House of Venier

Sebastiano Venier in a portrait by Tintoretto

The Venier were a prominent family in the Republic of Venice who entered the Venetian nobility in the 14th century. Their members include:

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice is housed in the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, and the Croatian town of Vinjerac (once Castel Venier) takes its name from the family.

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References

  1. Venice, Italy, Biblioteca del Museo Correr, ms. Classe III 84, Commissione of Christoforo Moro; Nuova Biblioteca Manoscritta (online: search at http://www.nuovabibliotecamanoscritta.it/). Called "ser Francesco Venier fu de ser Dolfin" in Giuseppe Cappelletti, Storia di Padova, vol. 2, p. 258(Padua, 1875)
  2. Giuseppe Cappelletti, Storia di Padova, vol. 2, p. 258 (Padua, 1875)
  3. Giuseppe Cappelletti, Storia di Padova, vol. 2, p. 258(Padua, 1875)
  4. Giuseppe Cappelletti, Storia di Padova, vol. 2, p. 258
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