Priuli Explained

The House of Priuli was a prominent aristocratic family in the Republic of Venice; they entered the Venetian nobility early in the 14th century. Their members include:

• Andriana Priuli - wife of Francesco Cornaro, Doge of Venice (1625–1629)
• Antonio Priuli (1548–1623), 94th Doge of Venice (1618–1623)
• Antonio Priuli (1669), Venetian official
• Antonio Priuli (fl. 1670), provveditore generale of Dalmatia
• Antonio Maria Priuli, bishop of Venice 1738-1767; bishop of Padova 1767-1772
• Bianca Priuli - mother of Bertuccio Valiero, Doge of Venice (1656–1658)
• Giovanni Priuli (1575–1626), Venetian composer and organist
• Girolamo Priuli (1476–1547) aristocrat and diarist
• Girolamo Priuli (1486–1567) 83rd Doge of Venice, starting in 1559
• Hieronimo Priuli, Podesta e capitanio di Rovigo, Provveditor General di Polesina, 17th century^[1]
• Lorenzo Priuli (1489–1559) 82nd Doge of Venice, starting in 1556
• Lorenzo Priuli (cardinal) (1537-1600), Patriarch of Venice 1591-1600^[2]
• Ludovico Priuli assistant to Cardinal Reginald Pole (1500–1558)
• Matteo Priuli (bishop), Bishop of Novigrad (1561–1565), and Bishop of Vicenza (1565–1579)
• Matteo Priuli (cardinal)
• Michele Priuli (died 1603), bishop of Vicenza 1579-1603
• Michele Priuli, son of Francesco, Venetian Senator and Procurator (1627)
• Marieta Morosina Priuli (fl. 1665) Italian composer
• Nicolo' Priuli - (1792- prior to 1855) statesman and patron
• Pietro Priuli, bishop of Bergamo, cardinal

Sources

• Book: Thomas Okey. The old Venetian palaces and old Venetian folk. 1907. J.M. Dent. 203-.

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=Oug0AQAAIAAJ Bibliografia veneziana
2. Web site: Lorenzo Cardinal Priuli [Catholic-Hierarchy] .