Executive authority rested with a council, which was early on made up of aristocrats. As the electoral basis of government broadened, the council could be elected by the landowners, large and small. When democracy was experimented with, all citizens of a city met in regular assembly and passed laws and made significant decisions.
The Italian City States were ruled by a "Podestà", who was actually a Mayor committed to govern the city in all its administrative politic and military activities. He was chosen for that purpose exclusively among the prominent citizens of another city and ruled no longer than a year. His was invested with great powers but his action had to be approved by the City Council.
Yes, the Italian city states did make use of the seminaries to make deals with each other.
That type of ruling is called seigniory
Milan and Vince.
Some of the Italian city states that controlled trade in the 1200's were Venice, Florence, Milan, and Siena.
Milan, Venice, and Florence
City states made Italy wealthy
The three sovereign states located within the Italian peninsula are Vatican City, San Marino, and the Italian Republic. The Italian Republic is the largest of these three states with a population of 61,140,000, and the smallest is Vatican City with a population of 829.
New York City has the largest Italian population in the United States.
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Yes, the Italian city states did make use of the seminaries to make deals with each other.
The three sovereign states located within the Italian peninsula are Vatican City, San Marino, and the Italian Republic. The Italian Republic is the largest of these three states with a population of 61,140,000, and the smallest is Vatican City with a population of 829.
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by mining gold
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by mining gold