerful constitutional organs of the Republic.