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The papal nobility are the aristocracy of the Holy See, composed of persons holding titles bestowed by the Pope. From the Middle Ages into the nineteenth century, the papacy held direct temporal power in the Papal States , and many titles of papal nobility were derived from fiefs with territorial privileges attached.
The third highest Papal order is the Order of Pius IX, founded on 17 June 1847 by Pope Pius IX. [3] The Order of Pius IX is the highest Papal order currently awarded. [7] There previously existed an Order of Pian Knights, founded in the 16th century, which later fell into abeyance. It is not related to this order.
In 1853, Pius IX put an end to the centuries-old duality between the Papal nobility and the Roman baronial families by equating the civic patriciate of the city of Rome with the nobility created by the Pope. From 1814 until the death of Pope Gregory XVI in 1846, the popes followed a reactionary policy in the Papal States.
The House of Colonna, also known as Sciarrillo or Sciarra, is an Italian noble family, forming part of the papal nobility. It was powerful in medieval and Renaissance Rome , supplying one pope ( Martin V ) and many other church and political leaders.
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In the Papal States, from medieval times, the papal nobility formed a part of the Papal Court. The roles and positions in the papal household and court evolved and changed over time, and included hostiarii, vestararius , vicedominus , nomenclator , cubiculario (chamberlain), sacellarius, praelatini palatini, bibliothecarius, scutiferi ...
Pope Gregory VII (r. 1073–1085) ordered that the title "pope" be reserved exclusively for the Bishop of Rome.Unknown manuscript from the 11th century. The term pope comes from the Latin papa, and from the Greek πάππας [5] (pappas, which is an affectionate word for 'father'). [6]