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Delfin (family)

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Delfin
Venetian nobility
CountryRepublic of Venice Republic of Venice
EtymologyDolphin
TitlesPatrician (Patrizio veneto)

The Delfin family, singular Dolfin or Delfin[o], is a prominent noble family of Venice, part of the twelve original noble lineages of the Republic, known as the "apostolic families", thought to have elected the first Doge of Venice in the year 697 a.C.

Notable members

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Palaces and villas

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Bibliography

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  • 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.