He was from Malamocco.
From this moment on the doge, who had always surrounded himself with bishops and abbots, was flanked by two tribunes, elected annually; they were meant to help him in his duties, but in effect began to limit his powers.
The Venetian aristocracy had already begun to feel the need to flank the doge with someone to limit his powers: in this appointment lies the origin of what was later the Minor Council.
The two tribune-councillors helped the doge administer civil justice, but also criminal justice and this implicitly meant that
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