Venier

Venier (Venetian: [veˈnjɛɾ], Italian: [veˈnjɛr]) is a Venetian surname, derived from the Medieval name Venerius. Notable people with the surname include:

* Andrea Venier, castellan of Scutari
* Annibale Venier (born 1951), an Italian rower
* Anton Venier, Austrian luger
* Antonio Venier (c. 1330–1400), Doge of Venice
* Cecilia Venier-Baffo (1525–1583), principal consort and later legal wife of Sultan Selim II (supposed Jewish, Greek, Venetian)
* Francesco Venier, Doge of Venice
* Giacopo Antonio Venier (died 1400), Doge of Venice, called the Cardinal of Cuenca
* Giacopo Venier (1422–1479), Italian cardinal
* Glauco Venier (born 1963), Italian jazz pianist and composer
* Jean-Baptiste Venier (18th-century), French violinist and music publisher
* Mara Venier (born 1950), Italian actress and television presenter
* Marco Venier, Lord of Cerigo (died 1311), Lord of Cerigo
* Marco Venier, Marquess of Cerigo
* Marie Dorion Venier Toupin (ca. 1786–1850), explorer, the only female member of the Pacific Fur Company to the Pacific Northwest in 1810
* Marie Venier (c.1590–1627), French actress
* Maurizio Venier (born 1994), South African
* Nicolò Venier (ca. 1483–1530), Lord of Paros
* Pietro Venier, Governor of Cerigo (died 1372), Governor of Cerigo
* Sebastiano Venier (c. 1496–1578), Doge of Venice
* Simone Venier (born 1984), Italian rower
* Stephanie Venier (born 1993), Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer
* Zuan Francesco Venier (died 1518), Co-Lord of Cerigo

## Other uses

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* House of Venier, a prominent family in the Republic of Venice
* Casa Venier, a small Gothic-style palace in Campo Santa Maria Formosa, in the Sestiere of Castello, Venice, Italy
* Palazzo Venier-Manfrin, a Baroque-style palace located facing the Cannaregio Canal in the sestiere of Cannaregio of Venice, Italy
* Teatro Venier, prominent in the operatic life of Venice in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Surname list

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