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Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (House of Savoy). The Italian nobility (Italian: Nobiltà italiana) comprised individuals and their families of the Italian Peninsula, and the islands linked with it, recognized by the sovereigns of the Italian city-states since the Middle Ages, and by the kings of Italy after the unification of the region into a single state, the Kingdom of Italy.
Burial sites of Italian noble families (11 C, 1 P) * Julio-Claudian dynasty (9 C, 88 P) Sicilian noble families (5 C, 12 P) A. Adragna family (2 P) Albani family (7 P)
The family originated with Tiezzo da Monticiano, a 13th-century wool merchant in Siena, whose nephew Borghese gave his name to the family. Among the important Sienese Borghese are: Agostino (1390–1462), noted soldier in the wars between Siena and Florence, named count palatine by Pope Pius II and count of the Holy Roman Empire by Sigismund
Before the unification of Italy, many states and cities had official lists of families with noble titles, often called 'Libro d'oro'. The Libro d'Oro (The Golden Book), originally compiled between 1315 and 1797, is the formal directory of nobles in the Republic of Venice (including the Ionian Islands).
The Kingdom of Italy was dissolved in 1946 and the use of titles of nobility is not currently recognized or regulated by the Italian state. [1] This list includes dukedoms in Italy which were created by sovereign rulers other than the King of Italy, such as the Holy Roman Emperor and the Holy See , as well as titles that originally belonged to ...
The Venetian patriciate (Italian: Patriziato veneziano, Venetian: Patrisiato venesian) was one of the three social bodies into which the society of the Republic of Venice was divided, together with citizens and foreigners. Patrizio was the noble title of the members of the aristocracy ruling the city of Venice and the Republic.
The Visconti of Milan are a noble Italian family. They rose to power in Milan during the Middle Ages where they ruled from 1277 to 1447, initially as Lords then as Dukes, and several collateral branches still exist.
Italian noble families (150 C, 171 P) Italian nobles by title (16 C) ... Pages in category "Italian nobility" The following 116 pages are in this category, out of 116 ...