
The House of Barozzi was an aristocratic
Venetian
Venetian often means from or related to:
* Venice, a city in Italy
* Veneto, a region of Italy
* Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area
Venetian and the like may also refer to:
* Venetian language, a Romance language s ...
family that belong to the
Venetian nobility. Members of the family became sailors, clerics and men of learning. They were lords of
Santorini
Santorini ( el, Σαντορίνη, ), officially Thira (Greek: Θήρα ) and classical Greek Thera ( English pronunciation ), is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from the Greek mainland. It is th ...
and
Thirassia, and held military
fief
A fief (; la, feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a form of f ...
s on the island of
Crete
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. Members of the family were involved in the conspiracy of
Bajamonte Tiepolo
Bajamonte Tiepolo (died after 1329) was a Venetian noble, great-grandson of Doge Jacopo Tiepolo, grandson of Doge Lorenzo Tiepolo, son of Giacomo Tiepolo. Bajamonte's wife was the Princess of Rascia. Marco Querini, a fellow conspirator, was his ...
against the
Doge of Venice
The Doge of Venice ( ; vec, Doxe de Venexia ; it, Doge di Venezia ; all derived from Latin ', "military leader"), sometimes translated as Duke (compare the Italian '), was the chief magistrate and leader of the Republic of Venice between 726 ...
in 1310.
Notable members
* Pietro Barozzi, who in 1192 led a Venetian naval expedition against the
Republic of Pisa
The Republic of Pisa ( it, Repubblica di Pisa) was an independent state centered on the Tuscan city of Pisa, which existed from the 11th to the 15th century. It rose to become an economic powerhouse, a commercial center whose merchants dominated ...
* Andrea Barozzi, his brother, who sailed with the Venetian contingent led by the Doge
Enrico Dandolo
Enrico Dandolo ( anglicised as Henry Dandolo and Latinized as Henricus Dandulus; c. 1107 – May/June 1205) was the Doge of Venice from 1192 until his death. He is remembered for his avowed piety, longevity, and shrewdness, and is known for his ...
in the
Fourth Crusade
* Benedetto, Marino and Pancrazio Barozzi, who obtained military
fief
A fief (; la, feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a form of f ...
s in the Venetian colony of
Candia The name Candia can refer to:
People
* The House of Candia, a noble family from Savoy (14th-16th)
* Alfredo Ovando Candía, 56th president of Bolivia
* Cecilia Maria de Candia, British-Italian writer
* César di Candia, Uruguayan journalist and wr ...
on the island of Crete
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Angelo Barozzi (died 1238),
patriarch of Grado (now in
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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) from 1207 until 1237
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Iacopo Barozzi (died ''circa'' 1245), duke of Candia 1244–1245, who – according to tradition – in the aftermath of the
sack of Constantinople in 1204 conquered the islands of
Santorini
Santorini ( el, Σαντορίνη, ), officially Thira (Greek: Θήρα ) and classical Greek Thera ( English pronunciation ), is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from the Greek mainland. It is th ...
and
Thirassia; no historical document confirms the story, and the Barozzi family may not have reached the islands until the fourteenth century
*
Andrea Barozzi (died after 1278), son of Iacopo,
bailo of Negroponte 1258-59 and lord of Santorini from 1245, who led a fleet of forty-seven
galleys in a failed attack on the city of
Tyre, which at that time was allied with the
Republic of Genoa
The Republic of Genoa ( lij, Repúbrica de Zêna ; it, Repubblica di Genova; la, Res Publica Ianuensis) was a medieval and early modern maritime republic from the 11th century to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast. During the L ...
*
Iacopo II Barozzi
Iacopo, or Jacopo (II) Barozzi (died 1308), was a Venetian nobleman and the first lord of Santorini in the Cyclades. He also occupied several high-ranking colonial positions for the Venetian Republic.
Life
Iacopo Barozzi was the firstborn son of ...
(died 1308), son of Andrea, bailo of Negroponte 1295-97 and titular lord of Santorini, who reconquered the island, which had been lost to the
Byzantines in about 1280, but came into conflict with the Duke
William I Sanudo William I Sanudo (or ''Guglielmo''; died ca. 1323) was the fourth Duke of the Archipelago from 1303 to his death. He was the son and successor of Marco II.Mihail-Dimitri Sturdza, Dictionnaire Historique et Généalogique des Grandes Familles de Gr� ...
who also claimed the island
*
Andrea II Barozzi (died 1334), son of Iacopo and lord of Santorini from 1308
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Francesco Barozzi
Francesco Barozzi (in Latin, ''Franciscus Barocius'') (9 August 1537 – 23 November 1604) was an Italian mathematician, astronomer and humanist.
Life
Barozzi was born on the island of Crete, at Candia (now Heraklion), at the time a Venet ...
(died 1471)
Bishop of Treviso (1466–1471)
[Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 248.]
*
Giovanni Barozzi
Giovanni Barozzi (1420 – 1466) was a prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Bergamo (1449–1465) ''(in Latin)'' and Patriarch of Venice (1465–1466). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
On 5 Nov 1449, Giovanni Barozzi was appointed duri ...
(''circa'' 1420 – 1466),
bishop of Bergamo from 1449,
patriarch of Venice from 1465
*
Pietro Barozzi (1441–1507),
bishop of Belluno from 1471 and of
Padua
Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of t ...
from 1487
* , famous beauty painted by
Titian
Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (; 27 August 1576), known in English as Titian ( ), was an Italian (Venetian) painter of the Renaissance, considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, n ...
and
Vasari
Giorgio Vasari (, also , ; 30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian Renaissance Master, who worked as a painter, architect, engineer, writer, and historian, who is best known for his work '' The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculp ...
, and mistress of
Lorenzino de' Medici
*
Francesco Barozzi
Francesco Barozzi (in Latin, ''Franciscus Barocius'') (9 August 1537 – 23 November 1604) was an Italian mathematician, astronomer and humanist.
Life
Barozzi was born on the island of Crete, at Candia (now Heraklion), at the time a Venet ...
(1537–1604),
cosmographer and mathematician, whose collection of ancient manuscripts is now the
Codex Baroccianus
Baroccianus is an adjective applied to manuscripts indicating an origin in the ''Baroccianum'', a Venetian collection assembled by the humanist Francesco Barozzi (Barocius). A large part of that collection was sold after the death of Iacopo Barozz ...
of the
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library () is the main research library of the University of Oxford, and is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. It derives its name from its founder, Sir Thomas Bodley. With over 13 million printed items, it is the sec ...
* Iacopo Barozzi (1562 – before 1617), his nephew, who catalogued and added to that collection.
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