The Bragadin family (also Bragadino or Bragadini) were an aristocratic Venetian family that belong to the Venetian nobility, counted among the Longhi.
| Bragadin | |
|---|---|
| Family | |
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| Country |  Republic of Venice |
| Titles | Patrician |
History
editTradition relates that the Bragadins came from the island of Veglia, today known as Krk in Croatia, of which they were lords, and numbers them among the twenty-four tribunician houses that elected the first doge Paoluccio Anafesto.[1] Other traditions claim that they arrived in the Lagoon in 800 and that, originally called Barbalin, they changed their surname and coat of arms in 890.[2]
Remaining included in the patriciate after the ordinances of the Great Council Lockout in 1297 established which families were part of the hereditary nobility of the council,[1] the family was always represented in the highest offices of the Republic of Venice, especially between the 15th- and the 16th-century, but also gave numerous ecclesiastics and men of culture.[3]
Among the many more illustrious personalities, mention should be made of Vittore, defender and then reconqueror of Verona during the war against Filippo Maria Visconti; Andrea, distinguished himself in the taking of Cyprus; Marcantonio Bragadin, distinguished himself in the defense of Famagusta against the Turks and became the emblem of Venetian martyrdom in the struggle against the Turks; Domenico, lecturer in philosophy, theology and mathematics, teacher of Luca Pacioli; Alvise Bragadin, who opened a famous printing house for Hebrew books and was involved in the Bragadin-Giustiniani dispute.[3][4] The Bragadin family became one of Venice’s leading Hebrew print-shops and was active from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century.[4]
Distinguished Members
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- Bartolomeo Bragadin poet, died in 1507; his tomb is located on the counter-façade of the church of Santi Pietro e Paolo in Venice;
- Marcantonio Bragadin (1523–1571), soldier;
- Marcantonio Bragadin (1591–1658) cardinal;
- Matteo Bragadin (1689–1767), politician;
- Vincenzo Bragadin (1691–1762), bishop;
- Giovanni Bragadin (1699–1775), patriarch of Venice;
- Marcantonio Bragadin (1906–1986), admiral;
- Vittorio Bragadin (1920–1941), pilot, gold medal for Military Valor
References
edit- 1 2 Schröeder, Francesco (1830). Genealogical repertoire of confirmed noble families and titled nobles existing in the Venetian Provinces. Vol. 1. Venice: Typography of Alvisopoli. p. 152.
- ↑ Tassini (2009) [1863]. Venetian Curiosities. supplementary notes and revision by Marina Crivellari Bizio, Franco Filippi, Andrea Perego. Venice: Filippi Editore. p. 116-117.
- 1 2 Treccani (ed.). "Bragadìn". Italian encyclopedia of sciences, letters and arts. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
- 1 2 Heller, Marvin J. (9 January 2013). Further Studies in the Making of the Early Hebrew Book. BRILL. pp. 135, 314. ISBN 978-90-04-23461-1. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- Derived from Italian wikipedia entry