Venice


 * Ruled by a doge
 * Frequently sparred with the Ottoman Empire for control of the eastern Mediterranean
 * Its ships won the Battle of Lepanto
 * Enrico Dandolo diverted the 4th Crusade to attack Constantinople
 * Dissolved by the Treaty of Campo Formio
 * Alexander VI organized the League of Cambraito to combat it
 * In the Treaty of Passarowitz, Venice gave up Morea in exchange for portions of Dalmatia
 * John the Deacon worked for the doge and wrote his chronicle