{{Short description|Aristocratic Venetian family}} {{about|the family|the island|Querini Island}} thumb|upright|Coat of arms The '''Querini family''' or '''Quirini''' was an old Venetian patrician family. They claimed an ancient Roman heritage, but their traceable history goes back to the 11th century. The family divided into many branches.<ref name=EI>{{cite encyclopedia |first=Mario |last=Brunetti |title=Querini |encyclopedia=Enciclopedia Italiana |year=1935 |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/querini_%28Enciclopedia-Italiana%29/}}</ref>
== Notable members == *Ottaviano Querini (fl. 1181–1211), diplomat and administrator *Romeo Querini (fl. 1209–1241), diplomat and administrator *{{ill|Giovanni Querini (archbishop)|lt=Giovanni Querini|it|Giovanni Querini}} (d. 1257), archbishop *Egidio Querini (fl. 1247–1268), diplomat and administrator *Bartolomeo I Querini (1230–1291), bishop *{{ill|Bartolomeo II Querini|it}} (d. 1307), bishop *Marco Querini d. 1310), diplomat *Giovanni Querini (d. 1333), poet<ref>{{DBI |first=Matteo |last=Quintiliani |title=Quirini, Giovanni |volume=86 |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giovanni-quirini_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/}}</ref> *{{ill|Francesco Querini|it}} (d. 1372), patriarch *Andrea Querini (b. 1382), merchant and military leader<ref>{{DBI |first=Giuseppe |last=Gullino |title=Querini, Andrea |volume=86 |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/andrea-querini_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/}}</ref> *Marco Querini (b. 1399), diplomat<ref>{{DBI |first=Giuseppe |last=Gullino |title=Querini, Marco |volume=86 |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/marco-querini_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/}}</ref> *Guglielmo Querini (1400–1468), politician<ref>{{DBI |first=Giuseppe |last=Gullino |title=Querini, Guglielmo |volume=86 |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/guglielmo-querini_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/}}</ref> *Pietro Querini (fl. 1431–1432), navigator *Lauro Quirini (1420–1472), humanist *Vincenzo Querini (1478–1514), diplomat and monk *{{ill|Gerolamo Querini|it}} (1468–1554), patriarch *Elisabetta Querini Massolo (d. 1559), friend of Pietro Bembo<ref>{{DBI |first=Tiziana |last=Plebani |title=Querini, Elisabetta |volume=86 |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/elisabetta-querini_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/}}</ref> *Giacomo Querini (1619–1677), diplomat<ref>{{DBI |first=Ginio |last=Benzoni |title=Querini, Giacomo |volume=86 |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giacomo-querini_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/}}</ref> *Leonardo Quirini (17th century), poet *Elisabetta Querini (1628–1709), dogaressa *Angelo Maria Querini (1680–1755), cardinal *{{ill|Angelo Querini|it}} (1721–1796), politician *{{ill|Andrea Querini Stampalia|it}} (1757–1825), admiral *Marina Querini (1757–1839), socialite *Alvise Querini (1758–1834), politician<ref>{{DBI |first=Vittorio |last=Mandelli |title=Querini, Alvise |volume=86 |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/alvise-querini_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/}}</ref> *{{ill|Giovanni Querini Stampalia|it}} (1799–1869), philanthropist *{{ill|Francesco Querini (explorer)|lt=Francesco Querini|it|Francesco Querini (esploratore)}} (1867–1900), explorer thumb|upright|Palazzo Querini Vianello
==Palaces and villas== *Palazzo Molin Querini *Palazzo Querini Benzon *{{ill|Palazzo Querini alla Carità|it}} *Palazzo Querini Dubois *{{ill|Palazzo Querini Papozze|it}} *Palazzo Querini Stampalia *{{ill|Villa Querini (Mestre)|it}}
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Category:Querini family Category:Venetian noble families