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The palace originally was erected by the aristocratic Erizzo family in the fifteenth century. It was the birthplace of Francesco Erizzo, who became Doge in 1631 till his death in 1646. An elaborate tomb for this Doge was built in the church of San Martino, whose apse stands across the Rio della Ca' en Duo. During this Doge's rule, the palace underwent some reconstruction by Baroque architect, Mattia Carneri, a follower of Longhena, but retains its more ancient, asymmetric Gothic-Byzantine decoration in the balconies and windows.
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