Loredan () is a Venetian surname. The

House of Loredan The House of Loredan (, ) is a Venetian noble family of supposed ancient Roman origin, which has played a significant role in shaping the history of the entire Mediterranean. A political dynasty, the family has throughout the centuries produced a ...

is an aristocratic Venetian family that included various doges of the

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, and the surname is almost exclusively associated with the family. The surname most likely originated from the toponym Loreo (a town in the

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), which itself originated from its Latin name ''Lauretum'', meaning

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. Another theory of the origin of the surname, though most likely legendary, is that it comes from the Latin epithet ''Laureati'', given to ancestors of the Loredan family due to their historical glory in

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and the many victories they achieved in battles. The surname is spelled Loredano () or Loredan in

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, Lauredano or Lauredanus in

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, and Lorentano () in

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, though it is also historically found as Lordas () and Lordano (). The feminine name

Loredana Loredana is a feminine given name, claimed to be invented by French author Lucile Aurore Dupin (George Sand) in her novel ''Mattea'' (1833), and later used by Luciano Zuccoli in ''L'amore di Loredana'' (1908). It may have been inspired by the rea ...

, common in Italy and Romania, was likely inspired by the surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alvise Loredan (1393 – 1466), Venetian admiral and military commander * Andrea Loredan (1455 – 1499), Venetian admiral * Andrea Loredan (d. 1513), Venetian nobleman and art collector * Antonio Loredan (1420 – 1482), Venetian governor and military commander * Antonio Loredan (1446 – 1514), Venetian politician and ambassador * Caterina Loredan,

Dogaressa of Venice Dogaressa ( , , ) was the official title of the wife of the Doge of Venice. The title was unique for Venice: while the head of the Republic of Genoa were also called Doge, the wives of the Doges of Genoa were not called ''Dogaressa'', nor did t ...

(1521 – 1523) * Fosco Loredan (d. 1598), Venetian nobleman *

Francesco Loredan Francesco Loredan (, ; 9 February 1685 – 19 May 1762) was a Venetian statesman and magnate who served as the 116th Doge of Venice from 18 March 1752 until his death in 1762. He was a member of the noble House of Loredan, head of its Santo ...

(1656 – 1715), Venetian ambassador *

(1685 – 1762), 116th

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(1752 – 1762) * Giacomo Loredan (1396 – 1471), Venetian admiral and military commander * Giorgio Loredan (d. 1475), Venetian admiral, military commander and politician * Giovanni Loredan (d. 1411), Venetian nobleman and Bishop of Capo d'Istria (1390 – 1411) * Giovanni Loredan, Lord of

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Giovanni Francesco Loredan Giovanni Francesco Loredan (or Loredano) (Venice, 27 February 1607 - Peschiera del Garda, 13 August 1661) was a Venetian writer and politician, and a member of the noble family of Loredan. In 1630, he founded the Accademia degli Incogniti, a lea ...

(1607 – 1661), Venetian writer and politician *

Leonardo Loredan Leonardo Loredan (; vec, Lunardo Loredan ; 16 November 1436 – 22 June 1521) was a Venetian nobleman and statesman who reigned as the 75th Doge of Venice from 1501 until his death in 1521. A wartime ruler, his dogeship was one of the most impo ...

(1436 – 1521), 75th

(1501 – 1521) * Marco Loredan, Venetian nobleman * Marco Loredan (1489 – 1557), Venetian nobleman and politician * Marco Loredan (d. 1577), Venetian nobleman,

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(1655 – 1656) *

Pietro Loredan Pietro Loredan (1372 – 28 October 1438) was a Venetian nobleman of the Loredan family and a distinguished military commander both on sea and on land. He fought against the Ottomans, winning the Battle of Gallipoli (1416), played a leading role ...

(1372 – 1438), Venetian admiral and military commander *

(1481 – 1570), 84th

(1567 – 1570) * Teodoro Loredan Balbi (1745 – 1831),

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(1795 – 1831)

Places

* Barchessa Loredan *

Ca' Loredan Ca' Loredan is a 13th-century Romanesque-style former palace of the Loredan family located on the Grand Canal in Venice, northern Italy. It is located in the ''sestiere'' (district) of San Marco and faces the Grand Canal, not far from the Rial ...

* Ca' Loredan Vendramin Calergi * Palazzo Giustinian Loredan * Palazzo Loredan a San Cancian *

Palazzo Loredan Cini The Palazzo Loredan Cini is a Gothic-style palace located between the Palazzo Balbi Valier and the Rio San Vio on the Grand Canal, in the sestiere of Dorsoduro, Venice, Italy. The palace was formed from the amalgamation of the former Palazzo Fosc ...

Palazzo Loredan dell'Ambasciatore Palazzo Loredan dell'Ambasciatore is a late 15th-century Gothic palace in Venice, Italy, that once belonged to the noble Loredan family. Located in the Dorsoduro ''sestiere'' (quarter), it was called ''"dell'Ambasciatore"'' because it was offered ...

* Palazzo Loredan Gheltoff * Palazzo Loredan in Campo Santo Stefano * Palazzo Priuli Ruzzini Loredan * Villa Loredan at Carbonera * Villa Loredan at Stra * Villa Razzolini Loredan * Villa Spineda Loredan * Villa Nani Loredan * Tomb of Doge Leonardo Loredan

Art

'' Bust of Andrea Loredan'', by Antonio Rizzo, 15th century,

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'' Panegyricus Leonardo Lauredano'', by Sigismundus Burgus, 1503,

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Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan The ''Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan'' ( it, Ritratto del doge Leonardo Loredan) is a painting by Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini, dating from . It portrays Leonardo Loredan, the Doge of Venice from 1501 to 1521, in his ceremonial ...

'', by Giovanni Bellini, 1501,

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, 1501,

'' Portrait of Doge Pietro Loredan'', by

Jacopo Tintoretto Tintoretto ( , , ; born Jacopo Robusti; late September or early October 1518Bernari and de Vecchi 1970, p. 83.31 May 1594) was an Italian painter identified with the Venetian school. His contemporaries both admired and criticized the speed with ...

, 1567,

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, Fort Worth '' Portrait of the Loredan family'', by Giovanni Bellini, 1507, Gemäldegalerie,

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