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The Valmarana family is an aristocratic family in
''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
Villa Barchessa Valmarana, Mira
* Villa Valmarana in Vigardolo di
The Valmarana family is an aristocratic family in Vicenza
Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan.
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, one branch of which also held Venetian patrician
Patrician may refer to:
* Patrician (ancient Rome), the original aristocratic families of ancient Rome, and a synonym for "aristocratic" in modern English usage
* Patrician (post-Roman Europe), the governing elites of cities in parts of medieval ...
status. Its motto was "Plus Ultra" (Further). They were named after the village of Valmarana (now part of Altavilla Vicentina Altavilla Vicentina is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is located southwest of Vicenza.
The town originates from a castle (''Rocca'') built in the Middle Ages over a hill at the feet of the Colli Berici ...
) 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 fief
A fief (; la, feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an Lord, overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a for ...
s from the bishop of Vicenza
The Diocese of Vicenza ( la, Dioecesis Vicentina) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy.
. 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 RomanMaria gens
The gens Maria was a plebeian family of Rome. Its most celebrated member was Gaius Marius, one of the greatest generals of antiquity, and seven times consul.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. I, p. 949 ("Maria Gens"). ...
. In 1031 they were made counts by Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
Conrad II ( – 4 June 1039), also known as and , was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1027 until his death in 1039. The first of a succession of four Salian emperors, who reigned for one century until 1125, Conrad ruled the kingdoms ...
. 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
A count palatine (Latin ''comes palatinus''), also count of the palace or palsgrave (from German ''Pfalzgraf''), was originally an official attached to a royal or imperial palace or household and later a nobleman of a rank above that of an ord ...
of Nogara
Nogara is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about south of Verona.
Nogara borders the following municipalities: Erbè, Gazzo Veronese, Isola della Scala, S ...
.
Their title of count was also recognised by the Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia, ...
. 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
The Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia ( la, links=no, Regnum Langobardiae et Venetiae), commonly called the "Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom" ( it, links=no, Regno Lombardo-Veneto, german: links=no, Königreich Lombardo-Venetien), was a constituent land ...
both branches were granted noble status and the rank of count of the Austrian Empire
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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, commissionedAndrea Palladio
Andrea Palladio ( ; ; 30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be one of th ...
to design the Villa Valmarana in Lisiera
* Giovanni Alvise Valmarana, brother of Giovanni Francesco, husband of Isabella Nogarola, father of Leonardo Valmarana
* Leonardo Valmarana, husband of Isabetta Da Porto, completed the Villa Valmarana between 1579 and 1591
* Giustino Valmarana (1898-1977), Christian Democrat
Christian democracy (sometimes named Centrist democracy) is a political ideology that emerged in 19th-century Europe under the influence of Catholic social teaching and neo-Calvinism.
It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...
politician and member of the Constituent Assembly of Italy
The Italian Constituent Assembly (Italian: ''Assemblea Costituente della Repubblica Italiana'') was a parliamentary chamber which existed in Italy from 25 June 1946 until 31 January 1948. It was tasked with writing a constitution for the Italian ...
* Mario Valmarana, professor of architecture at the University of Virginia
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* Lodovico Valmarana (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, in Santa Corona, designed by Andrea Palladio *Palazzo Valmarana
Palazzo Valmarana is a palace in Vicenza. It was built by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio in 1565 for the noblewoman Isabella Nogarola Valmarana. Since 1994 it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "City of Vicenza and the Palla ...
, designed by Andrea Palladio
* Loggia Valmarana
* Villa Valmarana Ai Nani
*Villa Capra "La Rotonda"
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 ...
, 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
San Marco is one of the six sestiere (Venice), sestieri of Venice, lying in the heart of the city as the main place of Venice. San Marco also includes the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Although the district includes Piazza San Marco, Saint ...
district
*Palazzo Curti Valmarana, in the San Marco
San Marco is one of the six sestiere (Venice), sestieri of Venice, lying in the heart of the city as the main place of Venice. San Marco also includes the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Although the district includes Piazza San Marco, Saint ...
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
Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan.
Vicenza is a th ...
), designed by Andrea Palladio
* Barchesse di villa Valmarana in Mira
Mira (), designation Omicron Ceti (ο Ceti, abbreviated Omicron Cet, ο Cet), is a red-giant star estimated to be 200–400 light-years from the Sun in the constellation Cetus.
ο Ceti is a binary stellar system, consisting of a varia ...
(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 in Altavilla Vicentina Altavilla Vicentina is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is located southwest of Vicenza.
The town originates from a castle (''Rocca'') built in the Middle Ages over a hill at the feet of the Colli Berici ...
(Vicenza), designed by Francesco Muttoni Francesco Muttoni (January 22, 1669 – February 21, 1747) was an Italian architect, engineer, and architectural writer, mainly active near Vicenza, Italy.
Biography
He was born in Lacima, near Porlezza, on Lake Lugano, but his family moved to Vic ...
.
* Villa Cittadella Vigodarzere Valmarana in Saonara - designed by Giuseppe Jappelli in 1817
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