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The Frangipani family was a powerful Roman patrician clan in the Middle Ages. The family was firmly Guelph in sympathy. [1] The name has many spellings, which include Frangipane, Freiapane, Fricapane and Fresapane. [1] In his Trattatello in laude di Dante, Boccaccio traces the descent of Dante from the family. [1]
Jacoba dei Settesoli was born in Rome and married into the noble Frangipani family. She was a young widow when she heard of the holy man, Francis of Assisi. Desiring to meet the penitent in order to seek his spiritual advice, she got her wish when Francis and his small band came to Rome to obtain papal approval of the Franciscan Rule of life. [2]
He was the principal representative of the Frangipani family of Rome in the early twelfth century. One night in 1118, he interrupted the College of Cardinals in Santa Maria in Pallara sul Palatino, near his castle, and arrested the newly elected Pope Gelasius II and some of his followers. Popular opinion turned so against him, however, that he ...
Oddone Frangipane (also Oddo or Otto, Latin: Odo Frajapanis [1]) was a Roman lord and military leader in the service of the Papacy in the 12th century.. He was the son of Leo and grandson of Cencio II of the Frangipani family.
The Frankopan family was one of the leading Croatian aristocratic families from the 12th to the 17th century. Since the 15th century they were trying to link themselves to the Roman patrician Frangipani family (which claimed descent from a Roman plebeian family of Anicii and ended in 1654 with Mario Frangipane being its last male descendant [5]).
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A member of the Franciscan Order, William Frangipani was the scion of a prominent Roman family. [1] Occupying the see of Patras since 3 January 1317, [2] he proved an able and energetic prelate, and during his tenure he acted as a virtually autonomous lord.
About the family Frangipani (Frankopanovich Francopanovich Frankapan Frankopan Frankopani Frankapani Frangepan) of Dalmatia Croatia. The Counts Damiani di Vergada Gliubavaz Frangipani (Frankopan) de Detrico, as unique legitimate heirs of the family Frangipani of Dalmatia Croatia Counts of Krk, Senia, Modrussa, Vinodol etcc.., formally distrust anyone (person or entity) intends to make use of ...