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The Guelphs were part of the Venetian Black Nobility from the 12th century and in Venice a few hundred years by then. Before that they were the Welfs, kings of the Franks around 400 AD. Many of the oligarch families in Venice were from oligarch families of Rome (Orsini, Agnelli). Orsini family runs a private bank in Switzerland and Agnelli owns Chrysler Jeep Fiat.