Maurizio Galbayo (died 797 ) is the 7th Venetian Doge (764–797).
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Maurizio Galbayo
Native of Iraklei . In 775, the church of San Pietro di Castello was founded. In 778 he took his son Giovanni as co-ruler [2] .
The long reign of Maurizio Galbayo (only Francesco Foscari ruled Venice for longer) was a period of inner peace and tranquility. According to historians, Galbayo was a balanced and fair ruler and managed to keep Venice from participating in the turbulent European events of that time: the fall of the Lombard kingdom, the first military successes of Charlemagne, the growing political role of the Roman pope, the struggle of Byzantium for its colonies in Western Europe.
Notes
- ↑ http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/maurizio-galbaio_%28Dizionario_Biografico%29/
- ↑ John Norwich . History of the Republic of Venice = John Julius Norwich . A History of Venice. - N. Y. , 1982. - M .: AST, 2009 .-- S. 40. - ISBN 978-5-17-059469-6 .