Maurizio Galbaio was raised to the dogeship in 764 at a time when two tribunes were being elected annually to check the power of the doge. His predecessor had been from a pro-Lombard faction, but Maurizio was a wealthy man from pro-Byzantine Heraclea. He opposed both the strong republican faction, which supported moving towards de facto independence, and the pro-Frankish and pro-Lombard factions. He received the titles of Magister Militum per Venetiae and Consul from the Roman Emperor Leo IV...
WI Doge Galbaio being pro-Byzantine surrendered his powers to the Eastern Roman Emperor? How is that altering History? Any thoughts?
WI Doge Galbaio being pro-Byzantine surrendered his powers to the Eastern Roman Emperor? How is that altering History? Any thoughts?