Foscari family
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The Foscari family was a prominent Venetian noble lineage influential in the politics, culture, and patronage of the Republic of Venice during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Venetian patrician family
ⓘ
noble family ⓘ |
| activity |
art patronage
ⓘ
church patronage ⓘ cultural patronage in Venice ⓘ political leadership in Venice ⓘ |
| aristocraticStatus | hereditary patrician ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Venetian Renaissance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venetian nobility ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBase |
landed property
ⓘ
public offices and state service ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Italian ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | various Venetian mainland possessions (as officeholders) ⓘ |
| governmentalBodyParticipation |
Council of Ten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeat | Venetian Great Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | maritime empire of Venice ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the prominent ruling families of Venice ⓘ |
| intermarriedWith | other Venetian patrician families ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on Venetian foreign policy
ⓘ
producing a doge of Venice ⓘ support of humanist culture ⓘ |
| language |
Italian
ⓘ
Venetian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Venetian patriciate ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | patricians of Venice ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alvise Foscari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francesco Foscari NERFINISHED ⓘ Giacomo Foscari NERFINISHED ⓘ Paolo Foscari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronageOf |
artists in Venice
ⓘ
churches in Venice ⓘ religious institutions ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence |
Renaissance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-expansionist Venetian policies ⓘ |
| politicalRole | influential in Venetian politics ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | Venetian Republic oligarchy ⓘ |
| region |
Veneto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialClass | patriciate ⓘ |
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