Editing Padua (section)

===Venetian rule===
[[File:Clock tower and Lion of St. Mark in Padova - just like the ones in Venice.jpg|thumb|left|Clock tower and [[Lion of St. Mark]], symbol of the [[Republic of Venice|'Most Serene Republic']]]]

Padua came under the rule of the [[Republic of Venice]] in 1405, and mostly remained that way until the [[fall of the Republic of Venice|fall of the republic]] in 1797.

There was just a brief period when the city changed hands (in 1509) during the wars of the [[War of the League of Cambrai|League of Cambrai]]. On 10 December 1508, representatives of the Papacy, France, the [[Holy Roman Empire]], and [[Ferdinand II of Aragon|Ferdinand V of Castile]] concluded the League of Cambrai against the Republic. The agreement provided for the complete dismemberment of Venice's territory in Italy and for its partition among the signatories: [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor|Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I]] of the House of Habsburg was to receive Padua in addition to Verona and other territories. In 1509 Padua was held for just a few weeks by Imperial supporters. Venetian troops quickly recovered it and successfully defended Padua during [[Siege of Padua|its siege]] by Imperial troops.

The city was governed by two Venetian nobles, a podestà for civil affairs and a captain for military affairs. Both of them were elected for sixteen months. Under these governors, the great and small councils continued to discharge municipal business and to administer the Paduan law, contained in the statutes of 1276 and 1362. The treasury was managed by two chamberlains; and every five years the Paduans sent one of their nobles to reside as [[nuncio]] in Venice, and to watch the interests of his native town.

Venice fortified Padua with new walls, built between 1507 and 1544, with a series of monumental gates.