The House of Correr or Corraro was a major

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family in the history of the

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. The family belonged to the

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History

Said to have originated in

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, the family moved to Venice in the 9th century and entered its Great Council during the Serrata of 1297. It is particularly notable for its clergymen, such as

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(

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), Angelo (elected

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in 1406), Angelo's nephew

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(a cardinal and one of the founders of the

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), Francesco Antonio and Gregorio. It is also notable for producing the diplomat

Pietro Correr The House of Correr or Corraro was a major patrician family in the history of the Republic of Venice. The family belonged to the Venetian nobility. History Said to have originated in Torcello, the family moved to Venice in the 9th century and ...

and the art collector

Teodoro Correr Teodoro Francesco Maria Gasparo Correr (12 December 1750, Venice - 20 February 1830, Venice) was a Venetian abbot and art collector, most notable as the founder of the Museo Correr. Life The Correr family was an old patrician family in Venice. Teo ...

- the latter left his family ''

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'' and collection to the city in 1830, forming the

Museo Correr The Museo Correr () is a museum in Venice, northern Italy. Located in St. Mark's Square, Venice, it is one of the 11 civic museums run by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia. The museum extends along the southside of the square on the upper ...

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Giuseppe Tassini Giuseppe Tassini (12 November 1827 - 22 December 1899) was an Italian historian and one of the most notable scholars of the toponymy of his birthplace of Venice. His most notable work was ''Curiosità Veneziane'', a minute toponymical study first p ...

, ''Curiosità Veneziane, note integrative e revisione a cura di Marina Crivellari Bizio, Franco Filippi, Andrea Perego'', Venezia, Filippi Editore, 2009

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p. 204-205.

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