In most countries, political and administrative power tends to

>>3312282
Venice was an Oligarchy in stagnation.

>>3312308
But how did the oligarchy manage to never have to give up any power to a non-noble faction?

>>3312313
only nobles could hold political office and most administrative and legal positions after the 1200s. there were no "non noble factions" after that except the "citizen" class of who filled the lower positions of the bureaucracy and a few other privileged positions. they were bought off with positions and the successful ones often married into the noble class, so they had no interest in revolting ever

>>3312282
>no "power behind the throne" in the form of a single office emerged
You could argue that the council of ten was that office. They were basically a cabinet for the republic in its later period.

Then again I think you're misreading the situation. It's true that the doge became weaker, but in the end that meant that he went from being a pseudo-king to a prime minister-like figure. There was no need for a different chief executive role to emerge.

>>3312637
I guess I see it as the main force of policy development shifted from the doge to the councils, whereas even in situations like Britain it seems the PM is the leader in creating new policies

>>3312640
>the PM is the leader in creating new policies
Is he? The commons and the departments always seemed very influential in policy-making to me, at least from the 18th onward.

>>3312667
It's just what it looks like from the outside, I'm not super knowledgeable on British politics