Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.32728/flux.2022.4.1
The Pact between Raymond della Torre, Patriarch of Aquileia, and the Commune of Venice (February 18, 1275): An Addition to Pacta Veneta 12
Josip Banić
orcid.org/0000-0001-5329-4258
; Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Faculty of Humanities
Abstract
The author edits and analyzes a pact concluded in February 1275 between Patriarch of Aquileia Raymond della Torre and Doge Lorenzo Tiepolo and the Commune of Venice. The pact is shown to be essentially a confirmation of an older treaty signed in 1254 between Patriarch Gregory of Montelongo and Doge Reniero Zeno with only a few additional articles. The pact is contextualized within the broader setting of the Patriarchate of Aquileia at the beginning of Raymond’s reign. In this pact, the Venetians readily expanded their rights and prerogatives within the Patriarchate of Aquileia with each new treaty, yet offered very little in return. The patriarchs, however, were in dire need of Venice as an ally and Venetian traders to replenish their depleted treasury, hence the willingness to sign pacts that clearly favored the Venetians.
Keywords
Venice; the Patriarchate of Aquileia; Raymond della Torre; pacts; diplomacy; 13th century
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289647
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Publication date:
30.12.2022.
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