A Dead Senator Kept Voting in Venice for Eleven Years
Renaissance Venice

A Dead Senator Kept Voting in Venice for Eleven Years

For decades, a dead man cast binding votes in one of Europe's most powerful governments—and nobody stopped it because stopping it would have cost someone a fortune.

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VeniceMedieval EuropeRenaissancePolitical CorruptionOligarchyItalian City StatesRepublican GovernmentNoble Families

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