Schiavone (; feminine ''Schiavona'', plural ''Schiavoni'') is an Italian ethnonym literally meaning "

Slavs Slavs are the largest European ethnolinguistic group. They speak the various Slavic languages, belonging to the larger Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages. Slavs are geographically distributed throughout northern Eurasia, main ...

" in

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: originally, this term indicated origins in the lands of

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see #Name, names in other languages) is one of the four historical region, historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of ...

and

Istria Istria ( ; Croatian language, Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; ist, Eîstria; Istro-Romanian language, Istro-Romanian, Italian language, Italian and Venetian language, Venetian: ; formerly in Latin and in Ancient Greek) is the larges ...

(in present-day Slovenia and Croatia), when under the rule of the Republic of Venice. Today it is an

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History

The importance of Schiavoni's role in the Venetian Republic is best shown by the name of one of the main streets in Venice, Riva degli Schiavoni, just in front of the Doge Palace and San Marco Square. A number of artists who worked in Italy who were of Slavic descent were nicknamed ''Schiavone'' by their origin: most famous among them are Giulio Clovio, Francesco Laurana, and

Luciano Laurana Luciano Laurana (Lutiano Dellaurana, hr, Lucijan Vranjanin) (c. 1420 – 1479) was an Italian architect and engineer from the historic Vrana settlement near the town of Zadar in Dalmatia, (today in Croatia, then part of the Republic of Venice) Af ...

. Schiavone was also a designation of the Oltremarini, a military unit of the same descent in the Venetian Navy. The basket-hilted sword

schiavona The basket-hilted sword is a sword type of the early modern era characterised by a basket-shaped guard that protects the hand. The basket hilt is a development of the quillons added to swords' crossguards since the Late Middle Ages. In mod ...

was also named after the Schiavone.

Surname

In Italy, the surname Schiavone mostly occurs in the southernmost regions of the mainland, namely Campania and

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, but it is also common in Rome, Turin, Milan, and

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.Schiavone
. ''Origine dei cognomi''. Accessed November 27, 2006. Thanks to emigration, branches of the Schiavone family can also be found in Argentina, Brazil, Malta, Uruguay, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, the Philippines the United States, and Canada

Toponymy

Ginestra degli Schiavoni Ginestra degli Schiavoni is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 80 km northeast of Naples and about 25 km northeast of Benevento. Ginestra degli Schiavoni is part of th ...

, a village in Campania, Italy *

Riva degli Schiavoni The Riva degli Schiavoni is a Waterfront (area), waterfront area in Venice, Italy. There is a lively—albeit often overcrowded—promenade along the waterfront, which sits on San Marco basin, St. Mark's Basin. It was originally built in the ...

, a promenade in Venice, Italy *

San Giacomo degli Schiavoni San Giacomo degli Schiavoni is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italy, Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso.The settlement was formerly inhabited by an Arbëreshë people, Arbëreshë communi ...

, a village in Molise, Italy * Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, a historical building in Venice, Italy * Villa Schiavoni near

Nepezzano Nepezzano is a suburb (frazione) of the provincial capital Teramo, Italy and is located about 4 miles away from the town center. The first written documentation regarding Nepezzano dates back to the 12th century in a listing of feudal properties ( ...

, Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy

People

* Alessandra De Rossi (born 1984), Philippine actress, real name ''Alessandra Schiavone'' * Andrea Schiavone, Venetian artist * Assunta De Rossi (born 1983), Philippine actress, real name ''Assunta Schiavone'' * Francesca Schiavone, (born 1980), Italian tennis player *

Francesco Schiavone Francesco Schiavone (; born 3 March 1954) is a member of the Camorra, the Caserta organized crime syndicate, and the head of the Casalesi clan from Casal di Principe in the province of Caserta. He has been dubbed ''Sandokan'' after a popular 197 ...

, (born 1953), member of the Camorra crime syndicate *

Giorgio Schiavone Giorgio Schiavone, or Juraj Ćulinović (1433/1436 – 6 December 1504), was a Croatian Renaissance painter, active in North Italy and Dalmatia. He is considered the most important Croatian painter of the 15th century. Name Croatian artists ...

(

Juraj Ćulinović Giorgio Schiavone, or Juraj Ćulinović (1433/1436 – 6 December 1504), was a Croatian Renaissance painter, active in North Italy and Dalmatia. He is considered the most important Croatian painter of the 15th century. Name Croatian artists ...

, 1433-1504) Dalmatian painter, active in Padua, Italy *

Joe Schiavoni Joseph L. Schiavoni (born September 21, 1979) is an American politician and judge who served as a member of the Ohio Senate and Ohio Senate Minority Leader. A member of the Democratic Party, Schiavoni was elected in 2020 to serve as a Judge in t ...

, American politician *

Laura Schiavone Laura Schiavone (born 13 October 1986) is an Italian rowing (sport), rower who competed in the Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's double sculls, women's double sculls event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is also a medal winner at se ...

, Italian rower. *

Patricio Schiavone Patricio Schiavone (born February 8, 1985) is an Argentina, Argentine acting, actor who is perhaps better known for his role as "Patricio" in ''Chiquititas'', a child- and teenage telenovela. Patricio Schiavone grew up as the only son Jorge Schia ...

, (born 1985), Argentine actor *

Patrick Schiavone Patrick Schiavone is Global Vice President of Design, for Whirlpool Corporation. He has been an automobile designer who is best known for his work on the 1994 Ford Mustang. Education He is a graduate of College for Creative Studies, Detroit. Ti ...

, American Ford F-150 designer * Tony Schiavone (born 1957), American professional wrestling announcer
The Laurie Sisters
née Schiavone, American pop singers and sisters: **Phyllis "Cathy" Schiavone (1927–2020) **Caroline "Carole" Schiavone (1928–1994) **Greta "Rita" Schiavone (1930–2020)

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