Aug 3, 2026 · 13 min · 10 segments
At Villa Malcontenta on the Brenta River, Patrick Zhong sits down with Federigo Foscari, whose family has called Venice, Italy home for nearly a thousand years. Touring the Palladian villa built for…
Federigo FoscariGuest
Patrick ZhongHost
Yeah, well, my family's been in Venice for, I'd say, roughly 1,000 years, po- possibly a bit more.
Uh, it's been one of the important families of Venice, uh, especially in, I mean, throughout a, a thousand years of history, but especially in the 1400s when-
And the beginning of the 1400s, uh, Francesco Foscari, uh, my ancestor, he was appointed, uh, Doge of Venice.
A bit like, uh, Queen Elizabeth, uh, he, he stayed in power for a- 34 very, very long years.
Yeah, well, my family's been in Venice for, I'd say, roughly 1,000 years, po- possibly a bit more.
Uh, it's been one of the important families of Venice, uh, especially in, I mean, throughout a, a thousand years of history, but especially in the 1400s when-
And the beginning of the 1400s, uh, Francesco Foscari, uh, my ancestor, he was appointed, uh, Doge of Venice.
A bit like, uh, Queen Elizabeth, uh, he, he stayed in power for a- 34 very, very long years.
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