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House of Donà
Noble House
Arms of the Donà dalle Rose Blazon: Argent, two bars Gules, in chief three roses barbed and seeded of the Second
Country	Republic of Venice
Earlier spellings	Donato^[1] Donatus Donati
Etymology	from the diminutive of the masculine given name Donatus
Place of origin	Romagna, Emilia-Romagna Altinum, Veneto
Founded	12th century
Titles	Doge of Venice Procurator of Saint Mark Patrician of Venice (hereditary) Archbishop of Crete various other bishoprics Ambassador of the Republic of Venice in Constantinople various other ambassadorships Podestà of Venice Governor (respectively) of Ravenna, Brescia, Cremona, and Crete
Style(s)	Serene Highness
Traditions	Roman Catholicism
Cadet branches	dalle Rose dalle Trezze (extinct) many other minor now-extinct branches

The House of Donà are an old patrician family of Venice which produced three doges of Venice. The family has existed since at least the late twelfth century.^[2] Until the sixteenth century, the family were merchants.^[3] During that period, they bought land, which supported the family through the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.^[4] Around and throughout the nineteenth century, the family's wealth was significantly diminished due to the influences of the French Revolution and industrialisation.^[5]^[3] The family is still surviving, and produced a number of business people in the twentieth century.^[6]