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Foscari
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For other uses, see Foscari (disambiguation).
The House of Foscari (Italian: [ˈfoskari]) was an ancient Venetian patrician family, which reached its peak in the 14th–15th centuries, culminating in the dogeship of Francesco Foscari (1423–1457).
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