title: Dandolo
text: # Dandolo
  
  The House of Dandolo (Italian:) was a patrician family of the Republic of Venice, which produced four 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.
  
  ## Members
  
  ### Early members
  
  * Domenico Dandolo (fl. 1085–June 1107), nobleman in San Luca
     * Pietro Dandolo
     * Bono Dandolo
     * Vitale Dandolo, jurist, ambassador to Ferrara and bailo in Constantinople
        * Enrico Dandolo (c. 1107–May 1205), Doge of Venice (1192–1205)
           * Raniero Dandolo (fl. 1204–42), admiral, Procurator and Vice-Doge
              * Anna Dandolo (fl. 1217), Queen of Serbia, third wife of King Stefan the First-Crowned
     * Enrico Dandolo (ca. 1100–1182), Patriarch of Grado
     * Giberto Dandolo (1220–1279), admiral
        * Giovanni Dandolo, Doge of Venice (1280–89)
     * Marino Dandolo
  
  ### 14th century
  
  * Andrea Dandolo, great-great-great grandson of Pietro Dandolo
  * Francesco Dandolo
  
  ### 15th century
  
  * Giovanna Dandolo, Dogaressa of Venice (1457–62)
  
  ### 16th century
  
  * Zilia Dandolo, Dogaressa of Venice (1556–59)
  * Matteo Dandolo, Ambassador of Venice (1549)
  
  ## Modern family
  
  * Enrico Dandolo (patriot)
  * Emilio Dandolo
  * Giorgio Dandolo
  * Savas Dandolo
  * Niki Dandolou
  