Signoria of Venice

The older Commune of Venice was replaced by the Signoria from 1423 on, being later officially adopted in the Promissione Ducale by Cristoforo Moro (12 May 1462).

The Signoria can be thought of as the combination of the Doge and the other persons commissioned to collaborate and to rule with him.

The Signoria of Venice consisted of: The Doge (from Latin dux "leader") was the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice (until 1797) and Genoa (until 1805).

The sentence se l'è morto el Doge, non-l'è morta la Signoria (The Doge is dead, but not the Signoria) was ritually said during the ceremonies set for the death of the Doge.

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Francesco Guardi , "The audience allowed by the Doge of Venice in the hall of the Collegio in Palazzo Ducale", painting on canvas, Musée du Louvre, Paris
The governmental structure of the Venetian Republic