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Venice and its story (1910)

Okey, Thomas, 1852-1935 · London, J. M. Dent ; New York, E. P. Dutton · leaf 167

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ve of the six privy councillors, twenty-fiveof the Quarantia, and two-thirds of the Great Council.Such were the chief provisions of the ipeasure which trans-formed the aristocracy into an oligarchy and created theMaggior Consiglio. It will be seen that by the second clause an avenue was left open… … N.e.RiCHCLN- doges palace SALA DEL MAGGI8R GONSIGLIO CLOSING OF THE GREAT COUNCIL loi their guidance, that only those whose paternal ancestors hadbeen members of the Great Council between 1172 and 1297should be eligible for ballot. The effect of the change wasto increase the number of the Council.…

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