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Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...
who entered the Venetian nobility in the 14th century. Their members include:
- Pietro VenierPietro Venier, Governor of Cerigo-Ancestry:He was a son of Marco Venier, fl. in 1347 and 1363, and wife Caterina ..., paternal grandson of Pietro Venier and wife Bonafemena Quirini, and great-grandson of Marco Venier, Lord of Cerigo, and wife.-Marriage and issue:He married .....
(died 8 May 1372) who was the Governor of Cerigo - Antonio VenierAntonio VenierAntonio Venier was a Doge of Venice reigning from October 1382 to his death. He was interred in the Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, a traditional burial place of the doges....
(circa 1330 - 23 November 1400) who was Doge of VeniceDoge of VeniceThe Doge of Venice , often mistranslated Duke was the chief magistrate and leader of the Most Serene Republic of Venice for over a thousand years. Doges of Venice were elected for life by the city-state's aristocracy. Commonly the person selected as Doge was the shrewdest elder in the city...
from October 1382 until his death. - Francesco VenierFrancesco VenierFrancesco Venier was the Doge of Venice from 1554 to 1556.-References:...
who was Doge of Venice from 1554 to 1556 - Sebastiano VenierSebastiano VenierSebastiano Venier was Doge of Venice from June 11, 1577 to March 3, 1578.-Biography:Venier was born in Venice around 1496. He was a son of Moisè Venier and Elena Donà, and a nephew of Zuan Francesco Venier, Co-Lord of Cerigo. He was a paternal grandson of Moisé Venier...
(c. 1496 – March 3, 1578) who was Doge of Venice from June 11, 1577 to March 3, 1578. He had been an admiral of the Venetian fleet was one of the protagonists in the 1571 Battle of LepantoBattle of Lepanto (1571)The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of Catholic maritime states, decisively defeated the main fleet of the Ottoman Empire in five hours of fighting on the northern edge of the Gulf of Patras, off western Greece...
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is an art museum on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. It is one of several museums of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation....
in Venice is housed in the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, and the Croatia
Croatia
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n town of Vinjerac (once Castel Venier) takes its name from the family.