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The Valmarana family is an aristocratic family in Vicenza, one branch of which also held
''Repertorio genealogico delle famiglie confermate nobili e dei titolati nobili esistenti nelle Provincie Venete''
Vol. 2, Venezia, Tipografia di Alvisopoli, 1830, pp. 341-343. On 30 April 1540
Dizionario storico-portatile di tutte le venete patrizie famiglie
Giuseppe Bettinelli, 1780, pp. 154-155.{{in lang, it John Temple-Leader
''Libro dei nobili veneti ora per la prima volta messo in luce''
Firenze, Tipografia delle Murate, 1866, p. 85. This made them one of the 'Case fatte per soldo' (houses whose patrician position was achieved through money). Another line of the family did not join the Venetian patricians but did still sit in the Noble Council in Vicenza itself. Under the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia both branches were granted noble status and the rank of count of the Austrian Empire by Sovereign Resolutions on 18 December 1817, 11 March 1820 and 13 March 1825.
Villa Barchessa Valmarana, Mira
* Villa Valmarana in Vigardolo di
The Valmarana family is an aristocratic family in Vicenza, one branch of which also held Venetian
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patrician status. Its motto was "Plus Ultra" (Further). They were named after the village of Valmarana (now part of Altavilla Vicentina) in the Berici Hills The Berici Hills ('Colli Berici') are a group of hills, a special formation in the alluvial plain on which stands Vicenza, originated on the bottom of an ancient sea over at least a hundred million years. Important for the top area is the Monte Beri ...
, where they held fiefs from the bishop of Vicenza. Antonio Canova, Giovanni Mantese, ''I castelli medioevali del Vicentino'', Vicenza, Accademia Olimpica, 1979, p. 76, ..
History
According to legend, the family was descended from the ancient Roman Maria gens. In 1031 they were made counts by Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor. Francesco Schröeder''Repertorio genealogico delle famiglie confermate nobili e dei titolati nobili esistenti nelle Provincie Venete''
Vol. 2, Venezia, Tipografia di Alvisopoli, 1830, pp. 341-343. On 30 April 1540
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V, french: Charles Quint, it, Carlo V, nl, Karel V, ca, Carles V, la, Carolus V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain (Crown of Castile, Castil ...
issued a special diploma making them counts palatine of Nogara.
Their title of count was also recognised by the Republic of Venice. In 1659 the family branch led by the brothers Triffone, Stefano and Benedetto was given Venetian patrician status after they paid 100,000 ducat
The ducat () coin was used as a trade coin in Europe from the later Middle Ages from the 13th to 19th centuries. Its most familiar version, the gold ducat or sequin containing around of 98.6% fine gold, originated in Venice in 1284 and gained wi ...
s to help fund the Cretan WarDizionario storico-portatile di tutte le venete patrizie famiglie
Giuseppe Bettinelli, 1780, pp. 154-155.{{in lang, it John Temple-Leader
''Libro dei nobili veneti ora per la prima volta messo in luce''
Firenze, Tipografia delle Murate, 1866, p. 85. This made them one of the 'Case fatte per soldo' (houses whose patrician position was achieved through money). Another line of the family did not join the Venetian patricians but did still sit in the Noble Council in Vicenza itself. Under the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia both branches were granted noble status and the rank of count of the Austrian Empire by Sovereign Resolutions on 18 December 1817, 11 March 1820 and 13 March 1825.
Notable members
* Giovanni Francesco Valmarana (died 1566), made count palatine by Charles V, commissioned Andrea Palladio to design the Villa Valmarana in Lisiera *Giovanni Alvise Valmarana Giovanni may refer to:
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, brother of Giovanni Francesco, husband of Isabella Nogarola
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, father of Leonardo Valmarana
* Leonardo Valmarana, husband of Isabetta Da Porto, completed the Villa Valmarana between 1579 and 1591
* Giustino Valmarana Giustino may refer to:
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*Giovanni Giustino Ciampini (1633 – 1698), an ecclesiastical archaeologist
*Giustino de Jacobis (1800 – 1860), an Italian Roman Catholic bishop
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(1898-1977), Christian Democrat politician and member of the Constituent Assembly of Italy
* Mario Valmarana, professor of architecture at the University of Virginia
* Lodovico Valmarana Lodovico is an Italian masculine given name, and may refer to:
* Cigoli (1559–1613), Italian painter and architect
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* Lodovico Agostini (1534–1590), Italian composer
* Lodovico Altieri (180 ...
(1926-2018), count of Valmarana and Nogara, brother of Mario, owner of the Palladian Villa Almerico Capra
Villa La Rotonda is a Renaissance villa just outside Vicenza in northern Italy designed by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. The villa's correct name is Villa Almerico Capra Valmarana, but it is also known as "La Rotonda", "Villa Rot ...
, known as La Rotonda
Building projects
Vicenza
*Valmarana Chapel, inSanta Corona
Santa Corona is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located in Vicenza, region of Veneto, Italy. The church contains the Valmarana chapel (circa 1576), whose design is attributed to the Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. Palladio himself w ...
, designed by Andrea Palladio
* Palazzo Valmarana, designed by Andrea Palladio
*Loggia Valmarana
The Loggia Valmarana located inside the Salvi gardens, also called Valmarana Salvi gardens, was probably built in 1591 by a student of Andrea Palladio by the will of Gian Luigi Valmarana himself, who wanted this place become a meeting point betwee ...
* Villa Valmarana Ai Nani
* Villa Capra "La Rotonda", designed by Andrea Palladio
Venice
*Palazzo Smith Mangilli Valmarana
Palazzo Smith Mangilli Valmarana is a palace in Venice, located in the Cannaregio district and overlooking the Grand Canal. The neighbouring building is Palazzo Michiel del Brusà.
History
The palazzo is best known for having been the residence ...
in the Cannaregio
Cannaregio () is the northernmost of the six historic ''sestieri'' (districts) of Venice. It is the second largest ''sestiere'' by land area and the largest by population, with 13,169 people .
Isola di San Michele, the historic cemetery island, ...
district
*Palazzo Corner Valmarana
Palazzo Corner Valmarana is a palace in Venice, located in the San Marco district and overlooking the Grand Canal (Venice), Grand Canal. It locates not far from the Ponte di Rialto, between Palazzo Cavalli and Palazzo Grimani di San Luca.
History ...
in the San Marco district
*Palazzo Curti Valmarana, in the San Marco district
Other
* Villa Valmarana in Lisiera diBolzano Vicentino
Bolzano Vicentino is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, in the northern Italian region of Veneto. It lies east of the A31 highway, with a population of 5,455.
The main attraction is Palladio's Villa Valmarana Scagnolari Zen, situa ...
( Vicenza), designed by Andrea Palladio
* Barchesse di villa Valmarana in Mira (VeneziaVilla Barchessa Valmarana, Mira
* Villa Valmarana in Vigardolo di
Monticello Conte Otto
Monticello Conte Otto is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is east of the SP248 provincial road.
The main attraction is the Villa Valmarana Bressan, attributed to Andrea Palladio
Andrea Palladio ( ; ; 30 Nove ...
(Vicenza), designed by Andrea Palladio
*Villa Valmarana Morosini
A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became ...
in Altavilla Vicentina (Vicenza), designed by Francesco Muttoni.
* Villa Cittadella Vigodarzere Valmarana in Saonara - designed by Giuseppe Jappelli in 1817
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