Vincenzo Fini

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Vincenzo Fini (born August 17, 1606 in Venice ; † February 29, 1660 ibid) was a lawyer, procurator di Citra and holder of other influential offices in Venice.

coat of arms

Shield quartered with a heart. At the heart of the silver shield is a black, gold-armored, crowned double-headed eagle. 1. In gold, a red, erect, double-tailed, crowned lion, covered with two golden slanted left bars. 2. In silver, a blue, inward-facing closed flight. 3. In silver, two red roses, placed obliquely to the left, facing outwards. 4. In blue, two green, crowned snakes ready to fight.

ancestry

Fini came from a Venetian noble family, whose lands and goods were, however, on the island of Cyprus , which belonged to Venice from 1489 to 1571 . When the Turks were preparing to conquer the island, the Fini family supported the necessary defense measures financially and organizationally. Demetrio de Fini and four of his sons (Leondio, Manuel, Florio, Luigio) were killed in defense of Nicosia . Demetrios' youngest son, Emanuele, left Cyprus soon after the city fell in 1571 and settled in Venice. At first he must have lived there in very poor conditions. His sons, on the other hand, except Demetrio, who died young, Vincenzo, Giovanni and Girolamo soon rose to influential offices there. The family played an important role in Venice in the 17th century.

Ascent in Venice

Vincenzo was the one who quickly made it so that the family soon regained wealth and prestige. He studied law and embarked on a legal career. On December 12, 1649 he was accepted into the patriciate of Venice. In return he donated 200,000 ducats to the republic on the occasion of the war for Candia . He also financially supported his siblings and his father, who in 1629 and 1633 acquired the lords of Jablanitz and Guttenegg in Innerkrain and then received them as a fief from Emperor Ferdinand II . Vincenzo Fini also held the office of Solicitadore di Palazzo and was avvocato al magistro della giustizia vecchia. On August 29, 1658 he was appointed procurator of San Marco di Citra. Thus he got into an office with great political influence, which was also associated with high prestige. Vincenzo certified on February 29, 1660 (notarial will b. 152 n.123).

Fini's brother Girolamo (born August 1, 1621 in Venice, † February 15, 1686 there), became patrician of Venice together with Vincenzo. As procurator and protector of the Church of San Moisè , he committed himself in 1668 to have the facade of the church renovated (source: Nicolaus Coleti: Monumenta ecclesiae venetae Sancti Moysis; Venetiis MDCCLVIII (1758), pp. 247–248).

Church of S. Moisé

Monument to the Fini family in San Moisè

With the renovation of the facade of the Church of San Moisè , the Fini and especially Vincenzo Fini have erected a sublime monument. The church dates from the 8th century, but was initially dedicated to San Vittore (St. Victor). It was rebuilt in 1632 and renamed San Moisè. The facade is decorated with three busts and inscriptions above the three entrances:

  • The bust and inscription above the main portal depicts Vincenzo Fini (1606–1660). The inscription below reads:
D. (ominus) O. (ptimus) M. (aximus) OMNE FASTIGIE VIRTUTE IMPLET VINCENTIUS FINI VENETAE NOBILITATIS HONORE AC PROCURATORIA D. (omini) MARCI DIGNITATE AMPLISSIMUS, TANTO FRATRIIT CONSILIO ELOQUENTIA DEIMETEFUNICAS H. (oc) M. (onumentum) P. (osuit), ANNO MCCLXXXII, OBIIT ANNO MDCLX, AETATIS LV.
  • The bust with an inscription above the left portal shows Hieronymus Fini (1621 - 1686). The inscription reads:
DOM HIERONYMUS FINI VINCENTI D. (omini) M (arci) PROCURATORIS FRATER, OBIIT ANNO MDCLXXXV, AETATIS LXIV.
  • The bust with an inscription above the right portal shows Vincenzo Fini, son of Jerome (1662 - 1726). The inscription reads:
DOM VINCENTIUS FINI D. (omini) M. (arci) PROCURATOR HIERONYMI FILIUS, VINCENTI PROCURATORI NEPOS, OBIIT ANNO MDCCXXVI, AETATIS LXIII.

genealogy

Demetrio de Fini, (* around 1530 in Cyprus, † 1571 in Nicosia, died)

Children:

  1. Leondio († 1571 in Nicosia, fallen)
  2. Manuel († 1571 in Nicosia, fallen)
  3. Florio († 1571 in Nicosia, fallen)
  4. Luigio († 1571 Nicosia, fallen)
  5. Emanuelle (* around 1565 in Cyprus, † 1657), acquirer of the Guteneck (Gotnik) estate in Inner Carniola. Baron de Fini zu Jablanatz a. Guttenegg; From his notarial will b. 1138 n.85 of April 26, 1639 it emerges that he was married to Cornelia N.
Children (of Emanuele):
1. Demetrio, † before 1639, buried in the family crypt in Jablanitz
Natural son
Zuanne (Giovanni),
2. Vincenzo (born July 17, 1606, † February 29, 1660 Venice), lawyer, appointed "Procuratore di San Marco" on August 29, 1658. No offspring.
3. Giovanni
4. Girolamo (August 1, 1621, February 15, 1686), dedicated himself to trade, owner of Jablanitz a. Guttenegg, which he pledged to his sister Helena in 1657 as security for his debts (17,227 guilders) and sold in 1670. Married to Andrana Zanfornari since 1650, daughter of Tommaso.
Children (of the Girolamo)
1. Delfina, oo Nicolo Dona,
2. Vincenza, oo Renier Priuli
3. Tommaso (born November 13, 1651, †?)
4. Tommaso (* 1653, † May 5?)
5. Vincenzo (born November 23, 1662, † March 30, 1726), on August 24, 1687 he was appointed procurator of San Marco de Ultra, for which he donated 50,000 ducats to the republic as cover for ongoing war costs; married since 1682 to Lugrezietta Loredan, daughter of Constantino
Children (of Vincenzo)
1. Andriana, oo Filippo Nani,
2. Maria, oo Lorenzo Dona
3rd-9th Sons all with the name Girolamo,
6. Cornelia (out of wedlock) oo Girolamo Cogolo, nobleman from Vicenca
5. Helena (Elena), † 1692, buried under the donated altar of the Church of St. Veit in Fiume , (certified April 4, 1687), since 1657 owner of Jablanitz a. Guttenegg and owner since 1670. 1oo Andreas Freiherr Haller von Hallerstein , † 1643, co-owner of Nussdorf / Orehek; 2oo in the church of St. Vitus in Fiume 1648 Francesco Lazarini, * Venice June 15, 1620, † 1678, buried like his wife, (certified June 28, 1672), doctor of both rights, lawyer, S. d. Giacomo L., goldsmith in Venice, and Maria N., daughter of the weaver Lunardo N.

Incolat and status surveys

  • Krainer Inkolat for Emanuel de Fini at his request. Entry in the nobility register of Krain from 1824 reads:

Mr. Emanuel de Fin, Freiherr, complained to the Diet of May 5, 1639 that his sons were accepted as lords and country people, but that he was excluded; about which he was accepted against the fact that he should invest 8000 Fl-Kr in the estate coffers and draw no interests from it for three years; the name of his sons, who were taken in earlier as estates, could not be found: vide Proto: No 17, Foll: 330.

  • Andrew was adopted for himself and his descendants on May 7, 1650 as a state estate; vide Proto: No 18, Foll: 142 - 144, Fasc: Landmannsbriefe Litt: F, No 3.
  • Erbländisch Österreichischer Freiherrnstand dd Vienna July 8, 1638 with "Freiherr de Fini auf Jablanaz and Guettenegkh" for Emanuel Fini.
  • Patriciate of Venice 1649 for the brothers Vincenzo and Girolamo Fini

Lords and manors owned by the family in Carniola

  • Altjablanitz (Stara Jablanica) in Inner Carniola
  • Guteneck (Gotnik)

Literature and Sources

  • Message Archivio di Stato Venezia ( Venice State Archives ), reference: N. 2160 - Sez. IX-4-1- of April 1, 1984
  • Genealogical handbook of the nobility, Adelslexikon Volume III, Der-F, Volume 61 of the complete series, Limburg ad Lahn 1975
  • Majda Smole: Graščine na nekdanjem Kranjskem (manors in the former Carniola ), Ljubljana 1982

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personal data
SURNAME Fini, Vincenzo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian lawyer, Procurator of San Marco di Citra
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1606
PLACE OF BIRTH Venice
DATE OF DEATH February 29, 1660
Place of death Venice