One of this city's greatest annual ceremonies was created by Pope Alexander III, after the city aided his forces against those of Frederick Barbarossa.
One of this city's greatest annual ceremonies was created by Pope Alexander III, after the city aided his forces against those of Frederick Barbarossa. On Ascension Day, it was traditional for the head of state to be rowed out to sea in the official barge, known as the Bucentaur. In the presence of this city's nobility and foreign diplomats, the head of state would throw a ring into the Adriatic, symbolizing the marriage of the city to the sea. For ten points, name the city­state whose leader was called the Doge and where one is most likely to ride a gondola.
One of this city's greatest annual ceremonies was created by Pope Alexander III, after the city aided his forces against those of Frederick Barbarossa.
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