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Elite persistence in medieval Venice after the Black Death

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  • Adelaide Baronchelli
  • Roberto Ricciuti
  • Mattia Viale

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This paper studies how the plague in 1348 affected the power structure in Venice. Using data from "The Rulers of Venice, 1332-1524" dataset, we conceptualize the Venetian structure of power as a two-mode network where relevant political houses are associated with the offices in which their members were elected. Three results emerge: participation widened while capacity tightened – more houses appear in office-holding even as total offices contract, mainly at the base; the house-office network becomes denser; and re-ranking is selective rather than wholesale – the apex largely persists while some prominent houses lose ground and others move up.

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  • Adelaide Baronchelli & Roberto Ricciuti & Mattia Viale, 2025. "Elite persistence in medieval Venice after the Black Death," Rivista di storia economica, Società editrice il Mulino, issue 3, pages 307-329.
    • Handle: RePEc:mul:jrkmxm:doi:10.1410/118755:y:2025:i:3:p:307-329
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