Venice

During the Renaissance, Venice's strong trade with both the Byzantine Empire and the Muslim world was widely due to the artwork that was produced there. The Bellinis were a strong influence on art in Venice.

In the 14th century wars were relatively common in Venice's major urban centers, and

Venice was ruled by a doge, or duke, and in 1423 a man named Francesco Fosari was named doge and ruled very aggressively, pursuing expansion to the west. The council of ten, a group of ten leaders who held ultimate power over Venice, forced him to resign his position.