Cornaro is an illustrious patrician family in Venice, from which for centuries several Doges sprung. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the The Doge ( Venetian language, also Doxe, derived from Latin Dux military leader duke cf Notable members are
- Luigi Cornaro (b. Alvise (Luigi Cornaro ( 1468 ? &ndash 1566) was a Venetian nobleman who wrote treatises on Dieting, including Discorsi della Vita Sobria 1457?, 1468?; d. 1566)
- Caterina Cornaro (1454 - 1510), Queen of Cyprus
Other Cornaros (possibly related) include:
- Vincenzo Cornaro = Vitsentzos Kornaros
- Elena Cornaro (1646 - 1684), first woman to get University degree
This surname-related article is a stub. Nobil Donna Catherine Cornaro (Italian Caterina) ( November 25, 1454 &ndash July 10 1510) was Queen of Vitsentzos Kornaros (Βικέντιος or Βιτσέντζος Κορνάρος or Vincenzo Cornaro ( March 29 1553 – 1613/1614 was a Cretan A family name or last name is a type of Surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
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