The Delfin family, singular Dolfin or Delfin '', is a prominent noble family of

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, part of the twelve original noble lineages of the

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, known as the "apostolic families", thought to have elected the first

Doge of Venice The Doge of Venice ( ) – in Italian, was the doge or highest role of authority within the Republic of Venice (697–1797). The word derives from the Latin , meaning 'leader', and Venetian Italian dialect for 'duke', highest official of the ...

in the year 697 a.C.

Notable members

* Domenico Dolfin, Duke of Candia (1216-1217). * Baldovino Dolfin (1275-1335), statesman. * Giacomo Dolfin, Duke of Candia (1261-1262) *

Giovanni Dolfin Giovanni Dolfin ( 130312 July 1361), also known as Giovanni Delfino or Delfin, was the 57th Doge of Venice from 13 August 1356 until his death on 12 July 1361. Despite his value as a general, during his reign Venice lost Dalmatia. Biography H ...

(c. 1290-1361), 57th Doge of Venice. * Leonardo Delfino (1353-1415)

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. * Dolfin Dolfin, captain during the fall of Constantinople (1453) * Zaccaria Delfino (1527–1583), Cardinal (by Pious IV). * Giovanni Delfin (1529-1584), Bishop of Brescia and Torcello. *

Gentile Dolfino Gentile Dolfin (died 1601) was a Roman Catholic prelate, member of the Delfin family, who served as Bishop of Camerino (1596–1601). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 18 December 1596, Gentile was appointed during the papacy of Pope ...

(+1601), Bishop of Camerino. * Giovanni Delfin (1545-1622), Cardinal (by Clemens VIII) *

Flaminio Delfin Flaminio may refer to: Geography * Flaminio (Rome), a quartiere * Flaminio – Piazza del Popolo (Rome Metro), an underground station * Rignano Flaminio, a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome * Stadio Flaminio The Stadio Flaminio is a stad ...

(1552-1605), Commander General of the Papal Armies. * Vittoria Delfin, mother of

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. * Giovanni Delfino (1589-1651), bishop of Belluno. * Giovanni Dolfin (1617-1699), Cardinal (by Alexander VII) and poet. * Daniel Delfin (1653–1704), Cardinal (by Innocent XII) and

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. * Daniel Delfin (1656-1729), Admiral of the Venetian Fleet. * Dionisus Delfin (1663–1734),

* Daniele Delfin (1688-1762), Cardinale (by Benedict XIV),

. * Giovanni Paolo Delfini (1736-1819), Bishop. *

Caterina Dolfin Caterina Dolfin (Venice, 8 May 1736Venice, 14 November 1793) was an Italian (Venetian) poet. Caterina was the daughter of the N.H. Ser Antonio Giovanni Dolfin and the N.D. Donata Salamon, members of a secondary branch of one of the most ancient ...

(1736-1796), poet. * Daniel Delfin (1748-1798), statesman and diplomat (ambassador to Louis XVI of France)

Palaces and villas

Palazzo Dolfin Manin Palazzo Dolfin Manin is a palace in the ''sestiere'' of San Marco on the Canal Grande of Venice, northern Italy. It is located near the Palazzo Bembo and Palazzo Dandolo Paolucci, not far from the Rialto Bridge. History The palace was built by ...

(San Salvatore,

) *

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(

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) * Palazzo Dolfin Bollani * Palazzo Dolfin Casale (

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) * Palazzo Dolfin (

San Polo San Polo () is the smallest and most central of the six sestieri of Venice, northern Italy, covering 86 acres (35 hectares) along the Grand Canal. It is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before the ninth cent ...

) * Palazzo de' Delfini (

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) * Palazzo Dolfin Boniotti (

Fratta Polesine Fratta Polesine ( Venetian: ''Frata Połèzine'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southwest of Rovigo. Its main attraction is Andrea Palladio's ...

) * Villa Correr Dolfin * Villa Dolfin Boldù (

) * Villa Dolfin Giustinian Palazzo Dolfin-Manin.jpg,

Palazzo Secco Dolfin (Venice).jpg, Palazzo Ca' Dolfin ( Università Ca' Foscari) Palazzo Dolfin Bollani (Venice).jpg, Palazzo Dolfin Bollani

Bibliography

* B. G. Dolfin, ''I Dolfin patrizi veneziani nella storia di Venezia dal 452 al 1923'', Milano 1923. * Ganzer, Gilberto, ''Splendori di una dinastia: L'eredita europea dei Manin e dei Dolfin''. * Cardinale Delfino, patriarca d'Aquileia, ''Rituale romano illustrato'', Bettinelli, Venezia 1749. * P. Gradenigo, ''Ambasciatori veneti'', cc. 60, 164, 302, 308v. {{Authority control House of Dolfin Italian noble families Republic of Venice families Venetian noble families