The Orsini family was one of the most celebrated princely families in medieval Italy and renaissance Rome, and which, in former times, had large possessions in Hungary. The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Members of the Orsini include popes Celestine III (1191-1198), Nicholas III (1277-1280), and Benedict XIII (1724-1730), numerous condottieri and other relevant political and religious figures. Pope Celestine III ( Rome, c 1106 &ndash January 8, 1198) born Giacinto Bobone, was elected Pope on March 30, Pope Nicholas III ( Rome, 1210/1220 &ndash August 22, 1280) born Giovanni Gaetano Orsini, Pope from November 25, Pope Benedict XIII ( February 2, 1649 &ndash February 21, 1730) born Pietro Francesco Orsini, later Vincenzo Maria Orsini Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Condottieri (singular condottiero, rarely condottiero) were Mercenary leaders employed by the Italian City-states from the Late Middle
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Origins
According to their family lore, the Orsini are descended from the Julio-Claudian family of ancient Rome. The Julio-Claudian Dynasty refers to the first five Roman Emperors: Augustus (Octavian Tiberius, Caligula (Gaius Claudius, and This is fanciful, as well as the alleged connection to the German families of Anhalt, Baden and Rosenberg sporting the same name. Anhalt is a historical County (after 1806 Duchy) in central Germany, located between the Harz Mountains and the river Elbe Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine. The Orsini also carried on a political feud with the Colonna family until by Papal Bull it was stopped in 1511; in 1571 the Chiefs of both families married the nieces of Pope Sixtus V. The Colonna family was a powerful noble family in medieval and Renaissance Rome, supplying one Pope and many other leaders A Papal bull is a particular type of Letters patent or charter issued by a Pope. Pope Sixtus V ( December 13, 1521 &ndash August 27, 1590) born Felice Peretti di Montalto, was Pope from 1585 to 1590
The Orsini were related to the Boboni family existing in Rome in the 11th century. The first members had in fact always doubled surname of Boboni-Orsini. This first known members is one Bobone, in the early 11th century, father of Pietro, in turn father of Giacinto dei Boboni (1110-1198), who in 1191 became pope as Celestine III. Pope Celestine III ( Rome, c 1106 &ndash January 8, 1198) born Giacinto Bobone, was elected Pope on March 30, One of the first great nepotist popes, he created cardinals two of his nephews and allowed his cousin Giovanni Gaetano (Giangaetano, died 1232) to buy the fiefs of Vicovaro, Licenza, Roccagiovine and Nettuno, who formed the nucleus of the future territorial power of the family. Nepotism is the showing of favoritism toward relatives and friends based upon that relationship rather than on an objective evaluation of ability Meritocracy or suitability Vicovaro is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 35 km northeast of Rome Licenza is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 40 km northeast of Rome Roccagiovine is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 35 km northeast of This article is about the Italian town near Rome "Nettuno" is also Italian for Neptune. The Boboni surname went lost with his children, who were called de domo filiorum Ursi. Two of them, Napoleone and Matteo Rosso (1178-1246) increased considerably the prestige of the family. The former was the founder of the first southern line, who disappeared with Camillo Pardo in 1553. He obtained the city of Manoppello, later a countship, and was Papal gonfaloniere. Manoppello is a Comune in Abruzzo, in the Province of Pescara, Italy. The Papal States, State(s of the Church or Pontifical States (in Italian Stato Ecclesiastico, Stato della Chiesa, Stati della Chiesa The gonfalon or gonfalone (from the early Italian confalone) is a long Flag or Banner, often pointed swallow-tailed or with several Matteo Rosso, called the Great, was the effective lord of Rome from 1241, when he defeated the Imperial troops to 1243, holding the title of Senator. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Two of his sons and Napoleone were also Senators. Matteo ousted the traditional rivals, the Colonna, from Rome and extended the Orsini territories southwards up to Avellino and northwards to Pitigliano. The Colonna family was a powerful noble family in medieval and Renaissance Rome, supplying one Pope and many other leaders Avellino is a town and Comune, capital of the Province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. Pitigliano is an Italian town and comune of Province of Grosseto in the Maremma area of Tuscany. During his life the family entered firmly in the Guelph party. The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting respectively the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in central and northern Italy He had some ten sons, which divided the fiefs after his deaths: Gentile (died 1246) originated the Pitigliano line and the second southern line, Rinaldo that of Monterotondo, Napoleone (died 1267) that of Bracciano and another Matteo Rosso that of Montegiordano, from the name of the district in Rome housing the family's fortress. Monterotondo is a town and commune in the Province of Rome, central Italy. Bracciano is a small town in the Italian region of Lazio, 30 km northwest of Rome. The most distinguished of his sons was however Giovanni Gaetano (died 1280): elected pope as Nicholas III, he named the nephew Bertoldo (died 1289) as count of Romagna and had two nephews and a brother created cardinals. Pope Nicholas III ( Rome, 1210/1220 &ndash August 22, 1280) born Giovanni Gaetano Orsini, Pope from November 25, Pope Nicholas III ( Rome, 1210/1220 &ndash August 22, 1280) born Giovanni Gaetano Orsini, Pope from November 25, Romagna is an Italian historical region that approximately corresponds to the south-eastern portion of present-day Emilia-Romagna.
The second southern line
The rise of the Orsini did not stop after Nicholas' death. Bertoldo's son, Gentile II (1250-1318), was two times Senator of Rome, podestà of Viterbo and, from 1314, Gran Giustiziere ("Great Justicer") of the Kingdom of Naples. For information on the phantom island of the same name see Podesta (island. Viterbo is an ancient city and Comune in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the Province of Viterbo. The Kingdom of Naples was an informal name of the Polity officially known as the Kingdom of Sicily which existed on the mainland of the southern Italian He married to Clarice Ruffo, daughter of the counts of Catanzaro, forming an alliance of the most powerful Calabrian dynasty. Catanzaro (Katantheros Katastarioi Lokroi is a city in Calabria, Italy, the capital of both the Province of Catanzaro and the whole region of Calabria His son Romano (1268-1327), called Romanello, was Royal Vicar of Rome in 1326, and inherited the countship of Soana through his marriage with Anastace de Montfort. Romano's stance was markedly Guelph. After his death, his two sons divided his fiefs, forming the Pitigliano and the second southern line.
Roberto (1295-1345), Gentile II's elder son, married to Sibilla del Balzo, daughter of the Great Senechal of the Kingdom of Naples. Among his sons, Giacomo (died 1379) was created cardinal by Gregory XI in 1371, while Nicola (August 27, 1331 - February 14, 1399) obtained the counties of Ariano and Celano. See also Vicedomino de Vicedominis, a pope-elect who took the name Gregory XI. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Ariano Irpino (formerly Ariano di Puglia or simply Ariano) is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of Celano is a town in the Province of L'Aquila, Italy, 120 km east of Rome by rail The latter was also Senator of Rome and enlarged the family territories in Lazio and Tuscany. For the football club see SS Lazio Lazio ( Latium in Latin) is a regione of central Tuscany (Toscana is a region in Italy. It has an area of 22990 km² and a population of about 3 His second son, Raimondello Orsini del Balzo, supported Charles III' coup d'état in Naples against Queen Joan II. Raimondo del Balzo Orsini (died 17 January 1406) also known as Raimondello, a remarkable nobleman of the Kingdom of Naples. Charles III King of Naples (1345 – February 24, 1386, Visegrad, Hungary) also known as Charles II of Hungary, Charles of Joan II (23 June 23 1373 &ndash 2 February 1435 was Queen of Naples from 1414 to her death Under king Ladislas he was among the few Neapolitan feudataries who were able to maintain their territorial power afther the royal war against them. Ladislas the Magnanimous (also spelled Ladislaus; July 14, 1376 / February 11, 1377 &ndash August 6 However, at his death in 1406 the southern Orsini fiefs were confiscated. Relationships with the royal family remained cold under Joan II; however, when Raimondello's son Giannantonio (1386-1453) sent his troops to help her against the usurpation attempt of James of Bourbon, he received in exchange the Principality of Taranto. Joan II (23 June 23 1373 &ndash 2 February 1435 was Queen of Naples from 1414 to her death Giovanni Antonio (Gianantonio del Balzo Orsini (1386 or 1393 &ndash November 15, 1463) was Prince of Taranto, Duke of Bari, Count of Lecce The Principality of Taranto was a Norman state created in 1088 for Bohemond I, eldest son of Robert Guiscard, as part of the peace between him
The links with the court increased further under Sergianni Caracciolo, Joan's lover and Great Senechal. Giovanni Caracciolo, often called Sergianni (c 1372 – August 19, 1432) was a Neapolitan nobleman prime minister and Favorite of A younger brother of Giannantonio one of Sergianni's daughters. However, the Orsini changed side when Alfonso V of Aragon started his conquest of the Kingdom of Naples. Alfonso the Magnanimous (also Alphonso; Catalan: Alfons) (1396 &ndash 27 June 1458) was the King of Aragon (as Giannantonio was awarded with the duchy of Bari, the position of Great Connestable and an appanage of 100,000 ducati. Bari ( Barium in Latin, Bàrion or Vàrion in Greek, Bare in Neapolitan An apanage or appanage is the grant of an estate titles offices or other things of value to the younger male children of a sovereign who under the system of The ducat (ˈdʌkət is a Gold coin that was used as a trade currency throughout Europe before World War I. Giannantonio remained faithful to Alfonso's heir, Ferdinand I, but was killed during a revolt of nobles. Ferdinand I of Naples should not be confused with Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, a latter king of Naples Having died withouot legitimate sons, much of his were absorbed into the Royal Chamber.
Pitigliano line
This line was initiated by Guido Orsini, second son of Romano, who inherited the county of Soana. Sovana is a small town in southern Tuscany, Italy, a Frazione of the Comune of Sorano in the Province of He and his descendants ruled over the fiefs of Soana, Pitigliano and Nola, but in the early 15th century wars against the Republic of Siena and the Colonnas caused to lost of several territories. Nola is a city of Campania, Italy, in the Province of Naples, situated in the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines. Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Siena. Bertoldo (died 1417) managed to keep only Pitigliano, while his grandson Orso (died July 5, 1479) was count of Nola and fought as condottiero under the Duke of Milan and the Republic of Venice. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Condottieri (singular condottiero, rarely condottiero) were Mercenary leaders employed by the Italian City-states from the Late Middle The following is a list of rulers of Milan from the 13th century to 1859 when Milan and the rest of Lombardy were incorporated into the Kingdom of The Most Serene Republic of Venice ((Serenìsima Repùblica Vèneta or Repùblica de Venesia Serenissima Repubblica Later he passed to the service of Ferdinand I of Naples, but, having not took part to the Barons' conjure, was rewarded with the fiefs of Ascoli and Atripalda. Ascoli Satriano is a town and Comune in the Province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. Atripalda is a town (comune in the Province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. He took part to the Aragonese campaign in Tuscany and was killed in the siege of Viterbo.
The most outstanding member of the Pitigliano line was Niccolò, one of the major condottieri of the time. Niccolò di Pitigliano (1442 &ndash 1510 was an Italian Condottiero best known as the Captain-General of the Venetians during the Most Serene Republic's His son Ludovico (died January 27, 1534) and his nephew Enrico (died 1528) took part to the Italian Wars at the service of both France and Spain, often changing side with the typical ease of the Italian military leaders of the time. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Two of Ludovico's daughter married to relevant figures: Geronima to Pier Luigi Farnese, illegitimate son of Pope Paul III, and Marzia to Gian Giacomo Medici of Marignano, an important general of the Spanish army. Pier Luigi Farnese ( November 19, 1503 - September 10, 1547) was the first Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro Pope Paul III ( February 29, 1468 &ndash November 10, 1549) born Alessandro Farnese, was Pope of the Roman Gian Giacomo Medici (c 1495 &ndash 8 November 1555) was an Italian Condottiero, Duke of Marignano and Marquess of Musso The Battle of Marignano was a battle fought during the phase of the Italian Wars (1494&ndash1559 called the War of the League of Cambrai, that took place on
The line started to decay after the loss of Nola by Ludovico, who was also forced to accept the Senese suzerainty over Pitigliano. Under his son Giovan Francesco (died May 8, 1567) the county enter in the orbit of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen The rulers of Tuscany have varied over time sometimes being Margraves the rulers of handfuls of border counties and sometimes the heads of the most important family Later, the attempt of Alessandro (died February 9, 1604) to obtain the title of Monterotondo was thwarted by Pope Gregory XIII. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Pope Gregory XIII (January 7 1502 &ndash April 10 1585 born Ugo Boncompagni, was Pope from 1572 to 1585 His son Giannantonio (March 25, 1569 - 1613) sold definitely Pitigliano to Tuscany, in exchange to the marquisate of Monte San Savino. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Monte San Savino is a town and commune in the Province of Arezzo, Tuscany ( Italy)
The line became extinct in 1640 with the death of Alessandro.
Monterotondo line
This line was founded by Rinaldo, third son of Matteo Rosso the Great. They were often involved in the baronal struggles of the Late Middle Ages Rome, at least three members of the family being elected as Senators, while others foughts as condottieri. Francesco in 1370 took part to the war of Florence against the Visconti of Milan. Visconti was the family name of two important Italian noble dynasties of the Middle Ages. Orso (died July 24, 1424) died fighting for the king of Naples in the Battle of Zagonara against the Milanese. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. The Battle of Zagonara was fought on July 28, 1424 at Zagonara ( Lugo di Romagna) between the armies of the Republic of Florence and that of His sons Giacomo (died 1482) and Lorenzo (1452) battled for the Papal States, Naples and Florence. One of Giacomo's daughters, Clarice (1453–July 30, 1488) became Lorenzo de' Medici's wife. Clarice Orsini ( Rome, c 1453 &ndash Florence, 29 July 1487) was the daughter of Jacopo (Giacomo Orsini (see Orsini family) lord Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Lorenzo de' Medici (January 1 1449 &ndash 9 April 1492 was an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance Franciotto Orsini was created cardinal by Leo X in 1517. Pope Leo X, born Giovanni de' Medici (December 11 1475 – December 1 1521 was Pope from 1513 to his death
The most important member of the Monterotondo Orsinis was Giovani Battista Orsini, who became cardinal under Sixtus IV (1483). Pope Sixtus IV ( July 21, 1414 &ndash August 12, 1484) born Francesco Della Rovere, was Pope from 1471 to 1484 He was probably among the promoters of the failed plot against Cesare Borgia in 1502, being assassinated as retaliation, together with numerous members of the family. ( September 13, 1475 &ndash March 12, 1507) Duke of Valentinois, and Romagna, Prince of Andria and Venafro
The line decayed from the late 16th century, when several members were assassinated or lost their lands for various reasons. Its last representants Enrico (died September 12, 1643) and Francesco (1592 - September 21, 1650) sold Monterotondo to the Barberini in 1641. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights.
Bracciano line
Napoleone, another son of Matteo Rosso the Great, received Bracciano, Nerola and other lands in what is now northern Lazio. Nerola is a city and Comune of 1419 inhabitants of the Province of Rome, Latium, Italy. For the football club see SS Lazio Lazio ( Latium in Latin) is a regione of central In 1259 he was Senator of Rome. Thanks to the strategic positions of their fiefs, and to their famous castle built in Bracciano in 1426, they were the most powerful Orsini line in the Lazio. Count Carlo (died after 1485), son of another Napoleone (died October 3, 1480), was Papal Gonfaloniere. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's By his marriage with a Francesca Orsini of Monterotondo was born Gentile Virginio Orsini, one of the most relevant figures of Italian politics in the late 15th century. Gentile Virginio Orsini (c 1434 &ndash 8 January 1497) was an Italian condottiero and vassal of the papal throne and the Kingdom of Naples, After Carlo's death, he enlarged the family's tenure with lands inherited by his wife, another Orsini from Salerno, and most of all he was amongst the favourites of Ferdinand I of Naples, who appointed him as Great Connestable of Naples. Together with his cousin, the Cardinal Giovanni Battista, he was among the fiercest opposers of popes Innocent VIII and Alexander VI. Pope Innocent VIII (1432 &ndash July 25, 1492) born Giovanni Battista Cybo (or Cibo) was Pope from 1484 until his death Pope Alexander VI ( 1 January 1431 &ndash 18 August 1503) born Roderic Llançol, later Roderic de Borja i Borja ( In 1492 Gentile Virginio bought the county of Anguillara from Franceschetto Cybo. Anguillara were a baronal family of Latium, especially powerful in Rome and in the current Province of Viterbo during the Middle Ages and the early Renaissance Franceschetto Cybo (baptized Francesco; c 1450 &ndash July 25 1519) was an Italian nobleman the illegitimate son of Pope Innocent VIII (Giovanni
During Charles VIII of France's descent into Italy, he managed to keep Bracciano by fighting without too much dogging against him. Charles VIII, called the Affable (l'Affable 30 June 1470 &ndash 7 April 1498 was King of France from 1483 to his death Ferdinand II had his fiefs confiscated and imprisoned him in Castel dell'Ovo, where he was poisoned in 1497. Ferdinand II or Ferrante II of Naples ( 26 August, 1469 - September 7, 1496) sometimes known as Ferrandino, was King Castel dell'Ovo ( Italian: "Egg Castle" is a castle in the Italian city of Naples. The family recovered this setback under the more friendly Medici popes of the early 16th century. His son Giangiordano was Prince Assistant to the Papal Throne. His son Virginio was a famous admiral for the Papal States and France, but in 1539 he had his fiefs confiscated under the charge of treason. Gentile Virginio Orsini (c 1434 &ndash 8 January 1497) was an Italian condottiero and vassal of the papal throne and the Kingdom of Naples,
Paolo Giordano was created first Duke of Bracciano in 1560. Paolo Giordano I Orsini ( 1541 - November 13, 1585) was the first duke of Bracciano from 1560 An accomplished condottiero, he was however also a ruthless figure who had his wife Isabella de' Medici murdered. Isabella Romola de' Medici ( 31 August 1542 – 16 July 1576) was the daughter of Cosimo I de' Medici, first Grand Duke of Tuscany For this and other homicides he had to flee to northern Italy. He was succeeded by Virginio, whose heir Paolo Giordano II married the princess of Piombino and was created Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. Gentile Virginio Orsini (c 1434 &ndash 8 January 1497) was an Italian condottiero and vassal of the papal throne and the Kingdom of Naples, Piombino is a town and commune in the Province of Livorno ( Tuscany) Italy, on the border between the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in His brother Alessandro was cardinal and Papal legate, and another brother, Ferdinando (died March 4, 1660) acquired the assets of the other line of San Gemini. Alessandro Orsini (1592-1626 was an Italian Cardinal. He was a patron of Galileo, who dedicated his 1616 work on the Tides to him and requested that he Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth San Gemini is a Comune (municipality of c 4500 inhabitants in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about In the 17th century the Dukes of Bracciano moved their residence to Rome. This, along with a general economical decadence, damaged the dukedom, and last Duke and Prince, Flavio (March 4, 1620 - April 5, 1698) was forced by the huge debts to sell it to the Odescalchi and others. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Erba-Odescalchi, or Odescalchi-Erba is the name of a Roman aristocratic family
Gravina line
The line of Gravina, from the name of the eponymous city in Apulia, is the only existing line of the Orsini. Apulia ( Italian: Puglia) is a region in southeastern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east the Ionian Sea It descends from Francesco (died 1456), a son of Count Carlo of Bracciano. Most of his fief were located in northern Lazio, but he entered in the Neapolitan orbit when in 1418 he was called by Sergianni Caracciolo to fight against the Angevine troops, which he defeated. By marriage, he obtained the title of count of Gravina. The Counts of Gravina, later Dukes of Gravina, were the medieval rulers of Gravina di Puglia, in the old Kingdom of Sicily and the Kingdom of Naples He was made Duke of Gravina by King Alfonso, title definitely assigned to his son Giacomo (died 1472), to which had been added the counties of Conversano, Campagna and Copertino. Conversano is an ancient town and Comune of Bari province in the Italian region of Puglia. Campagna is a small town and Comune of the Province of Salerno, in the Campania region of Southern Italy. Copertino is a town and Comune in the Province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. Two of Francesco's son, Marino (died 1471) and Giovanni Battista (died June 8, 1476), were respectively archbishop of Taranto and Grand Master of Knights of Rhodes. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable The Archbishopric of Taranto (Tarentina in Latin is a metropolitan Roman Catholic Diocese in southern Italy on a bay in the Gulf of Taranto Grand Master is the typical Title of the supreme head (in some national orders below the Sovereign Head of state of various orders of knighthood including Military orders The Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St
The fourth duke, Francesco, was strangled by Cesare Borgia in 1503. ( September 13, 1475 &ndash March 12, 1507) Duke of Valentinois, and Romagna, Prince of Andria and Venafro One of his nephews, Flavio Orsini, was created cardinal in 1565. Flavio Orsini ( 1532 - 16 May 1581) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church. The fifth duke, Ferdinando (died December 6, 1549) had all his fiefs confiscated by the Spaniards, but regained it after a 40,000 scudi payment. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev
After the heirless death of Duke Michele Antonio (January 26, 1627), his lands passed to his cousin Pietro Orsini, count of Muro Lucano (died 1641). Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Muro Lucano is a town and Comune in the Province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata. The latter's nephew Pier Francesco, who had renounced to the succession in favour to his brother Domenico to became a Dominican, was later elected pope with the name of Benedict XIII. Pope Benedict XIII ( February 2, 1649 &ndash February 21, 1730) born Pietro Francesco Orsini, later Vincenzo Maria Orsini The Order of Preachers ( Latin: Ordo Praedicatorum) after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is
His successor raised Benedict XIII's nephew, Prince Beroaldo Orsini, to the dignity of Prince Assistants to the Papal Throne (title held until 1958), after the emperor Charles VI had already, in 1724, made him a prince of the Holy Roman Empire. The Prince Assistants to the Pontifical Throne are hereditary offices of the Roman Curia. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles VI (German Karl VI) ( October 1, 1685 &ndash October 20, 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Holy Roman Empire comprised a number of political entities which were deemed to be sovereign after the Treaty of Westphalia ( 1648) The last cardinal from the family was Domenico.
The family moved to Rome in the 18th century, where Duke Domenico (November 23, 1790 - April 28, 1874), married Maria Luisa Torlonia in 1823. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The princes Torlonia are a Roman family with origins in a huge fortune gained during the 18th and 19th centuries by its administration of the finances of the Vatican Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common In 1850 he was Minister of War and General Lieutenant of the Papal Armies, and Senator of Rome as well.
The descendants of the family live in Rome, Torino, Singapore and in the United States. In the US there are a few people with the last name Orazine, the name was changed when family members emigrated to the United States due to translation difficulties.
Notable buildings
Apart the Bracciano castle, other notable buildings and structures associated with the Orsini include:
- The Bomarzo Garden, a Late Renaissance-Mannerist gallery of bizarre sculptures and architecture commissioned in the 16th century by Vicino Orsini. Bomarzo is a town and Comune of the Province of Viterbo ( Lazio, central Italy) in the lower valley of the Tiber. Pier Francesco Orsini, also called Vicino Orsini ( July 4, 1523 - 1583 was an Italian Condottiero and patron of the arts It includes also a palace, designed by Baldassarre Peruzzi, begun in 1525 by Gian Corrado Orsini and finished by his son Vicino. Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi ( 7 March, 1481 &mdash 6 January, 1537) was an Italian Architect and painter, born in a small
- The Orsini Palace in Rome, including the Theatre of Marcellus. The Theatre of Marcellus (Latin Theatrum Marcelli; Italian Teatro di Marcello) is an ancient theatre built at the beginning of the Roman Empire.
- Palazzo Orsini Pio Righetti, also in Rome.
- Orsini Castles in:
- Avezzano
- Nerola
- Sant'Angelo Romano (15th century)
- Soriano nel Cimino (built by Nicholas III in 1278)
- Vasanello (12th century)
Sources
- Rendina, Claudio (2004). Avezzano is a town and Comune in the Abruzzo region Province of L'Aquila. Nerola is a city and Comune of 1419 inhabitants of the Province of Rome, Latium, Italy. Sant'Angelo Romano is a town in Latium, Italy, administratively part of the Province of Rome. Soriano nel Cimino is a town in the Province of Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. Vasanello is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium, located about 60 km north of Rome Le grandi famiglie di Roma. Rome: Newton Compton.
External links
- (English) Orsini in the Catholic Encyclopedia
- (English) Article in the Encyclopedia Americana
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