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In honor of this event, the Colonna family was granted the privilege of using the imperial pointed crown on top of their coat of arms. The poet Petrarch, was a great friend of the family, in particular of Giovanni Colonna and often lived in Rome as a guest of the family. He composed a number of sonnets for special occasions within the Colonna ...
According to their own family legend, the Orsini are descended from the Julio-Claudian dynasty of ancient Rome. The Orsini carried on a political feud with the Colonna family for centuries in Rome, [4] until it was stopped by Papal Bull in 1511. In 1571, the heads of both families married nieces of Pope Sixtus V as an act of reconciliation.
The Disappearance of John and Giannina Colonna is an ongoing missing children's case that has baffled international authorities since it took place, in Puerto Rico in 1974. [1] Even as the case took place five decades ago, international agencies such as the Interpol are still involved trying to solve it.
James Colonna was created a cardinal in 1278 by Pope Nicholas III, and Peter Colonna was appointed a cardinal in 1288 by Pope Nicholas IV.Both opposed the election of Boniface VIII following Pope Celestine V's unprecedented abdication, as they questioned the legality of that resignation.
The quadrangular bastion of the palace (July 2020) The fiefdom of Marino was purchased by the Colonna family in 1417, for the sum of 12,000 florins, [16] in a very favorable period for this Roman baronial family: in fact, the Council of Constance had just patched up the Western Schism with the election of Pope Martin V, born Oddone Colonna.
Vittoria Colonna (April 1492 [1] – 25 February 1547), marchioness of Pescara, was an Italian noblewoman and poet. As an educated and married noblewoman whose husband was in captivity, Colonna was able to develop relationships within the intellectual circles of Ischia and Naples.
Margherita Colonna, (c.1259 – 30 December 1284) [1] was a member of the Colonna family, which was notable in Italian history for centuries. She lived as a nun , with her followers. She was beatified by Pope Pius IX after the approval of her cult in 1847.
Like Pope Paul III, Pope Paul IV was an enemy of the Colonna family. In 1556, he held Giovanna under house arrest in Rome and forbade her to arrange marriages for her daughters, perhaps intending them for his nephews.