Venetian Dalmatia
| Governorate of Dalmatia Dalmazia Veneziana Dalmasia Veneta Mletačka Dalmacija | |||||||||
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| Province of the Republic of Venice | |||||||||
| (1000) 1409–1797 | |||||||||
| Capital | Zadar | ||||||||
| Demonym | Dalmatian | ||||||||
| • Type | Governorate | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | (1000) 1409 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1797 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Croatia | ||||||||
Venetian Dalmatia (Latin: Dalmatia Veneta) refers to the territories of Dalmatia under the rule of the Republic of Venice, mainly from the 15th to the 18th centuries. Dalmatia was first sold to Venice in 1409 but Venetian Dalmatia was not fully consolidated until 1420, though Venice had already controlled a number of Dalmatian cities and islands since the year 1000 AD. It lasted until 1797, when the Republic of Venice fell to the forces of Napoleon Bonaparte and Habsburg Austria.