Enrico Dandolo

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Enrico Dandolo was the blind and elderly but fiercely ambitious Doge of Venice who masterminded the diversion of the Fourth Crusade and the sack of Constantinople, becoming a key architect of Latin rule in the former Byzantine capital.

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Enrico Dandolo canonical 6
Doge Enrico Dandolo 2
Dandolo 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Doge of Venice
crusader
human
military leader
politician
associatedWith Latin Empire of Constantinople
linked to: Latin Empire

Republic of Venice navy
linked to: Venetian navy
birthDate c. 1107
birthPlace Venice
burialPlace Hagia Sophia
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Venice
deathDate May 1205
deathPlace Constantinople
diplomaticRole Venetian envoy to the Byzantine Empire
electedAs Doge of Venice
endTime 1205 as Doge of Venice
ethnicGroup Italian
eyeCondition blindness
familyName Dandolo
linked to: Enrico Dandolo
givenName Enrico
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
influenced decline of Byzantine power
establishment of the Latin Empire of Constantinople
knownFor diverting the Fourth Crusade to Constantinople
diverting the Fourth Crusade to Zara
expanding Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire
negotiating transport contract with crusaders
languageSpoken Latin
Venetian
legacy controversial figure in crusading history
memberOf Dandolo family
militaryRank commander of Venetian fleet
notableFor establishing Venetian influence in the Eastern Mediterranean
leadership in the Fourth Crusade
role in the sack of Constantinople in 1204
occupation diplomat
military commander
statesman
participantIn Fourth Crusade
Sack of Constantinople (1204)
Siege of Constantinople (1203)
Siege of Zara
positionHeld Doge of Venice
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
startTime 1192 as Doge of Venice
strategicGoal acquisition of ports and trade routes in the Eastern Mediterranean
strengthening Venetian maritime dominance

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Latin Empire foundedBy Enrico Dandolo
Fourth Crusade keyFigure Enrico Dandolo
Republic of Venice headOfStateTitle Doge of Venice
linked to: Enrico Dandolo
Enrico Dandolo familyName Dandolo
linked to: Enrico Dandolo
Partition of the Byzantine Empire participant Venetian Doge Enrico Dandolo
linked to: Enrico Dandolo
Latin Crusaders ledBy Enrico Dandolo
Venetian ducat introducedBy Doge Enrico Dandolo
linked to: Enrico Dandolo
Venetian ducat introducedInReignOf Enrico Dandolo
Venetian grosso introducedBy Doge Enrico Dandolo
linked to: Enrico Dandolo
Siege of Zara commander Enrico Dandolo