Grimani

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A number of prominent Venetians carried the surname Grimani, including:

• Domenico Grimani: (1461-1523) (Cardinal Patriarch of Venice).
• Antonio Grimani: Doge 1521-1523.
• Vincenzo Grimani: Cardinal and opera librettist (1652- )
• Morosina Morosini-Grimani (1545-1614) wife of Doge Marino Grimani
• Domenico Grimani: (Bishop and Patriarch of Aquileia,1498-1517)
• Marino Grimani: (Bishop and Patriarch of Aquileia, 1517-1529)
• Marino Grimani: Doge 1595-1606.
• Giovanni Grimani: translator of Vitruvius.

The following structures are associated with the family:

• Villa Gazzotti Grimani: (Vicenza, by Palladio)
• Palazzo Grimani: (Grand Canal of Venice)
• Grimani Chapel: San Francesco della Vigna, Venice