House of Venier
The House of Venier was a prominent family in the Republic of Venice who entered the Venetian nobility in the 14th century.
Notable members
- Pietro Venier who was the Governor of Cerigo
- Antonio Venier who was Doge of Venice from October 1382 until his death.
- Andrea Venier a provveditore of Venetian Albania
- Lorenzo Venier, a Dominican friar, was appointed Archbishop of Zadar, Croatia, on 19 Jan 1428 and was succeeded in 1449. He had previously been in the bishopric of Modon.
- Alvise Venier was elected to the lifetime position of Procuratore di San Marco de Citra Canale on 12 Jan. 1444 and replaced 15 Jan. 1452
- Michiel Venier was elected to the lifetime position of Procuratore di San Marco de Supra Canale on 2 Jan. 1450 and replaced 2 April 1463
- Deodato Venier was a canon at the cathedral of Zadar, now Croatia, and became Abbot of San Crisogono, in Zadar, 1459-1488. He was convicted of a number of crimes but soon absolved of them. He commissioned four liturgical books for the abbey, decorated probably in Venice, that still survive.
- Francesco Venier, appointed podestà of Padua for a term of one year by Doge Christoforo Moro, Venice, 1 Oct. 1470 Francesco Venier, presumably the same person, was elected to the lifetime position of Procuratore di San Marco de Ultra Canale on 27 Dec. 1475 and was replaced 20 Jan. 1486
- Antonio Venier was elected to the lifetime position of Procuratore di San Marco de Supra Canale on 13 Jan 1472 and was replaced on 13 Nov. 1474
- Benedetto Venier was elected Procuratore di San Marco de Citra Canale on 31 Dec. 1475 and was replaced March 14, 1487.
- Bernardo Venier "fu de ser Giacomo" was podestà of Padua in 1476
- Antonio Venier fu de ser Dolfin was podestà of Padua in 1485 Antonio Venier, presumably the same person, was elected to the lifetime position of Procuratore di San Marco de Supra Canale 1 March 1489 and replaced 27 March 1492
- Marin Venier fu de ser Alvise Procurator was podestà of Padua in 1492 Marin Venier, presumably the same person, was elected to the lifetime position of Procuratore di San Marco de Supra Canale on 23 Dec. 1501 and resigned 20 Jan. 1502
- Andrea Venier was elected Procuratore di San Marco de Supra Canale on 28 July 1509 and was replaced on June 17, 1513
- Marcantonio Venier was elected to the lifetime position of Procuratore di San Marco de Citra Canale on March 17, 1554 and replaced April 6, 1556
- Francesco Venier was Doge of Venice from 1554 to 1556.
- Bernardò Venier was elected to the lifetime position of Procuratore di San Marco de Citra Canale on Aug. 9, 1557, and replaced on 23 Oct. 1559
- Nurbanu Sultan was the Haseki sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 to 1574 and wife of Selim II and the Mother of Murad III and Valide sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 to until her death in 1583. She was also the daughter of Nicolò Venier, Lord of Paros and the paternal great great great granddaughter of Antonio Venier, Doge of Venice. She was the Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire when her father's first cousin Sebastiano Venier was the Doge of Venice.
- Sebastiano Venier was Doge of Venice from June 11, 1577 to March 3, 1578. He had been an admiral of the Venetian fleet and was one of the protagonists in the 1571 Battle of Lepanto
- Nicolò Venier was elected to the lifetime position of Procuratore di San Marco de Citra Canale on 24 Feb. 1579 and replaced 20 Oct. 1587