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The Valmarana family is an aristocratic family in

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; or , archaically ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, where it straddles the Bacchiglione, River Bacchiglione. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and e ...

, one branch of which also held Venetian patrician status. Its motto was "Plus Ultra" (Further). They were named after the village of Valmarana (now part of

Altavilla Vicentina Altavilla Vicentina is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is located southwest of Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; or , archaically ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region, at the norther ...

) in the

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, where they held

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s from the

bishop of Vicenza The Diocese of Vicenza () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy."Diocese of V ...

. Antonio Canova, Giovanni Mantese, ''I castelli medioevali del Vicentino'', Vicenza, Accademia Olimpica, 1979, p. 76, .

History

According to a legend, the family was descended from the ancient Roman

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. In 1031 they were made counts by

Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II (, – 4 June 1039), also known as and , was the Holy Roman Emperor, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1027 until his death in 1039. The first of a succession of four Salian dynasty, Salian emperors, who reigned for one century ...

. Francesco Schröeder
''Repertorio genealogico delle famiglie confermate nobili e dei titolati nobili esistenti nelle Provincie Venete''
Vol. 2, Venezia, Tipografia di Alvisopoli, 1830, pp. 341-343. On 30 April 1540

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain (as Charles I) from 1516 to 1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy (as Charles II) ...

issued a special diploma making them

counts palatine A count palatine (Latin ''comes palatinus''), also count of the palace or palsgrave (from German language, German ''Pfalzgraf''), was originally an official attached to a royal or imperial palace or household and later a nobleman of a rank abo ...

of Nogara. Their title of count was also recognised by the

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. In 1659 the family branch led by the brothers Triffone, Stefano and Benedetto was given Venetian patrician status after they paid 100,000

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s to help fund the Cretan War
Dizionario storico-portatile di tutte le venete patrizie famiglie
Giuseppe Bettinelli, 1780, pp. 154-155.{{in lang, it John Temple-Leader
''Libro dei nobili veneti ora per la prima volta messo in luce''
Firenze, Tipografia delle Murate, 1866, p. 85. This made them one of the 'Case fatte per soldo' (houses whose patrician position was achieved through money). Another line of the family did not join the Venetian patricians but did still sit in the Noble Council in Vicenza itself. Under the

Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia The Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia (), commonly called the "Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom" (; ), was a constituent land (crown land) of the Austrian Empire from 1815 to 1866. It was created in 1815 by resolution of the Congress of Vienna in recogniti ...

both branches were granted noble status and the rank of count of the

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by Sovereign Resolutions on 18 December 1817, 11 March 1820 and 13 March 1825.

Notable members

* Giovanni Francesco Valmarana (died 1566), made count palatine by Charles V, commissioned

Andrea Palladio Andrea Palladio ( , ; ; 30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be on ...

to design the Villa Valmarana in Lisiera *

Giovanni Alvise Valmarana Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * ''Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend of ...

, brother of Giovanni Francesco, husband of

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, father of Leonardo Valmarana * Leonardo Valmarana, husband of Isabetta Da Porto, completed the Villa Valmarana between 1579 and 1591 *

Giustino Valmarana Giustino may refer to: People *Giustino Durano (1923–2002), Italian movie actor *Giustino Episcopio (), Italian painter of history and sacred subjects * Giustino Fortunato (1777–1862), Italian magistrate and politician *Giustino Fortunato (18 ...

(1898-1977),

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politician and member of the

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* Mario Valmarana, professor of architecture at the

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Lodovico Valmarana Lodovico is an Italian masculine given name, and may refer to: *Ludovico Sforza (1452-1508), Duke of Milan * Cigoli (1559–1613), Italian painter and architect * Lodovico, Count Corti (1823–1888), Italian diplomat * Lodovico Agostini (1534–159 ...

(1926-2018), count of Valmarana and Nogara, brother of Mario, owner of the Palladian Villa Almerico Capra, known as La Rotonda

Building projects

Villa Valmarana ai Nani tiepolo palazzina

Vicenza

*Valmarana Chapel, in Santa Corona, designed by Andrea Palladio *

Palazzo Valmarana Palazzo Valmarana is a palace in Vicenza. It was built by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio in 1565 for the noblewoman Isabella Nogarola Valmarana. Since 1994 it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "City of Vicenza and the Palla ...

, designed by Andrea Palladio *

Loggia Valmarana The Loggia Valmarana located inside the Salvi gardens, also called Valmarana Salvi gardens, was probably built in 1591 by a student of Andrea Palladio by the will of Gian Luigi Valmarana himself, who wanted this place become a meeting point betwee ...

* Villa Valmarana Ai Nani *

Villa Capra "La Rotonda" Villa La Rotonda is a Renaissance villa just outside Vicenza in Northern Italy designed by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, and begun in 1567, though not completed until the 1590s. The villa's official name is Villa Almerico Capra V ...

, designed by Andrea Palladio

Venice

Palazzo Smith Mangilli Valmarana Palazzo Smith Mangilli Valmarana is a palace in Venice, located in the Cannaregio district and overlooking the Grand Canal. The neighbouring building is Palazzo Michiel del Brusà. History The palazzo is best known for having been the residence ...

in the

Cannaregio Cannaregio () is the northernmost of the six historic ''sestieri of Venice''. It is the second largest ''sestiere'' by land area and the largest by population, with 13,169 people . Isola di San Michele, the historic cemetery island, is associate ...

district *

Palazzo Corner Valmarana Palazzo Corner Valmarana is a palace in Venice, located in the San Marco district and overlooking the Grand Canal. It locates not far from the Ponte di Rialto, between Palazzo Cavalli and Palazzo Grimani di San Luca. History It is a 16th-centu ...

in the

San Marco San Marco is one of the six sestiere (Venice), sestieri of Venice, lying in the heart of the city as the main place of Venice. San Marco also includes the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Although the district includes Piazza San Marco, Saint Mar ...

district * Palazzo Curti Valmarana, in the

district

Other

* Villa Valmarana in Lisiera di

Bolzano Vicentino Bolzano Vicentino is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, in the northern Italian region of Veneto. It lies east of the A31 highway, with a population of 5,455. The main attraction is Palladio's Villa Valmarana Scagnolari Zen, situ ...

(

), designed by Andrea Palladio * Barchesse di villa Valmarana in

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(Venezia
Villa Barchessa Valmarana, Mira
* Villa Valmarana in Vigardolo di Monticello Conte Otto (Vicenza), designed by Andrea Palladio * Villa Valmarana Morosini in

(Vicenza), designed by

Francesco Muttoni Francesco Muttoni (January 22, 1669 – February 21, 1747) was an Italian architect, engineer, and architectural writer, mainly active near Vicenza, Italy. Biography He was born in Lacima, near Porlezza, on Lake Lugano, but his family moved to Vi ...

. * Villa Cittadella Vigodarzere Valmarana in Saonara - designed by Giuseppe Jappelli in 1817

References

Vicenza Republic of Venice families Italian noble families