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  2. Venetian nobility - Wikipedia

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    Holding the title of a Venetian patrician was a great honour and many European kings and princes, as well as foreign noble families, are known to have asked for and obtained the prestigious title. The patrician houses, formally recorded in the Golden Book , were primarily divided into Old Houses ( Case vecchie ) and New Houses ( Case nuove ...

  3. Patriarch of Venice - Wikipedia

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    The Patriarch of Venice (Latin: Patriarcha Venetiarum; Italian: Patriarca di Venezia) is the ordinary bishop of the Archdiocese of Venice. The bishop is one of only four patriarchs in the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. The other three are the Patriarch of Lisbon, the Patriarch of the East Indies and the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.

  4. Italian nobility - Wikipedia

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    Holding the title of a Venetian patrician was a great honour and many European kings and princes, as well as foreign noble families, are known to have asked for and obtained the prestigious title. The noble houses were primarily divided into Old ( Case vecchie ) and New houses ( Case nuove ), with the former being noted for traditionally ...

  5. Vincenzo Querini - Wikipedia

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    Vincenzo Querini[a] (1478/1479 – 23 September 1514) was a Venetian patrician, diplomat and church reformer. An accomplished Renaissance humanist, he held a doctorate in philosophy and wrote poetry in Tuscan. He served as ambassador to Castile (1504–1506) and the Holy Roman Empire (1506–1507).

  6. Pisani family - Wikipedia

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    Pisani family. The House of Pisani is a Venetian patrician family, originating from Pisa, which played an important role in the historic, political and economic events of the Venetian Republic during the period between the 12th and the beginning of the 18th century. The principal male line of the family, namely the Pisanis of Santo Stefano ...

  7. Great Council of Venice - Wikipedia

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    Great Council of Venice. The Great Council or Major Council (Italian: Maggior Consiglio; Venetian: Mazor Consegio) was a political organ of the Republic of Venice between 1172 and 1797. It was the chief political assembly, responsible for electing many of the other political offices and the senior councils that ran the Republic, passing laws ...

  8. Grimani family - Wikipedia

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    The House of Grimani was a prominent Venetian patrician family, including three Doges of Venice. They were active in trade, politics and later the ownership of theatres and opera-houses. They were active in trade, politics and later the ownership of theatres and opera-houses.

  9. Filippo Farsetti - Wikipedia

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    Filippo was the son of Anton Francesco Farsetti and his wife Marina Foscari. The Foscari were an ancient Venetian patrician family, which reached its peak in the 14th–15th centuries with the dogeship of Francesco Foscari (1423-1457). The Farsetti, on the other hand, originally came from Tuscany, though they had divided into numerous branches ...