Pisani family
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The Pisani family is an ancient 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, died out at the end of the 19th Century.
region were built, commissioned and owned by the Pisani family, including:
Francesco Pisani
Vettor Pisani
Villa Pisani
Rocca Pisana
Palazzo Pisani Moretta
The principal male line of the family, namely the Pisanis of Santo Stefano, died out at the end of the 19th Century.
People
- Alvise PisaniAlvise PisaniAlvise Pisani was the 114th Doge of Venice, serving from 17 January 1735 until his death. Prior to his election, he was a career diplomat, serving as Venice's ambassador to France, Austria, and Spain; he also served as a councilor to previous Doges. He was succeeded as Doge by Pietro Grimani.-...
(1664–1741), 114th DogeDogeDoge is a dialectal Italian word that descends from the Latin dux , meaning "leader", especially in a military context. The wife of a Doge is styled a Dogaressa....
of the Republic of Venice
- Francesco PisaniFrancesco PisaniFrancesco Pisani was an Italian Cardinal, from 1517.He was bishop of Padua in 1524, bishop of Narbonne in 1551, bishop of Albano in 1555, bishop of Frascati in 1557, bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina in 1562,and bishop of Ostia in 1564....
, Cardinal of the Catholic Church appointed by Pope Leo XPope Leo XPope Leo X , born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, was the Pope from 1513 to his death in 1521. He was the last non-priest to be elected Pope. He is known for granting indulgences for those who donated to reconstruct St. Peter's Basilica and his challenging of Martin Luther's 95 Theses...
- Luigi Pisani, 16th Century Italian prelate
- Niccolò Pisani, 14th Century Venetian admiral
- Vettor PisaniVettor PisaniVettor Pisani was a Venetian admiral.-Biography:He was in command of the Venetian fleet in 1378 during the war against the Genoese, whom he defeated off Capo d'Anzio; subsequently he recaptured Kotor, Šibenik and Rab, which had been seized by the Croatians and Hungarians, the allies of the Genoese...
, 14th Century admiral of the Venetian fleet
Villas
Many villas in the VenetoVeneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
region were built, commissioned and owned by the Pisani family, including:
- Villa PisaniVilla PisaniVilla Pisani is the name shared by a number of villas commissioned by the patrician Pisani family of Venice. However, Villa Pisani usually refers to a large, late baroque villa at Stra on the mainland of the Veneto, northern Italy. It was begun in the early 18th century for Alvise Pisani, the most...
, also known as La Nazionale, situated in StraStraStra is a town and comune in the province of Venice, Veneto, Italy. It is south of SR11. It is the location of the famed Villa Pisani located on the Brenta canal.-Sources:*...
(1721)
- Villa Pisani, situated in MontagnanaMontagnanaMontagnana is a town and comune in the province of Padova, in Veneto . It is bounded by other communes of Saletto, Megliadino San Fidenzio, Casale di Scodosia, Urbana, Bevilacqua, Pojana Maggiore and Noventa Vicentina...
and designed by Andrea PalladioAndrea PalladioAndrea Palladio was an architect active in the Republic of Venice. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily by Vitruvius, is widely considered the most influential individual in the history of Western architecture...
(1552 c.)
- Villa Pisani, situated in LonigoLonigoLonigo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16.000 inhabitants.In its frazione of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance patrician villa designed by Andrea Palladio, which is part of a World Heritage Site...
in the frazione of Bagnolo and designed by Andrea PalladioAndrea PalladioAndrea Palladio was an architect active in the Republic of Venice. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily by Vitruvius, is widely considered the most influential individual in the history of Western architecture...
(1544)
- Villa Pisani, also known as Rocca PisanaRocca PisanaRocca Pisana is a sixteenth-century villa which was designed by the architect Vincenzo Scamozzi for the Pisani family.In Italy there are several villas called Villa Pisani, which take their name from this powerful Venetian family. This villa is also known as La Rocca or La Rocca Pisana...
, situated in LonigoLonigoLonigo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16.000 inhabitants.In its frazione of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance patrician villa designed by Andrea Palladio, which is part of a World Heritage Site...
and designed by Vincenzo ScamozziVincenzo Scamozzithumb|250px|Portrait of Vincenzo Scamozzi by [[Paolo Veronese]]Vincenzo Scamozzi was a Venetian architect and a writer on architecture, active mainly in Vicenza and Republic of Venice area in the second half of the 16th century...
(1576)
- Villa Pisani Bolognesi Scalabrin, situated in VescovanaVescovanaVescovana is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km southwest of Venice and about 35 km southwest of Padua...
Palaces
Many palaces in Venice were owned by the Pisani family, including:- Palazzo Pisani Gritti, situated in the San Marco district and facing on the Grand Canal
- Palazzo Pisani MorettaPalazzo Pisani MorettaPalazzo Pisani Moretta is a palace situated along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy between Palazzo Barbarigo della Terrazza and Palazzo Tiepolo.-History:...
, situated in the San Polo district and facing on the Grand Canal
See also
Alvise PisaniAlvise Pisani
Alvise Pisani was the 114th Doge of Venice, serving from 17 January 1735 until his death. Prior to his election, he was a career diplomat, serving as Venice's ambassador to France, Austria, and Spain; he also served as a councilor to previous Doges. He was succeeded as Doge by Pietro Grimani.-...
Francesco Pisani
Francesco Pisani
Francesco Pisani was an Italian Cardinal, from 1517.He was bishop of Padua in 1524, bishop of Narbonne in 1551, bishop of Albano in 1555, bishop of Frascati in 1557, bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina in 1562,and bishop of Ostia in 1564....
Vettor Pisani
Vettor Pisani
Vettor Pisani was a Venetian admiral.-Biography:He was in command of the Venetian fleet in 1378 during the war against the Genoese, whom he defeated off Capo d'Anzio; subsequently he recaptured Kotor, Šibenik and Rab, which had been seized by the Croatians and Hungarians, the allies of the Genoese...
Villa Pisani
Villa Pisani
Villa Pisani is the name shared by a number of villas commissioned by the patrician Pisani family of Venice. However, Villa Pisani usually refers to a large, late baroque villa at Stra on the mainland of the Veneto, northern Italy. It was begun in the early 18th century for Alvise Pisani, the most...
Rocca Pisana
Rocca Pisana
Rocca Pisana is a sixteenth-century villa which was designed by the architect Vincenzo Scamozzi for the Pisani family.In Italy there are several villas called Villa Pisani, which take their name from this powerful Venetian family. This villa is also known as La Rocca or La Rocca Pisana...
Palazzo Pisani Moretta
Palazzo Pisani Moretta
Palazzo Pisani Moretta is a palace situated along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy between Palazzo Barbarigo della Terrazza and Palazzo Tiepolo.-History:...