Donà family


House of Donà
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 spellingsDonato[1]
Donatus
Donati
Etymologyfrom the diminutive of the masculine given name Donatus
Place of origin
Founded12th century
Titles
Style(s)Serene Highness
TraditionsRoman Catholicism
Cadet branches
  • dalle Rose
  • dalle Trezze (extinct)
  • many other minor now-extinct branches

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

Notable members of the dalle Rose branch of the family include:

Notable members of the dalle Trezze branch of the family include:

Palaces

The family had owned various properties, including:

Citations

  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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