Domenico Flabanico

Domenico Flabanico († 1043 ) was the 29th Doge of Venice. He reigned from 1032 to 1043.

Before Flabanico took office, prevailed in Venice chaotic states. After the expulsion of its predecessor Centranigo and his escape to Constantinople Opel, tried the remote Orseolo who pursued their aim of installing a hereditary monarchy with persistence to get back to take possession of their posts. But they were met with the resistance of Conrad II, who supported the opposition in Venice to escape the influence of Byzantium historically developed with the aim of Venice.

After Centranigo after the Dogensitz was practically deserted for a year, 1032 was Domenico Flabanico, the leader of the opposition party, was elected.

The Dogenamt

Under Flabanico, who was from arengho, the General Assembly of Venetian citizens, support, paving the way for Venice Constitution were asked which of a closed group of noble family secured the rule and the Republic itself, a unique European stability. The Doges were set aside two consultants who consiglieri, a first indication for the initiation of a process that eventually ended in the complete overthrow of the Doge when he - under the Constitution - only a powerless, albeit glamorous Repräsentionsfigur was. It was formed in addition to the arengho of consiglio minore, nucleus of the later body of pregadi or the Senate.

Under Flabanicos skillful policy eased social tensions and power struggles among the parties. In foreign policy, the city experienced, apart from the cooling of relations with Byzantium, a time of peace.