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Jacopo or Giacomo Tiepolo ( born at ___MASK71___ and died 19 July 1249 at ___MASK71___ ) was Doge of ___MASK71___ from 6 March 1229 to 2 May 1249 . He had previously served as the first Venetian duke of Crete , and two terms as podestà in Constantinople ( 1218 - 1220 and 1224 - 1227 ). During his first term , following the capture and mysterious end of Peter of Courtenay , Tiepolo acted as " de facto " ruler of the Latin Empire , negotiating treaties on behalf of the Empire with ___MASK81___ and the Seljuk Turks . The Doge of ___MASK71___ (; all derived from Latin ', " military leader "), sometimes translated as Duke ( compare the Italian '), was the chief magistrate and leader of the Most Serene ___MASK82___ for 1 , 100 years ( 697 - 1797 ). Veneto ( or ) or Venetia ( more specifically "") is one of the twenty regions of ___MASK14___ . Its population is about five million , ranking fifth in ___MASK14___ . The region ' s capital and largest city is Venice . ___MASK71___ (; ) is a city in northeastern ___MASK14___ and the capital of the Veneto region . It is situated across a group of 117 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by bridges . These are located in the shallow Venetian Lagoon , an enclosed bay that lies between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers . Parts of ___MASK71___ are renowned for the beauty of their settings , their architecture , and artwork . The lagoon and a part of the city are listed as a World Heritage Site . Lorenzo Tiepolo ( died August 15 , 1275 ) was Doge of ___MASK71___ from 1268 until his death . An island or isle is any piece of sub - continental land that is surrounded by water . Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets , skerries , cays or keys . An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait , and a small island off the coast may be called a holm . A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago , e . g . the ___MASK75___ . Burano is an island in the Venetian Lagoon , northern ___MASK14___ ; like Venice itself , it could more correctly be called an archipelago of four islands linked by bridges . It is situated near Torcello at the northern end of the Lagoon , and is known for its lace work and brightly coloured homes . Torcello is a sparsely populated island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon , in north - eastern ___MASK14___ . It is the oldest continuously populated region of Venice , and once held the largest population of the ___MASK82___ . Francesco Dandolo ( died 1339 ) was the 52nd Doge of ___MASK71___ . He ruled from 1329 to 1339 . During his reign ___MASK71___ began its policy of extending its territory on the Italian mainland . Giovanni Soranzo ( born Burano , 1240 - died ___MASK71___ , December 31 , 1328 ) was a Venetian statesman who served as the 51st Doge of ___MASK71___ . He ascended to the position on July 13 , 1312 , and served until his death . Soranzo was a member of a noble family ; he was married to Franchesina . In 1310 his son - in - law , Niccolo ' Querini was exiled for life from ___MASK71___ for taking part in Bajamonte Tiepolo ' s conspiracy to overthrow the state . Soranzo was succeeded as Doge by Francesco Dandolo . Bajamonte Tiepolo ( died after 1329 ) was a Venetian noble , great - grandson of Doge Jacopo Tiepolo , grandson of Doge Lorenzo Tiepolo , son of Giacomo Tiepolo . Bajamonte ' s wife was the Princess of Rascia . Marco Querini , a fellow conspirator , was his father - in - law . ___MASK14___ , officially the Italian Republic , is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe . Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea , ___MASK14___ shares open land borders with ___MASK100___ , Switzerland , Austria , Slovenia , San Marino and ___MASK95___ . ___MASK14___ covers an area of and has a largely temperate seasonal climate and Mediterranean climate ; due to its shape , it is often referred to in ___MASK14___ as " lo Stivale " ( the Boot ). With 61 million inhabitants , it is the fourth most populous EU member state . The Venetian Lagoon is an enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea , in northern ___MASK14___ , in which the city of Venice is situated . Its name in the Italian and Venetian languages , ' cognate of Latin ', " lake " has provided the international name for an enclosed , shallow embayment of salt water , a lagoon .