House of Loredan-Santo Stefano | |
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Noble House | |
Parent family | House of Loredan |
Country | Republic of Venice Holy Roman Empire |
Earlier spellings | San Vitale |
Etymology | from Campo Santo Stefano |
Place of origin | Veneto |
Founded | 14th century |
Founder | Gerolamo Loredan di S. Vitale |
Final ruler | Francesco Loredan |
Final head | Andrea di Girolamo Loredan |
Titles | Doge of Venice Dogaressa of Venice Procurator of St. Mark Lord of Barban and Rakalj and others |
Style(s) | "His Serenity" |
Members | |
Distinctions | Golden Rose |
Traditions | Roman Catholicism |
Motto | ("Praise us not, O Lord.") |
Estate(s) | Barban and Rakalj, Istria |
Properties | |
Dissolution | 1767 |
The House of Loredan-Santo Stefano was a cadet branch of the House of Loredan that existed from the 14th century until 1767. The branch was mainly settled in the Palazzo Loredan in Campo Santo Stefano, which they acquired in 1536 from the Mocenigo family. The progenitor of the branch is considered to be Gerolamo Loredan "dal Barbaro" di S. Vitale (d.~1474), father of Doge Leonardo Loredan and Dogaressa Caterina Loredan. Besides Leonardo, the branch also gave Doge Francesco Loredan.[1]