Obelerius and Beatus — Chronica per extensum descripta

The first decade of the 800s — mostly during the reign of the dukes Obelerius and Beatus (804–811) — were decisive years in the history of Venice.

The events of those years set Venice on a course which would last centuries, even to the end of the republic in 1797.

The brothers Obelerius and Beatus were leaders of the pro-Frankish faction in Venetian politics, and rose to power in the duchy with the deposition of dukes Giovanni and Mauricius II in 804, following the murder of patriarch Giovanni of Grado in 802.

Ten years later, Venetia was as eastern as it could be, firmly entrenched in the Byzantine sphere of interest. Also, the destruction of Heraclia caused all the leading families of Heraclia and Equilo to move to Rivoalto. Furthermore, Metamauco ceased to be the capital of the duchy, which moved to Rivoalto — modern-day Venice.

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