Kingdom of Venetia (Superpowers)

The Kingdom of Venetia (Latin: Regnum Venetianum) was a monarchy in the regnal period of Eastern European history. Since its founding, it had been one of the most powerful nations in Europe, with an economy bolstered by close contact with the Roman Empire.

Venetia started from an action of the Senate to create a kingdom in the northern regions of Europe as a buffer against the nearby Confederation of Germanic kingdoms. All of the tribes and villages near the frontier of Roman Germany were united under a single chieftain. In the process of raising a kingdom, the Senate made Venetia completely dependent on commerce with Rome and gave constant support through the deployment of advisors, architects, land surveyors, and other specialists. By the end of the 8th century, some cities of Venetia relied enough on Roman grain that no king could risk opposing the empire.

Early Venetian society was de-centralized and politically feudal, although the name of a king held sway even in the peripheral provinces. The King of Venetia was closely associated with Romans, some of his subjects even believing their king to be a Roman. Since the actions of Romans and their legions went into legend among the common folk of Venetia, the association with the king helped cement his rule and discourage acts of rebellion. At the same time, land was sufficiently de-centralized in the early period that only a small fraction of the kingdom was crownland. The rest of the kingdom consisted of the lands of high lords of Venetia.

Venetia became increasingly centralized with the passage of time. The Sclavo-Latin language of Venetian spread to the countryside and took hold in cities of progressively smaller size. Lords bequeathed their lands to the king, building an administrative system modelled on Rome to take the place of the earlier feudal administration.