Dogaressa

Dogaressa Morosina Morosini by Tintoretto, 1590s.

Dogaressa (/ˌdɡəˈrɛsə, ˌdəˈ-/ DOH-gə-ress-ə, DOH-jə-, Italian: [doɡaˈressa], Venetian: [doɡaˈɾesa]) was the official title of the wife of the Doge of Venice. The title was unique for Venice: while the heads of the Republic of Genoa were also called Doge, the wives of the Doges of Genoa were not called Dogaressa, nor did they have such a public position.[1]