Donà family

The House of Donà, also known as Donato, are an old patrician family in Venice, which produced two Doges. The family has existed since at least the late twelveth century. Until the sixteenth century, the family were merchants. During that period, they bought land, which supported the family through the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Around and throughout the nineteenth century, the family's wealth was significantly diminished due to the influences of the French Revolution and Industrialisation. The family is still surviving, and produced a number of businesspeople in the twentieth century.