Dandolo

{{Short description|Patrician family of the Republic of Venice}}

{{other uses|Dandolo (surname)}}

{{Infobox family

| name = Dandolo family

| crest = Dandolo_Venice_shield.png

| crestcaption = Coat of Arms of Dandolo family

| crest_size = 200px

| region = Italy

| origin = Ancient Rome (claimed)

| members = Enrico Dandolo (patriarch),
Enrico Dandolo,
Andrea Dandolo,
Giovanni Dandolo,
Francesco Dandolo,
Emilio Dandolo

| connectedmembers = Lorenzo Priuli (by marriage)
Pasquale Malipiero (by marriage)

| otherfamilies = Orseolo family
Sanudo family
Priuli family
Malipiero family

| distinctions = Doge of Venice

| estate = Palazzo Dandolo,
Ca' Farsetti

}}

The House of Dandolo ({{IPA|it|ˈdandolo|lang}}) was a patrician family of the Republic of Venice, which produced four Doges of Venice. The progenitor of the family was a merchant named Domenico. The family became more successful by the beginning of the 12th century.{{sfn|Madden|2008|p=12}}

Members

=Early members=

File:Jean LeClerc (painter) - Doge Enrico Dandolo Recruiting for the Crusade - WGA12619.jpg

=14th century=

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=15th century=

=16th century=

  • Zilia Dandolo, Dogaressa of Venice (1556–59)
  • Matteo Dandolo, Ambassador of Venice (1549)

Modern family

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

Sources

  • {{cite book|last=Madden|first=Thomas F.|title=Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sk9lvXUMHpYC&pg=PA12|year=2008|publisher=JHU Press|isbn=978-0-8018-9184-7|pages=12–}}
  • {{cite book|last=Loredan|first=Alvise|title=I Dandolo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cZ9WAAAAYAAJ|year=1981|publisher=Dall'Oglio}}