Dandolo family | |
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Current region | Italy |
Place of origin | Ancient Rome (claimed) |
Members | Enrico Dandolo (patriarch), Enrico Dandolo, Andrea Dandolo, Giovanni Dandolo, Francesco Dandolo, Emilio Dandolo |
Connected members | Lorenzo Priuli (by marriage) Pasquale Malipiero (by marriage) |
Connected families | Orseolo family Sanudo family Priuli family Malipiero family |
Distinctions | Doge of Venice |
Estate(s) | Palazzo Dandolo, Ca' Farsetti |
The House of Dandolo (Italian: [ˈdandolo]) 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.[1]