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during the 17th century, the tradition-minded
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with long experience in naval affairs, although occasionally younger or less militarily experienced men were selected. During the later 17th century, the considerable expenses that the office entailed made the wealth of the candidates an important factor in their selection.
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for matters pertaining to the fleet. When deciding on issues of strategy and tactics, however, he was constrained to obey the decisions of the war council, taken by majority vote. This was convened on the flagship and comprised all the commanding officers of squadrons (the
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pay for the coverings of the rowing benches. They also received free of charge a red coat, red breeches, and a red cap. In combat the flagship took position in the centre of the
Venetian formation.
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Like all
Venetian officials, the Captain General of the Sea was answerable to the councils composing the Venetian government (such as the Great Council or the
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The post of
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1221:1296–1302 War with Byzantium
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152:Provveditore Generale da Mar
139:Provveditore Generale da Mar
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1944:Republic of Venice admirals
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1283:Second Ottoman–Venetian War
484:Wars of expansion in Italy
365:Venice, A Maritime Republic
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237:Fourth Ottoman–Venetian War
210:Second Ottoman–Venetian War
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29:Captain general of the Navy
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1305:Third Ottoman–Venetian War
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475:Venetian–Genoese wars
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1763:Madonna della Salute
1502:Savio alla Scrittura
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556:Domini di Terraferma
1939:Commanders in chief
1570:Capitano delle Navi
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734:Avogadoria de ComĂąn
83:Venetian patriciate
1697:San Carlo Borromeo
1535:Capitano del Golfo
1241:War of the Straits
1226:Adramyttion (1334)
1182:War of Saint Sabas
1130:Republic of Venice
1055:Carnival of Venice
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673:Savi del Consiglio
663:Signoria of Venice
639:promissione ducale
465:Chrysobull of 1082
430:Republic of Venice
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332:Nani Mocenigo 1935
320:Nani Mocenigo 1935
305:Nani Mocenigo 1935
278:Nani Mocenigo 1935
192:Francesco Morosini
169:War of Saint Sabas
114:galera generalizia
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228:Battle of Lepanto
224:Sebastiano Venier
129:ships of the line
95:overseas colonies
44:Battle of Lepanto
40:Sebastiano Venier
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1511:Naval ranks
1421:6 July 1697
1379:18 May 1657
1344:26 May 1646
1150:Dyrrhachium
146:Capo da Mar
1928:Categories
1890:Carlo Zeno
1830:Angelo Emo
1803:Commanders
1627:Brigantine
1426:Samothrace
1401:Morean War
1374:3 May 1657
1339:Cretan War
1192:Settepozzi
700:Patriciate
618:Government
261:References
251:Carlo Zeno
48:Tintoretto
1642:Bucentaur
1575:Almirante
1411:Oinousses
1273:Po (1431)
1160:Buthrotum
1045:Bucentaur
1018:Humanists
633:Dogaressa
533:Geography
290:Lane 1973
253:, at the
1637:Galleass
1406:Mytilene
1349:Focchies
1256:Chioggia
1073:Category
1028:Painting
838:Military
749:Auditors
611:Politics
571:Dalmatia
549:Sestieri
451:Timeline
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91:Signoria
59:Venetian
1914:Commons
1448:Matapan
1322:Lepanto
1310:Preveza
1288:Zonchio
1214:Curzola
1202:Trapani
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712:Senate
647:Concio
586:Cyprus
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544:Dogado
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882:Ranks
705:Zonta
596:Morea
591:Crete
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1124:Navy
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628:Doge
515:Fall
370:ISBN
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