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Dandolo (disambiguation)

Dandolo is an Italian surname. The Dandolo family of the Republic of Venice produced several Doges. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Four Doges of Venice:
    • Enrico Dandolo, 41st Doge
    • Giovanni Dandolo, 48th Doge
    • Francesco Dandolo, 52nd Doge
    • Andrea Dandolo, 54th Doge
  • Two Risorgimento fighters
    • Enrico Dandolo (patriot)
    • Emilio Dandolo
  • Andrea Dandolo (admiral), Venetian admiral, not the same man as the Doge of this name
  • Vincenzo, Count Dandolo, chemist, agriculturist and Napoleon's governor of Dalmatia
Dandolo

Dandolo was a patrician family of the Republic of Venice, which produced several Doges of Venice. The progenitor of the family was a merchant named Domenico. The family became more successful by the beginning of the 12th century.