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House Of Loredan
The House of Loredan (, ) is a Venetian noble family of supposed ancient Roman origin, which has played a significant role in shaping the history of the entire Mediterranean. A political dynasty, the family has throughout the centuries produced a number of famous personalities: doges, statesmen, magnates, financiers, diplomats, procurators, military commanders, naval captains, church dignitaries, writers and lawyers. In the centuries following the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Loredans were lords in Emilia-Romagna, from where they came to Venice in the early 11th century. Settling there, the family grew in power in the High Middle Ages, amassing great wealth on the lucrative silk and spice trade, and in the following centuries it would become powerful and influential in regions across the Mediterranean, playing a significant role in shaping its history throughout the Late Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the early modern period. The family was present in virtually eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Francesco Loredan
Giovanni Francesco Loredan (or Loredano) (Venice, 27 February 1607 - Peschiera del Garda, 13 August 1661) was a Venetian writer and politician, and a member of the noble family of Loredan. In 1630, he founded the Accademia degli Incogniti, a learned society of freethinking intellectuals, mainly noblemen, that significantly influenced the cultural and political life of mid-17th century Venice. Biography Giovanni Francesco Loredan was born in Venice into the Santa Maria branch of the House of Loredan as the son of Lorenzo Loredan and Leonora Boldù. When both of his parents died while he was very young, he was raised by his uncle Antonio Boldù and had as his teacher Antonio Colluraffi, repeatedly mentioned in the publications of the Accademia degli Incogniti. He divided his youth between hard study and an extravagant lifestyle. He attended the classes of renowned Aristotelian philosopher Cesare Cremoni in Padua and began, before 1623, to gather around him that group of schola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bembo (family)
The Bembo family was a noble Venetian family, part of the Venetian noble families of most ancient origins (the ''Longhi''). History Although there is no precise information about the origin of the Bembo (there are only late traditions with no historical foundation), the "pseudo-Giustinian" Chronicle of the 1350s lists them in a group of twelve families located just below the ''duodecim nobiliorum proles Venetiarum''. They were therefore one of the most important families already in ancient times, and maintained this prestige until the end of the Republic. The first records date back to the 10th century when they appeared in the public life of the Duchy of Venice giving some ''maggiorenti'' (the so-called "judges"). However, it will be necessary to wait until the second half of the 13th century to see them fully active in public life. Notable members * Marco Bembo (c.1230–1296), politician, diplomat and military man. He was at the head of the crusading squad gathered in Anco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barozzi
The House of Barozzi was an aristocratic Venetian family that belong to the Venetian nobility. Members of the family became sailors, clerics and men of learning. They were lords of Santorini and Thirassia, and held military fiefs on the island of Crete. Members of the family were involved in the conspiracy of Bajamonte Tiepolo against the Doge of Venice in 1310. Notable members * Pietro Barozzi, who in 1192 led a Venetian naval expedition against the Republic of Pisa * Andrea Barozzi, his brother, who sailed with the Venetian contingent led by the Doge Enrico Dandolo in the Fourth Crusade * Benedetto, Marino and Pancrazio Barozzi, who obtained military fiefs in the Venetian colony of Candia on the island of Crete * Angelo Barozzi (died 1238), patriarch of Grado (now in Friuli-Venezia Giulia) from 1207 until 1237 * Iacopo Barozzi (died ''circa'' 1245), duke of Candia 1244–1245, who – according to tradition – in the aftermath of the sack of Constantinople in 1204 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbaro Family
The Barbaro family was a patrician family of Venice. They were wealthy and influential and owned large estates in the Veneto above Treviso.Encyclopedia of Italian Renaissance & Mannerist art, Volume 1', Jane Turner, New York, 2000 Various members were noted as church leaders, diplomats, patrons of the arts, military commanders, philosophers, scholars, and scientists.The City of Falling Angels', John Berendt, Penguin Books, 2006, Enciclopedia storico-nobiliare italiana, Volume 7', Vittorio Spreti, Arnaldo Forni, 1981 History Barbaro family tradition claims they were descended the Roman gens CatelliaFrancesco Barbaro: Früh-Humanismus und Staatskunst in Venedig', Percy Gothein, Berlin, 1932 and more distantly from the Fabii. Like other Venetian patrician families, they also claimed descent from Roman families with similar names, in this case Ahenobarbus. Tradition also says they fled to Istria to avoid persecution during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. The family's wealth c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbarigo Family
The Barbarigo were a patrician, noble Venetian family, whose members had an important role in the history of the Republic of Venice. History The family originated from the Istrian area (according to the tradition, their ancestral place was Muggia, near Trieste). Also according to the family legend, in 880 AD one Arrigo won a battle against Saracen pirates and returned victoriously home with the beards ("barba" in Italian) of the defeated enemies, thus originating the family name - Barbarigo - and the coat of arms, representing six beards. The Barbarigo were among the most influential Venetian families and have generated bishops, cardinals and patriarchs, including Gregorio Barbarigo, who was born in the Palazzo Barbarigo Minotto in 1625. The Barbarigo founded in 955 the first church of Santa Maria del Giglio, known as Santa Maria Zobenigo at the time. The family remained part of the Venetian patricians after the Serrata del Maggior Consiglio in 1297. Two members of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Cornaro Piscopia
Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia (, ; 5 June 1646 – 26 July 1684) or Elena Lucrezia Corner (), also known in English as Helen Cornaro, was a Venetian philosopher of noble descent who in 1678 became one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university, and the first to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree. Early life Elena Cornaro Piscopia was born in the Palazzo Loredan, at Venice, Republic of Venice on 5 June 1646. She was the third child of Gianbattista Cornaro-Piscopia and his mistress Zanetta Boni. Her mother was a peasant and her parents were not married at the time of her birth.. Lady Elena was therefore not technically a member of the Cornaro family by birth, as Venetian law barred illegitimate children of nobles from noble privilege, even if recognized by the noble parent. Worse for Zanetta's case, she was from an extremely poor peasant family. Zanetta had likely fled to Venice in order to escape starvation, and soon found herself the mistress of a mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Contarini
Carlo Contarini (5 July 1580 – 1 May 1656) was the 100th Doge of Venice, reigning from his election on 27 March 1655 until his death a little over a year later. Background 1580–1655 Carlo Contarini was born in Venice, the son of Elisabetta Morosini and Andrea Contarini; his father died ten days after his birth. He was thus the heir of a large fortune, as well as the Contarini name, so renowned in the history of the Republic of Venice. He was married to Paolina Loredano. In the course of a long and distinguished career, Contarini traversed the ''cursus honorum'' of the Venetian Republic, serving as '' provveditore'', '' savio'', rector, and member of the Senate of Venice. In the years immediately prior to his election as Doge, he had almost entirely withdrawn from public life, and he appears to not even have considered becoming a Procurator of San Marco. Election and Reign as Doge, 1655–1656 Following the death of Doge Francesco Molin on 27 February 1655, electors met t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Venier
Francesco Venier was the Doge of Venice from 1554 to 1556. See also * House of Venier References Francis Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome * Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Francis (surname) Places *Rural ... 16th-century Doges of Venice {{Italy-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John IV Crispo
John IV Crispo or ''Giovanni IV'' (1500-1564), was the sovereign Duke of the Archipelago, ruling from 1517, when he succeeded Francesco III Crispo (r. 1500–11). He was succeeded in 1564 by the last Duke, Giacomo IV Crispo. Life Early life John IV Crispo was the son of Francesco III Crispo; his mother was Taddea Caterina Loredan, sister of Antonio Loredan. His father was reportedly insane, and in 1511, he murdered his mother in a fit of insanity. The murder caused a rebellion among the Naxians who deposed Francesco in favor of his eleven year old son. When told of the rebellion, his father reportedly attacked his son with a knife, and John IV was forced to flee from a balcony to escape his father. The Naxians asked the Republic of Venice for support against Francesco III, and the Venetians had Francesco seized and deported in captivity to Venetian Crete, while John IV was placed under the guardianship of his maternal uncle Antonio Loredan, who ruled the Duchy as Venetian gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco III Crispo
Francesco III Crispo (died 1511) was the Duke of the Archipelago, ruling from 1500, when he succeeded John III Crispo (r. 1480–94) after an interregnum. He was succeeded in 1517 by John IV Crispo, after an interregnum that began in 1511. Francesco III reportedly suffered from insanity, and was called "The Mad Duke". He was reportedly so cruel that his soldiers vowed that they would rather serve the Turks, and as the Turks were at this point a real threat to the island, Venice, who feared an Ottoman conquest, had Francisco removed and imprisoned at San Michele di Murano on the island in 1509. The following year, however, he famously attacked his wife Taddea Caterina Loredano, who fled to the house of Lucrezia Loredano of Nio, where he followed her the day after and attacked her again, now murdering her. The murder caused a riot which resulted in a coup by the Naxians, who deposed the duke in favor of his eleven-year-old son, John IV, and appealed to Venice for support against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenico Grimani
Domenico Grimani (19 February 1461 – 27 August 1523) was an Italian nobleman, theologian and cardinal. Like most noble churchman of his era Grimani was an ecclesiastical pluralist, holding numerous posts and benefices. Desiderius Erasmus dedicated to Grimani his ''Musica''. Biography Born in Venice, he was the eldest of five sons of Antonio Grimani, the oldest elected Doge of Venice, and his wife Catarina Loredan. Antonio was elected doge in 1521, when Domenico was already a cardinal. He exhibited an early predilection for humanist studies, which was encouraged by teachers in his native Venice and then in the ambit of the Medicean academy in Florence, where he moved in the circle of Lorenzo de' Medici among scholars like Pico della Mirandola and Poliziano. He obtained a doctorate in canon law at the University of Padua on 23 October 1487 and was elected a Senator of Venice that same year. He became a cardinal in 1493, an appointment paid by his father with a sum of aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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