The Council of Ten and the Full College constituted the inner circle of oligarchical patricians who effectively ruled the Republic of Venice.

The Council of Ten was established (1310) to police the patrician order and defend the existing regime.

Council of Ten definition: the governing council of Venice from 1310 until its overthrow in 1797, composed originally of 10 and later 17 members.

The Council of Ten was a special Venetian magistracy of ten members. Established in 1310, its task was to prosecute and punish the perpetrators and accomplices ...

Established in 1310 with the intent to preserve the peace and protect the people from abuses of power, the Council of Ten gained power throughout the early ...

five leading victors created a Council of Ten—the heads of government and their foreign ministers. But even this proved unwieldy, and since Italy and Japan ...

The Council of Ten, or simply the Ten, was one of the major governing bodies of the Republic of Venice from 1310 to 1797. Although its actions were often ...

The Council of Ten was a powerful governing body in the Venetian Republic, established in the late 14th century, which wielded significant influence over the ...

On March 18, 1618, the Collegio received Sir Henry Wotton (1568–1639), the ambassador of the King of Great Britain to the Republic of Venice, ...

Members of the Council of Ten were appointed as governors and given military responsibilities from the conquest of Marrakesh in 1147 until 1157, when 'Abd al-Mu ...