Donà family explained

The House of Donà, also known as Donato, are an old patrician family in Venice, which produced two doges. The family has existed since at least the late twelfth century. Until the sixteenth century, the family were merchants.[1] 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

Members include:

diplomat, historian and humanist

79th doge (1545–1553)

90th doge (1606–1612)

Palaces

The family had owned various properties, including:

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Brucker . Gene A. . April 1976 . Review: A Venetian Family and Its Fortune 1500–1900: The Donà and the Conservation of Their Wealth. . . en . 81 . 2 . 413 . 10.1086/ahr/81.2.413-a . 1937-5239.