Giovanna Dandolo was a dogaressa of Venice by marriage to doge Pasquale Malipiero (reign 1457-1462).
Giovanna Dandolo supported the newly introduced art of book printing in Venice, the lace industry of Burano, and acted as a financier for many writers. Many of the early books printed in Venice is dedicated to her. She was referred to as the empress of book printing and the queen of lace.