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Venetian nobility
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The Venetian patriciate was one of the three social bodies into which the society of the Republic of Venice was divided, together with citizens and foreigners. Patrizio was the noble title of the memb
The Great Council in a voting session at the Doge's Palace, 1648.
The Great Council in a voting session at the Doge's Palace, 1648.
Portrait of the Loredan Family, by Giovanni Bellini, 1507, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. Leonardo Loredan, 75th Doge of Venice, ruled from 1501 until his de
Portrait of the Loredan Family, by Giovanni Bellini, 1507, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. Leonardo Loredan, 75th Doge of Venice, ruled from 1501 until his death in 1521 and was a member of the Loredan family, one of the Republic's most prominent noble houses. His four sons are depicted wearing the typical regalia of Venetian noblemen.
Members of the Vendramin Family Venerating a Relic of the True Cross, by Titian and workshop, mid-1540s, National Gallery, London. The sitters are Gab
Members of the Vendramin Family Venerating a Relic of the True Cross, by Titian and workshop, mid-1540s, National Gallery, London. The sitters are Gabriel Vendramin (1484 - 1552), collector of works of art, his brother, Andrea Vendramin (1481 - 1547), and the latter's seven sons. The reliquary of the True Cross on the altar that their great-great-grandfather, an earlier Andrea Vendramin, had received on behalf of the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista in 1369, still exists.
Portrait of Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg, by Cristofano dell'Altissimo, 1550s, Uffizi Gallery, Florence. A member of the Kastrioti family, Skanderbeg w
Portrait of Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg, by Cristofano dell'Altissimo, 1550s, Uffizi Gallery, Florence. A member of the Kastrioti family, Skanderbeg was an Albanian feudal lord and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire from 1443 to 1468.
House of Loredan
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The House of Loredan is a Venetian noble family of supposed ancient Roman origin, which has played a significant role in shaping the history of the Mediterranean world. A political dynasty, the family
Venetian nobility
…wealthy. The most important families, who dominated the politics and the history of the state, included the Contarini, Cornaro, Dandolo, Giustinian, Loredan, Mocenigo, Morosini and the Venier families. Nobles were forbidden by law to marry outside of the nobility, so the families intermarried within themselves…
Francesco Loredan, Doge of Venice, appoints Giovanni Tiepolo as the Venetian ambassador to the court of Louis XV of France. Commissione dated 15 March
Francesco Loredan, Doge of Venice, appoints Giovanni Tiepolo as the Venetian ambassador to the court of Louis XV of France. Commissione dated 15 March 1760.
Loredan coat of arms (16th century)
Loredan coat of arms (16th century)
A medieval manuscript of the Loredan family
A medieval manuscript of the Loredan family
Parchment from the 1350 court case against the heirs of Giovanni Loredan, following the Voyage of the Loredan Brothers. The document formed the centre
Parchment from the 1350 court case against the heirs of Giovanni Loredan, following the Voyage of the Loredan Brothers. The document formed the centrepiece of the 2025 exhibition "From Venice to Delhi: Six Merchants on the Silk Roads" at the Museum of Oriental Art in Ca' Pesaro, Venice.