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Donà family

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The House of Donà, also known as Donato,[1] are an old patrician family in Venice, which produced two doges. 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]

Coat of arms of the dalle Rose branch of the House of Donà
Coat of arms of the dalle Trezze branch of the House of Donà

Members

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Members include:

Palaces

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Front door of the Palazzo Donà located at 68, Campo Santa Maria Formosa decorated with the coat of arms of the Donà family

The family had owned various properties, including:

Citations

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  1. ^ Davis 1975, p. xi.
  2. ^ a b Davis 1975, p. xiii.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Davis 1975, p. 37.
  5. ^ Davis 1975, p. 121.
  6. ^ Davis 1975, p. 171.
  7. ^ Davis 1975, p. 12.
  8. ^ Davis 1975, p. 52.

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