Donà family
 House of Donà | |
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| Noble House | |
 Arms of the Donà dalle Rose Blazon: Argent, two bars Gules, in chief three roses barbed and seeded of the Second | |
| Country |  Republic of Venice |
| Earlier spellings | Donato[1] Donatus Donati |
| Etymology | from the diminutive of the masculine given name Donatus |
| Place of origin | |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Titles |
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| Style(s) | Serene Highness |
| Traditions | Roman Catholicism |
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The House of Donà are an old patrician family of Venice which produced three doges of Venice. The family has existed since at least the late twelfth century.[2] Until the sixteenth century, the family were merchants.[3] During that period, they bought land, which supported the family through the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.[4] Around and throughout the nineteenth century, the family's wealth was significantly diminished due to the influences of the French Revolution and industrialisation.[5][3] The family is still surviving, and produced a number of business people in the twentieth century.[6]
Members
[edit]Notable members of the dalle Rose branch of the family include:
- Pietro Donà: archbishop, humanist, and patron of art
- Girolamo Donà: diplomat, historian, and humanist[7]
- Francesco Donà: 79th doge[8] (1545–1553)
- Leonardo Donà: 90th doge[2] (1606–1612)
Notable members of the dalle Trezze branch of the family include:
- Nicolò Donà: 93rd doge (5 April – 8 May 1618)
Palaces
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The family had owned various properties, including:
Citations
[edit]- ^ Davis 1975, p. xi.
- ^ a b Davis 1975, p. xiii.
- ^ a b Brucker, Gene A. (April 1976). "Review: A Venetian Family and Its Fortune 1500–1900: The Donà and the Conservation of Their Wealth". The American Historical Review. 81 (2): 413. doi:10.1086/ahr/81.2.413-a. ISSN 1937-5239.
- ^ Davis 1975, p. 37.
- ^ Davis 1975, p. 121.
- ^ Davis 1975, p. 171.
- ^ Davis 1975, p. 12.
- ^ Davis 1975, p. 52.
Bibliography
[edit]- Davis, James C. (1975). A Venetian Family And Its Fortune: 1500 – 1900. American Philosophical Society. pp. xi. ISBN 0-87169-106-X.
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