The House of Contarini is one of the founding families of

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https://archive.org/details/teatroaraldicose02tett, Leone Tettoni. ''Teatro araldico ovvero raccolta generale delle armi ed insegne gentilizie delle piu illustri e nobili casate che esisterono un tempo e che tutora fioriscono in tutta l'italia'', 1841. pagina 578 - 591 and one of the oldest families of the

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. In total eight Doges to the

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emerged from this family, as well as 44

Procurators of San Marco The office of Procurator of Saint Mark (Venetian language, Venetian: Procurador de San Marco) was one of the few lifetime appointments in the government of the Republic of Venice, Venetian Republic and was considered second only to that of the doge ...

, numerous ambassadors, diplomats and other notables. Among the ruling families of the republic, they held the most seats in the

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from the period before the Serrata del Maggior Consiglio when Councillors were elected annually to the end of the republic in 1797. The Contarini claimed to be of

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origin through their

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descendance of the

Aurelii Cottae The gens Aurelia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome, which flourished from the third century BC to the latest period of the Empire. The first of the Aurelian gens to obtain the consulship was Gaius Aurelius Cotta in 252 BC. From then to ...

, a branch of the Roman family

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, and traditionally trace their lineage back to Gaius Aurelius Cotta,

consul Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throug ...

of the

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in 252 BC and 248 BC.Girolamo Alessandro Cappellari Vivaro. ''Il Campidoglio veneto''.Antonio Longo. ''Dell'origine e provenienza in Venezia de cittadini originarj''

Marco Barbaro Marco Barbaro (1511 – 1570) was a member of the Venetian noble Barbaro family, and the author of ''Genealogie Patrizie'' and other works in Venetian.''Studies in the Renaissance'', Renaissance Society of America, 1974, University of Texas Press, ...

. ''L'Origine e discendenza delle famiglie patrizie''.

Family

The House of Contarini is one of the twelve founding families of the

Venetian Republic 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, ...

, the apostolic families, and were and remain through extended family consanguinity present in the

Veneto Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona. Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...

's population, represented in over twenty auxiliary and cadet noble branches that include ranks currently among European sovereign, royal and aristocratic descendants. 853 AD marks the first officially verified documentation of the Contarini in the

, with Andrea Contarini named in the testament of Orso Partecipazio, son of

Giovanni I Participazio Giovanni I Participazio (or ''Particiaco'') (died 837) was the tenth (historical) or twelfth (traditional) Doge of Venice from the death of his brother in 829 to his arrest and deposition in 836. History His father, Agnello, had appointed him c ...

. According to manuscripts in the

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and the family archives the Contarini claim direct descent of the Roman gens

through Publius Aurelius Cotta, son of

Marcus Aurelius Cotta Marcus Aurelius Cotta was a Roman politician and general who was consul in 74 BC. He was posted to Bithynia with a Roman fleet as part of the Third Mithridatic War. He was defeated by King Mithridates VI of Pontus. Rescued by his fellow consul he ...

(

in 74 BC and maternal uncle of

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...

), who transferred his family to

Padua Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

. His grandson, Lucius Aurelius Cotta was elected

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of the Reno; the area around the

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near

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. His first and second son and his male grandchildren continued in this position and added the cognomen Reno, becoming Cotta Reno or Cottareno. The last person to register Cottareno was Marcus Aurelius Cottareno in Padua in 290 AD and subsequently the family name was written as Contareno, or Contarini in Venetian (both the

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and Venetian denomination of the family name have been used interchangeably since). In 338 AD Marcus Aurelius Contareno (or Marco Aurelio Contarini in Venetian),

of Concordia under

Constantine I Constantine I ( , ; la, Flavius Valerius Constantinus, ; ; 27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337, the first one to Constantine the Great and Christianity, convert to Christiani ...

, was the first Contarini to permanently move his residence to the Venetian area. In 425 another Marcus Aurelius Contarini took part in the third Consular Triumvirate of

Rialto The Rialto is a central area of Venice, Italy, in the ''sestiere'' of San Polo. It is, and has been for many centuries, the financial and commercial heart of the city. Rialto is known for its prominent markets as well as for the monumental Rialto ...

, following the invasions of the

Goths The Goths ( got, 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰, translit=''Gutþiuda''; la, Gothi, grc-gre, Γότθοι, Gótthoi) were a Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Europe ...

under

Alaric I Alaric I (; got, 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, , "ruler of all"; c. 370 – 410 AD) was the first king of the Visigoths, from 395 to 410. He rose to leadership of the Goths who came to occupy Moesia—territory acquired a couple of decades ...

, who from 402 pillaged the rich provinces of Istria and Venetia and sacked Rome in 410. From the outset the affairs of the early exiles in the islands of the Venetian lagoon were managed by

Consuls A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, as well as to facilitate trade and friendship between the people ...

elected at Padua, including the Contarini. Following the invasion by the

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in 452 and the destruction of the large Roman cities of

and

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, the islands became a more permanent refuge for the swelling number of exiles. In 466 the exiles decided upon a form of self-government through the annual election of

Tribune Tribune () was the title of various elected officials in ancient Rome. The two most important were the tribunes of the plebs and the military tribunes. For most of Roman history, a college of ten tribunes of the plebs acted as a check on the ...

s, who ultimately in 539 came under

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

rule through the

Exarch of Ravenna The Exarchate of Ravenna ( la, Exarchatus Ravennatis; el, Εξαρχάτο της Ραβέννας) or of Italy was a lordship of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) in Italy, from 584 to 751, when the last exarch was put to death by the ...

, forming a loose association of islands with its capital in

Eraclea Eraclea () is a small city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, northern Italy. It is located on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast between the towns of Caorle and Jesolo. History From its founding until 742 AD, the Repu ...

. According to tradition, in 697 under the guidance of the Patriarch of Grado, twelve Tribunes ruling the

district of Venice elected the first Doge in

, forming the independent

. One of these Tribunes was Marcus Aurelius Contarini. Twentieth century studies, however, cast doubt on the historicity of the first Doge Paolo Luccio Anafesto and his successor Doge

Marcello Tegalliano Marcello Tegalliano (Latin: ''Marcellus Tegalianus''; died 726) was, according to tradition, the second Doge of Venice (717–726). He is described as having hailed from Eraclea, and during his nine-year reign was apparently in great disagree ...

, suggesting that only following the murder of the Byzantine

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Paul Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

Exarch of Ravenna, did the inhabitants of the islands chose their first Doge,

Orso Ipato Orso Ipato (Latin: ''Ursus Hypatus''; died 737) was the third traditional Doge of Venice (726–737) and the first historically known. During his eleven-year reign, he brought great change to the Venetian navy, aided in the recapture of Ravenn ...

from

. Whoever was historically the first, the Contarini family has since the earliest Venetian chronicles been associated with the birth of the

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and election of the first Doge. They formed part of the 'duodecim nobiliorum proles Venetiarum' (or the 'twelve noblest families of Venice') and the 12 apostolic families, the oldest of the 247 patrician families in the Great Council following the Serrata of 1297. As the first inhabitants in the lagoon came from what were provinces of

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in the 5th century, the Rialto initially being governed by a Consular Triumvirate elected at

and subsequently by Tribunes who were elected from among the most prominent members in their former Roman communes, it is not uncommon among the oldest Venetian patrician families to find Roman ancestry (e.g. descended from gens Sulpicii Quirini,

Marcello Marcello is a common masculine Italian given name. It is a variant of Marcellus. The Spanish and Portuguese version of the name is Marcelo, differing in having only one "l", while the Greek form is Markellos. Etymology The name originally means ...

descended from gens

Claudii Marcelli The gens Claudia (), sometimes written Clodia, was one of the most prominent patrician houses at ancient Rome. The gens traced its origin to the earliest days of the Roman Republic. The first of the Claudii to obtain the consulship was Appius ...

), families who often kept their

praenomina The ''praenomen'' (; plural: ''praenomina'') was a personal name chosen by the parents of a Roman child. It was first bestowed on the ''dies lustricus'' (day of lustration), the eighth day after the birth of a girl, or the ninth day after the birt ...

traditions and preserved their genealogy. The older branch Aurelli Cottae of the gens Aurelia came to prominence with the election of Gaius Aurelius Cotta as

in 252 BC and again in 248 BC during the

First Punic War The First Punic War (264–241 BC) was the first of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the early 3rd century BC. For 23 years, in the longest continuous conflict and grea ...

and by the time Publius Aurelius Cotta moved to Padua

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of his

ancestors, including his father, had achieved

consulship A consul held the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic ( to 27 BC), and ancient Romans considered the consulship the second-highest level of the ''cursus honorum'' (an ascending sequence of public offices to which politic ...

in the

. In the Republic of Venice in 1043 Domenico I was elected and became the first Doge in the family Contarini. By 1797, when the last Doge was forced to abdicate, the family had produced eight Doges of their own - the greatest number of Doges in one family. The Contarini count as well 44

, the second most prestigious life appointment after that of the Doge, plus various important ambassadors, diplomats, cardinals and navy commanders among them (in the famous

Battle of Lepanto The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of Catholic states (comprising Spain and its Italian territories, several independent Italian states, and the Soverei ...

no less than 6 ships were commanded by Contarini). The Republic, in one form or another, lasted as a functioning independent state for over 1100 years until

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

's march into Venice sounded its demise. Like

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and

, Venice overcame a territorial disadvantage, grew into a great city, and from a great city became a great empire. The power of

was chiefly maritime, that of

chiefly military; but

and Venice obtained supremacy both by sea and land. Marvellously in advance of her contemporaries in all her institutions and ideas. The Contarini led the Venetian Republic forward through ever changing ages and commensurate with ample changes in trade, technology, trade, science, religion, art, banking and finance as well as in diplomacy and war.

Andrea 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 ...

, who was employed by the Contarini and their relatives, designed several of the most outstanding neo-classical structures in the Veneto's environs. Importantly, his works satisfied his clients, which, full-circle, he had helped to create. Many such works are found to have often favored a minimalist, if neo-classical, dialog among their design elements. A passion for purity of line, scale and proportion were fundamental to and codified in Palladio's ''

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'', detailing vital points of design interest for architecture and decoration enthusiasts and professionals, and remains used by architecture students even today. Bust of Andrea Contarini

Surviving branch in Sicily and Brazil: In the male line the family went extinct in Venice, but a branch remains in Sicily and Brazil today. With the arrival of Alvise Contarini in Syracuse at the invitation of

Martin I of Sicily Martin I of Sicily (c. 1374/1376 – 25 July 1409), called "The Younger", was King of Sicily from his marriage to Queen Maria in 1390 until his death. Martin's father was the future King Martin I of Aragon, and his grandparents were King Pet ...

this branch of the family was established in

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in 1394, the year in which Alvise married Cesarea Modica of Baron Pietro di Modica. Alvise Contarini was given the fiefdoms of San Giacomo Belmineo and

Solarino Solarino ( Sicilian: ''San Paulu'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). It is about southeast of Palermo and about west of Syracuse. As of 31 December 2006, it had a population of 7,365 and an area of .Al ...

as part of the dowry. In 1406 he was elected

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of Syracuse, followed by numerous other communal, ministerial and military official positions for his descendants in the

Kingdom of Sicily The Kingdom of Sicily ( la, Regnum Siciliae; it, Regno di Sicilia; scn, Regnu di Sicilia) was a state that existed in the south of the Italian Peninsula and for a time the region of Ifriqiya from its founding by Roger II of Sicily in 1130 un ...

and the

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after the

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. In Sicily the family carries the title

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. The Contarini family lives until the present time (2022) in Brazil and USA with a large extension.

Notable members

* Marco Aurelio Contarini,

Roman consul A consul held the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic ( to 27 BC), and ancient Romans considered the consulship the second-highest level of the ''cursus honorum'' (an ascending sequence of public offices to which politic ...

elected at

, took part in the third Consular Triumvirate of

, from 425 to 426 * Aurelio Contarini, son of Marco Aurelio, moved to the Venetian Lagoons following invasion of

and became

in 453 * Marco Aurelio Contarini, one of 12

s who elected the first Doge in 697 at the initiation of the

Patriarch of Grado This is a list of the Patriarchs of Grado (north-eastern Italy).
''

* Luigi Contarini,

Procurator of San Marco The office of Procurator of Saint Mark (Venetian: Procurador de San Marco) was one of the few lifetime appointments in the government of the Venetian Republic and was considered second only to that of the doge in prestige. Da Mosto, ''L'Archivio di ...

in 864 * Antonio Contarini, Procurator of San Marco in 865 * Contarino Contarini, Tribune of Choggia in 880 * Marco Contarini, son of Teodosio, Procurator of San Marco in 899 * Marino Contarini (d. 953),

Patriarch of Grado This is a list of the Patriarchs of Grado (north-eastern Italy).
''

* Giovanni Contarini, Ambassador to

Pope John XII Pope John XII ( la, Ioannes XII; c. 930/93714 May 964), born Octavian, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 16 December 955 to his death in 964. He was related to the counts of Tusculum, a powerful Roman family which had do ...

in 959 * Marco Contarini, son of Giovanni, Procurator of San Marco in 991 * Domenico Contarini (d. 1074), Bishop of

Olivolo San Pietro di Castello ( vec, San Piero de Casteło), formerly Olivolo ( it, Olivòlo; vec, Ołivoło), is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, forming part of the Castello sestiere. It is linked to the main islands of Venice by ...

or Rialto from 1044 to 1074 *

Domenico I Contarini Domenico Contarini (Birthdate unknown, died 1071 in Venice) was the 30th Doge of Venice. His reign lasted from his election in 1043 following the death of Domenico Flabanico until his own death in 1071. During his reign, the Venetians recapture ...

(d. 1071), 30th

Doge of Venice The Doge of Venice ( ; vec, Doxe de Venexia ; it, Doge di Venezia ; all derived from Latin ', "military leader"), sometimes translated as Duke (compare the Italian '), was the chief magistrate and leader of the Republic of Venice between 726 a ...

from 1043 to 1071 * Domenico Contarini, son of Giovanni, Bishop of Venice from 1070 to 1091 *

Enrico Contarini Enrico Contarini (died 15 November 1108) was a Venetian priest who was Bishop of Castello from 1074 to 1108. Biography Enrico Contarini was the son of the Doge Domenico Contarini of the aristocratic Venetian family (House of Contarini). He was ...

(d. 1108),

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from 1074 to 1108 * Marco Contarini (d. 1149), son of Giovanni, Procurator of San Marco in 1143 * Bertucci Contarini, captain in the fleet of doge

Enrico Dandolo Enrico Dandolo ( anglicised as Henry Dandolo and Latinized as Henricus Dandulus; c. 1107 – May/June 1205) was the Doge of Venice from 1192 until his death. He is remembered for his avowed piety, longevity, and shrewdness, and is known for his ...

, conquering

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in 1202 and

Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...

in 1204 during the

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* Jacopo Contarini (1194–1280), 47th Doge of Venice from 1275 to 1280 * Marino Contarini (d. 1293), Procurator of San Marco in 1286 * Nicolo Contarini, Procurator of San Marco in 1299 * Alberto Contarini, Procurator of San Marco in 1300 * Nicolo Contarini (d. 1331), Procurator of San Marco in 1326 * Elisabetta Contarini, wife of Doge

Francesco Dandolo Monument to Doge Francesco Dandolo Francesco Dandolo (died 1339) was the 52nd Doge of Venice. He ruled from 1329 to 1339. During his reign Venice began its policy of extending its territory on the Italian mainland. Family The Dandolo fam ...

dogaressa Dogaressa ( , , ) was the official title of the wife of the Doge of Venice. The title was unique for Venice: while the head of the Republic of Genoa were also called Doge, the wives of the Doges of Genoa were not called ''Dogaressa'', nor did t ...

of Venice from 1328 to 1339 * Stefano Contarini (d. 1352), Procurator of San Marco in 1347 * Zaccaria Contarini, diplomat and Bailo of Constantinople in 1349 * Maffio Contarini, Governor ( Provvedittore) of

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

in 1355 *

Andrea Contarini Andrea Contarini was doge of Venice from 1367 to 1382. He served as doge during the War of Chioggia, which was fought between the Venetian Republic and the Republic of Genoa. Contarini was noted for his personal bravery during the war. He also ...

(d. 1382), 60th Doge of Venice from 1368 to 1382 * Antonio Contarini (d. 1386), Bishop of

Adria Adria is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Rovigo in the Veneto region of northern Italy, situated between the mouths of the rivers Adige and Po River, Po. The remains of the Etruria, Etruscan city of Atria or Hatria are to be found below ...

from 1384 to 1386 * Lorenzo Contarini, Procurator of San Marco in 1377 * Andrea Contarini (d. 1443), Ambassador in Rome to

Pope Gregory XII Pope Gregory XII ( la, Gregorius XII; it, Gregorio XII; – 18 October 1417), born Angelo Corraro, Corario," or Correr, was head of the Catholic Church from 30 November 1406 to 4 July 1415. Reigning during the Western Schism, he was oppose ...

in 1406, the first Venetian Pope * Girolamo Contarini, Governor of

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in 1408 * Antonio Contarini (d. 1441), Governor of

and played an important role in regaining control of Zadar in 1409 from

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* Alvise Contarini, Mayor of Syracuse in 1406 * Luigi (Lodovico) Contarini, senator of the

from 1414 * Andrea Contarini, executed in 1430 by hanging between the two red pillars of the

Palazzo Ducale Several palaces are named Ducal Palace (Italian: ''Palazzo Ducale'' ) because it was the seat or residence of a duke. Notable palaces with the name include: France * Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, Dijon * Palace of the Dukes of Lorraine, Nancy * ...

following his failed assassination attempt on Doge

Francesco Foscari Francesco Foscari (19 June 1373 – 1 November 1457) was the 65th Doge of the Republic of Venice from 1423 to 1457. His reign, the longest of all Doges in Venetian history, lasted 34 years, 6 months and 8 days, and coincided with the inception o ...

* Marino Contarini (d. 1455), Bishop of

Kotor Kotor (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Котор, ), historically known as Cattaro (from Italian: ), is a coastal town in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Bay of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative c ...

in 1430, Bishop of

Treviso Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Veneti ...

in 1453 * Stefano Contarini, diplomat and Procurator of San Marco in 1441 * Federico Contarini, diplomat and Procurator of San Marco in 1445 * Nadalino Contarini, Procurator of San Marco in 1459 * Leonardo Contarini, Procurator of San Marco in 1449 * Bartolomeo Contarini (15th century), Governor of the

Duchy of Athens The Duchy of Athens (Greek: Δουκᾶτον Ἀθηνῶν, ''Doukaton Athinon''; Catalan: ''Ducat d'Atenes'') was one of the Crusader states set up in Greece after the conquest of the Byzantine Empire during the Fourth Crusade as part of the ...

on behalf of

Francesco I Acciaioli Francis or Francesco I Acciaioli was the son of Nerio II Acciaioli by his second wife Chiara Zorzi. He succeeded on his father's death in 1451 to the Duchy of Athens under his mother's regency. His mother married the Venetian Bartolomeo Contarin ...

* Ambrogio Contarini (1429–1499), Ambassador to Sultan of

Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

Uzun Hasan Uzun Hasan or Uzun Hassan ( اوزون حسن; fa, اوزون حسن; 1423 – January 6, 1478; where ''uzun'' means "tall" in Oghuz Turkic) was a ruler of the Turkoman Aq Qoyunlu state and is generally considered to be its strongest ruler. ...

from 1473 to 1476 * Maffio Contarini (d. 1460),

Patriarch of Venice The Patriarch of Venice ( la, Patriarcha Venetiarum; it, Patriarca di Venezia) is the ordinary bishop of the Archdiocese of Venice. The bishop is one of the few patriarchs in the Latin Church of the Catholic Church (currently three other Latin ...

from 1456 to 1460 * Andrea Contarini, Procurator of San Marco in 1463 * Scipione Contarini, Bishop of Torcello from 1471 to 1485 * Giovanni Matteo Contarini, Governor of Albania in 1466 * Contarina Contarini, wife of Doge

Nicolò Marcello His tomb Nicolò Marcello (c. 1399 – 1 December 1474) was the 69th Doge of Venice, elected in 1473. He held office for a short period, from 13 August 1473 to 1 December 1474. Said to have been inspired by a previous painting dating from the 15 ...

, dogaressa of Venice from 1473 to 1474 * Francesco Contarini, Governor of Albania in 1475 * Federico Contarini,

Provveditore The Italian title ''prov ditore'' (plural ''provveditori''; also known in gr, προνοητής, προβλεπτής; sh, providur), "he who sees to things" (overseer), was the style of various (but not all) local district governors in the exten ...

of the Venetian Navy in 1482 *

Gasparo Contarini Gasparo Contarini (16 October 1483 – 24 August 1542) was an Italian diplomat, cardinal and Bishop of Belluno. He was one of the first proponents of the dialogue with Protestants, after the Reformation. Biography He was born in Venice, the eldes ...

(1483–1542), diplomat and

Bishop of Belluno The Diocese of Belluno-Feltre ( la, Dioecesis Bellunensis-Feltrensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Veneto, northern Italy, organized in its current form in 1986. From 1197 to 1762, and again from 1818 to 1986, the Diocese of ...

from 1536 to 1542 * Bertucci Contarini (d. 1490), Procurator of San Marco in 1485 * Girolamo Contarini,

Provveditori The Italian title ''prov ditore'' (plural ''provveditori''; also known in gr, προνοητής, προβλεπτής; sh, providur), "he who sees to things" (overseer), was the style of various (but not all) local district governors in the exten ...

of the Venetian Navy in 1495 *

Giovanni Matteo Contarini Giovanni Matteo Contarini (1452-1507) was a cartographer and likely a member of a prominent Republic of Venice, Venetian family. In 1506, Contarini created a world map that Francesco Rosselli later engraved. The Contarini-Rosselli map is the firs ...

(d. 1507), cartographer who designed the 1506

Contarini–Rosselli map The Contarini–Rosselli map of 1506 was the first printed world map showing the New World. The Contarini–Rosselli map was designed by Giovanni Matteo Contarini and engraved by Francesco Rosselli. It is a copper-engraved map and was published in ...

* Zaccaria Contarini, Ambassador to King

Charles VIII of France Charles VIII, called the Affable (french: l'Affable; 30 June 1470 – 7 April 1498), was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. He succeeded his father Louis XI at the age of 13.Paul Murray Kendall, ''Louis XI: The Universal Spider'' (Ne ...

in 1491 * Lodovico Contarini,

in 1508 * Antonio Contarini (d. 1524),

from 1508 to 1524 * Bartolomeo Contarini, Ambassador to Ottoman

Sultan Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...

Selim I Selim I ( ota, سليم الأول; tr, I. Selim; 10 October 1470 – 22 September 1520), known as Selim the Grim or Selim the Resolute ( tr, links=no, Yavuz Sultan Selim), was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520. Despite last ...

in 1517 * Carlo Contarini, Ambassador to

Archduke Archduke (feminine: Archduchess; German: ''Erzherzog'', feminine form: ''Erzherzogin'') was the title borne from 1358 by the Habsburg rulers of the Archduchy of Austria, and later by all senior members of that dynasty. It denotes a rank within ...

Ferdinand I in 1523 * Bernardo Contarini,

Bailo ''Bailo'' or ''baylo'' (plural ''baili'' or ''bayli'') is a Venetian title that derives from the Latin term '' baiulus'', meaning "porter, bearer". In English, it may be translated bailiff, or otherwise rendered as bailey, baili, bailie, bailli ...

Nafplio Nafplio ( ell, Ναύπλιο) is a coastal city located in the Peloponnese in Greece and it is the capital of the regional unit of Argolis and an important touristic destination. Founded in antiquity, the city became an important seaport in the ...

in 1524 * Giovanni Contarini, Provveditori of the Venetian Navy in 1528 * Luigi Contarini,

in 1531 * Paolo and Francesco Contarini, patricians who commissioned the

Villa Contarini Villa Contarini is a mostly Baroque-style, patrician rural palace in Piazzola sul Brenta, province of Padova, in the region of the Veneto of northern Italy. The villa is spread over a 40 hectare area, with canals, and a lake. Now owned by the go ...

Piazzola sul Brenta Piazzola sul Brenta is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about northwest of Padua. Main sights * Villa Contarini, begun by Andrea Palladio Andrea Palladio ( ; ...

in 1546 * Giovanni Contarini (1549–1605), painter of the Venetian School * Giacomo Contarini (1536–1595), Venetian patron and collector of mathematical instruments * Pietro Contarini, Bishop of

Paphos Paphos ( el, Πάφος ; tr, Baf) is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos, today known as Kouklia, and New Paphos. The current city of Pap ...

in 1557, Bishop of

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

in 1562 * Giulio Contarini (d. 1580), Procurator of San Marco in 1537 * Marc' Antonio Contarini, Ambassador to

Holy Roman Emperor The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans ( la, Imperator Romanorum, german: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period ( la, Imperat ...

Charles V Charles V may refer to: * Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558) * Charles V of Naples (1661–1700), better known as Charles II of Spain * Charles V of France (1338–1380), called the Wise * Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643–1690) * Infan ...

from 1529 to 1533, Ambassador in Rome to

Pope Paul III Pope Paul III ( la, Paulus III; it, Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death in November 1549. He came to ...

in 1538 * Alessandro Contarini (d. 1553), Procurator of San Marco in 1538 * Tomasso Contarini, Governor of Verona in 1541, Procurator of San Marco in 1557 * Giulio Contarini,

from 1542 to 1575 * Pietro Francesco Contarini, Patriarch of Venice from in 1554 * Tomasso Contarini, Procurator of San Marco in 1558 * Tomasso Contarini, Ambassador to

in 1535 and Procurator of San Marco in 1543 * Francesco Contarini, Ambassador to

Pope Paul IV Pope Paul IV, born Gian Pietro Carafa, C.R. ( la, Paulus IV; it, Paolo IV; 28 June 1476 – 18 August 1559) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 May 1555 to his death in August 1559. While serving as pap ...

in 1555, Ambassador to

and Procurator of San Marco in 1556 * Francesco Contarini, Bishop of

in 1562, Bishop of

in 1570 * Luigi Contarini (d. 1579), Ambassador to the Duke of Ferrara in 1569, Ambassador to King

Charles IX of France Charles IX (Charles Maximilien; 27 June 1550 – 30 May 1574) was King of France from 1560 until his death in 1574. He ascended the French throne upon the death of his brother Francis II in 1560, and as such was the penultimate monarch of the ...

in 1577 * Federico Contarini, Procurator of San Marco in 1570 * Leonardo Contarini, Ambassador in Germany in 1571 * Girolamo Contarini, Procurator of San Marco in 1571 *

Cecilia Contarini Cecilia Contarini (fl. 1578) was the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Sebastiano Venier (r. 1577-1578). She married the future doge in 1544. Along with her spouse, she reportedly preferred to avoid ceremony and public life and lived sec ...

, wife of Doge

Sebastiano Venier Sebastiano Venier (or Veniero) (c. 1496 – 3 March 1578) was Doge of Venice from 11 June 1577 to 3 March 1578. He is best remembered in his role as the Venetian admiral at the Battle of Lepanto. Biography Venier was born in Venice around 1496. ...

, admiral of the fleet at the

, dogaressa of Venice from 1577 to 1578 * Tomaso Contarini (d. 1617), Governor of

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 ...

in 1589, later Ambassador to the

Dutch Republic The United Provinces of the Netherlands, also known as the (Seven) United Provinces, officially as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Dutch: ''Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden''), and commonly referred to in historiography ...

, Ambassador to Holy Roman Emperor

Rudolf II Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg), Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–160 ...

, Ambassador to

Pope Paul V Pope Paul V ( la, Paulus V; it, Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death in January 1621. In 1611, he honored ...

* Zaccaria Contarini, Ambassador to

Pope Gregory XIV Pope Gregory XIV ( la, Gregorius XIV; it, Gregorio XIV; 11 February 1535 – 16 October 1591), born Niccolò Sfondrato or Sfondrati, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 December 1590 to his death in October ...

in 1590, Ambassador to

Pope Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII ( la, Clemens VIII; it, Clemente VIII; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born ...

in 1596, Procurator of San Marco in 1599 * Giovanni Paolo Contarini, Procurator of San Marco in 1594 * Tommaso Contarini,

Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

of Candia from 1597 to 1604 * Girolamo Contarini, Bishop of Capo d'Istria from 1600 to 1619 * Bernardo Contarini, Procurator of San Marco in 1602 * Pietro Contarini, Ambassador to

Charles Emmanuel I Charles Emmanuel I ( it, Carlo Emanuele di Savoia; 12 January 1562 – 26 July 1630), known as the Great, was the Duke of Savoy from 1580 to 1630. He was nicknamed (, in context "the Hot-Headed") for his rashness and military aggression. Being ...

Duke of Savoy The titles of count, then of duke of Savoy are titles of nobility attached to the historical territory of Savoy. Since its creation, in the 11th century, the county was held by the House of Savoy. The County of Savoy was elevated to a Duchy of Sav ...

in 1606 * Tomaso Contarini, Ambassador to

in 1612 *

Piero Contarini Piero or Pietro Contarini (1578–1632) was a Venetian aristocrat and ambassador to Turin, Paris, London, Madrid and Rome. Life Pietro Contarini was born in Venice on 12 November 1578 to the noble Contarini family. He made a rapid diplomatic c ...

, Ambassador to

in 1606, Ambassador to

, Ambassador to King

James I James I may refer to: People *James I of Aragon (1208–1276) *James I of Sicily or James II of Aragon (1267–1327) *James I, Count of La Marche (1319–1362), Count of Ponthieu *James I, Count of Urgell (1321–1347) *James I of Cyprus (1334–13 ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

in 1617 * Simone Contarini, Bailo of Constantinople in 1608, Ambassador to King

Louis XIII of France Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown ...

in 1617, Ambassador to Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II in 1619, Procurator of San Marco in 1620, Ambassador to King

Philip IV of Spain Philip IV ( es, Felipe, pt, Filipe; 8 April 160517 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: ''Rey Planeta''), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered f ...

in 1621, Ambassador to

Mustafa I Mustafa I (; ‎; 1600, Constantinople – 20 January 1639, Constantinople), called Mustafa the Saint (Veli Mustafa) during his second reign, and often called Mustafa the Mad (Deli Mustafa) by historians, was the son of Sultan Mehmed III and H ...

in 1622, Ambassador to King

in 1625 * Gasparo Contarini, Ambassador to the

in 1608 * Alvise Contarini, Ambassador to

in 1613 * Francesco Contarini (1556–1624), 95th Doge of Venice from 1623 to 1624 * Angelo Contarini (d. 1657), Ambassador to King

Charles I of England Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until Execution of Charles I, his execution in 1649. He was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of ...

in 1625, Ambassador to

Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII ( la, Urbanus VIII; it, Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death in July 1644. As po ...

in 1629, Ambassador to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III in 1637, Ambassador to

in 1638, Ambassador to Pope Urban VIII in 1640, Procurator of San Marco in 1642, Ambassador to

in 1642, Ambassador to

Pope Innocent X Pope Innocent X ( la, Innocentius X; it, Innocenzo X; 6 May 1574 – 7 January 1655), born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (or Pamphili), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 September 1644 to his death in January ...

in 1646 *

Alvise Contarini Alvise Contarini (24 October 1601 – 15 January 1684) was the 106th Doge of Venice, reigning from his election on 26 August 1676 until his death seven and a half years later. He was the eighth and final member of the House of Contarini to serve ...

(1597–1651), Ambassador to King

in 1627, Ambassador to King

, Ambassador to

in 1632, Bailo of Constantinople in 1636, mediator in Congress of Munster from 1641 until signing of

Peace of Westphalia The Peace of Westphalia (german: Westfälischer Friede, ) is the collective name for two peace treaties signed in October 1648 in the Westphalian cities of Osnabrück and Münster. They ended the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) and brought pea ...

in 1648 *

Nicolò Contarini Nicolò Contarini (26 September 1553 – 2 April 1631), was the 97th Doge of Venice, reigning from his election on 18 January 1630 until his death 15 months later. Contarini was the Doge who presided over Venice during the Italian plague of 1 ...

(1553–1631), 97th Doge of Venice from 1630 to 1631 * Giorgio Contarini, Governor of

in 1638 * Andrea Contarini, son of Doge

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 Mo ...

, Procurator of San Marco in 1645, Ambassador to King

John II Casimir Vasa John II Casimir ( pl, Jan II Kazimierz Waza; lt, Jonas Kazimieras Vaza; 22 March 1609 – 16 December 1672) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1648 until his abdication in 1668 as well as titular King of Sweden from 1648 ...

of Poland in 1649, Ambassador to

Pope Clement IX Pope Clement IX ( la, Clemens IX; it, Clemente IX; 28 January 1600 – 9 December 1669), born Giulio Rospigliosi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 20 June 1667 to his death in December 1669. Biography Ear ...

in 1667 and to

Pope Clement X Pope Clement X ( la, Clemens X; it, Clemente X; 13 July 1590 – 22 July 1676), born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 April 1670 to his death in July 1676. Elected pope at ag ...

in 1670 * Tomaso Contarini,

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 ...

in 1647 * Angelo Contarini, Governor of Verona in 1649 * Giulio Contarini, Procurator of San Marco in 1651 * Francesco Contarini, Governor of Verona in 1651 * Vicenzo Contarini, Ambassador to England (

Council of State A Council of State is a governmental body in a country, or a subdivision of a country, with a function that varies by jurisdiction. It may be the formal name for the cabinet or it may refer to a non-executive advisory body associated with a head o ...

) in 1653 * Giacomo Contarini, Governor of Verona in 1653 *

(1580–1656), 100th Doge of Venice from 1655 to 1656 * Girolamo Contarini, Captain of

galleon Galleons were large, multi-decked sailing ships first used as armed cargo carriers by European states from the 16th to 18th centuries during the age of sail and were the principal vessels drafted for use as warships until the Anglo-Dutch War ...

in 1657,

and

in 1667 *

Domenico II Contarini Domenico II Contarini (Venice, January 28, 1585 – Venice, January 26, 1675) was the 104th Doge of Venice, reigning from his election on October 16, 1659 until his death. Background, 1585–1659 Domenico Contarini was the son of Giulio Contarin ...

(1585–1675), 104th Doge of Venice from 1659 to 1675 * Marco Contarini (d. 1689), Procurator of San Marco in 1662 * Carlo Contarini, Ambassador to King

Charles II of Spain Charles II of Spain (''Spanish: Carlos II,'' 6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700), known as the Bewitched (''Spanish: El Hechizado''), was the last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire. Best remembered for his physical disabilities and the War o ...

(1601–1684), 106th Doge of Venice from 1676 to 1684 * Domenico Contarini, Ambassador to Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I * Carlo Contarini, Procurator of San Marco in 1685 * Pietro Contarini, Procurator of San Marco in 1701 * Girolamo Contarini,

Corfu Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The isl ...

in 1701 * Luigi Contarini, Procurator of San Marco 1703 * Antonio Contarini, Governor of Verona in 1713 *

Polissena Contarini da Mula Polissena Contarini Da Mula was a Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo (1701–1778) was doge of Venice from 1763 until his death. Political career He restricted the privileges of the cler ...

, wife of Doge

Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo (1701–1778) was doge of Venice from 1763 until his death. Political career He restricted the privileges of the clergy and, in consequence, came into bitter conflict with Pope Clement XIII. In trying to spur on the econ ...

, dogaressa of Venice from 1771 to 1778 * (1841–1908), mayor of

Agrigento Agrigento (; scn, Girgenti or ; grc, Ἀκράγας, translit=Akrágas; la, Agrigentum or ; ar, كركنت, Kirkant, or ''Jirjant'') is a city on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy and capital of the province of Agrigento. It was one of ...

and

senator for life A senator for life is a member of the senate or equivalent upper chamber of a legislature who has life tenure. , six Italian senators out of 206, two out of the 41 Burundian senators, one Congolese senator out of 109, and all members of the Bri ...

, Kingdom of Sicily * Domingos Contarini, supposedly brought the contarini family to Brazil. (????-195?) File:Palazzo Corner Contarini dei Cavalli (Venice).jpg, Palazzo Corner Contarini dei Cavalli File:Palazzo Contarini delle Figure (Venice).JPG, Palazzo Contarini delle Figure File:Palazzo Contarini de Corfù.jpg, Palazzo Contarini Corfù File:Palazzo Venier Contarini (Venice).jpg, Palazzo Venier Contarini File:Palazzo Contarini del Zaffo Polignac Venezia.jpg, Palazzo Contarini Polignac File:Palazzo Contarini degli Scrigni (Venice).jpg, Palazzo Contarini degli Scrigni File:Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo (Venice) - Facade.jpg,

Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo Palazzo Contarini Dal Zaffo, also known as ''Palazzo Contarini Polignac'' is a large palace in Venice, located in the Dorsoduro district, overlooking the Grand Canal, in an intermediate position between Palazzo Brandolin Rota and Palazzo Balb ...

File:Pal contarini pisani gran canal.JPG, Palazzo Contarini Pisani File:Venezia - Palazzo Contarini Fasan.jpg, Palazzo Contarini Fasan

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