Faliero (Venetian: Falier) was the name of a Venetian patrician family.[1] It was one of the most centrally connected of Venetian families.[2] Four members were among the first colonists of Venetian Crete. Their descendants took the Greek name Phalieros (Φαλιέρος).[3]
The family produced three doges:[1]
- Vitale Faliero, Doge of Venice from 1084 until 1096
- Ordelafo Faliero, Doge of Venice from 1102 until 1117, married to Matelda Faliero
- Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice from 1354 until 1355, executed for the Faliero coup, married to Alucia Falier
Other famous members include:
- Bonifacio Falier, bishop of Castello (1120–1133)
- Vitale Falier (fl. 1152–1172), diplomat
- Benedetto Falier, patriarch of Grado (1201–1207)
- Leonardo Falier, Latin patriarch of Constantinople (1302–1305)
- Marinos Phalieros (died 1474), writer
- Domenico Falier (1492–1564)
- Giovanni Falier (16th century), medallist
- Luca Falier (1545–1614)
- Francesco Falier (1557–1614)
- Giovanni Falier (1637–1681)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Faliero o Falier", Enciclopedia Italiana (1932).
- ^ Juan Julián Merelo Guervos, "Keeping up with the Contarinis: Understanding family ties and power dynamics in the Republic of Venice through social network analysis" (2024).
- ^ W. F. Bakker and A. F. van Gemert, eds., The Λόγοι Διδακτικοί of Marinos Phalieros (E. J. Brill, 1977), p. 3.