 House of Donà | |
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| Noble House | |
 Arms of the Donà dalle RoseBlazon: Argent, two bars Gules, in chief three roses barbed and seeded of the Second | |
| Country |  Republic of Venice |
| Earlier spellings | Donato 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. Until the sixteenth century, the family were merchants. During that period, they bought land, which supported the family through the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Around and throughout the nineteenth century, the family's wealth was significantly diminished due to the influences of the French Revolution and industrialisation. The family is still surviving, and produced a number of business people in the twentieth century.
Members
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
- Francesco Donà: 79th doge (1545–1553)
- Leonardo Donà: 90th doge (1606–1612)
Notable members of the dalle Trezze branch of the family include:
- Nicolò Donà: 93rd doge (5 April – 8 May 1618)
Palaces
The family had owned various properties, including:
Citations
- Davis 1975, p. xi.
- ^ Davis 1975, p. xiii.
- ^ 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
- 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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