NOTE.--_The Venetian year began on March first, whence the frequent discrepancies between the dates given by different writers. In this work every effort has been made to bring all dates under the usual reckoning._ I. Paolo Lucio Anafesto elected 697 d. 717 Seat in Heraclea. II. Marcello Tegaliano “ 717 “ 726 III. Orso Ipato “ 726 “ 737 (murdered). Seat in Malamocco. (From 737 to 742, military governors called ‘Magistri Militum.’) IV. Teodato Orso elected 742-755 (blinded and deposed). V. Galla Gaulo “ 755-756 (blinded and exiled). VI. Domenico Monegario “ 756-764 (blinded and deposed). VII. Maurizio Galbaio “ 764 d. 787 VIII. Giovanni Galbaio and his son Maurizio “ 787-804 (both deposed). IX. Obelerio with his sons Beato and Costantino “ 804 d. 811 (the father put to death as a traitor). X. Agnello Partecipazio “ 811 “ 827 Seat henceforth in Rialto. XI. Giustiniano Partecipazio “ 827 “ 829 XII. Giovanni Partecipazio I. “ 829-836 (deposed). XIII. Pietro Tradonico “ 836 d. 864 (murdered). XIV. Orso Partecipazio I. “ 864 “ 881 XV. Giovanni Partecipazio II. “ 881-888 (abdicated). XVI. Pietro Candiano I. “ 888 d. 888 (killed in battle with pirates). XVII. Pietro Tribuno “ 888 “ 912 XVIII. Orso Partecipazio II. (Badoer) “ 912-932 (abdicated and died a monk). XIX. Pietro Candiano II. “ 932 d. 939 XX. Pietro Partecipazio (Badoer) “ 939 “ 942 XXI. Pietro Candiano III. “ 942 “ 959 XXII. Pietro Candiano IV. “ 959 “ 976 (murdered). XXIII. Pietro Orseolo I. “ 976-978 (abdicated and died a monk, with the reputation of a saint). XXIV. Vital Candiano “ 978-979 (abdicated and became a monk). XXV. Tribuno Memmo “ 979 d. 991 XXVI. Pietro Orseolo II. “ 991 “ 1008 XXVII. Ottone Orseolo “ 1008-1026 (exiled to Constantinople). XXVIII. Pietro Centranigo “ 1026-1032 (driven out). XXIX.