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Pages in category "Italian noble families" The following 172 pages are in this category, out of 172 total. ... Vitelleschi (noble family) Z. Zeno family; Zuppini family
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.
The House of Orsini is an Italian noble family that was one of the most influential princely families in medieval Italy and Renaissance Rome. Members of the Orsini family include five popes: [1] Stephen II (752–757), Paul I (757–767), Celestine III (1191–1198), Nicholas III (1277–1280), [2] and Benedict XIII (1724–1730).
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 ...
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 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
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.
The House of Piccolomini (pronounced [pikkoˈlɔːmini]) is the name of an Italian noble family, Patricians of Siena, who were prominent from the beginning of the 13th century until the 18th century. [3] The family achieved the recognized titles of Pope of the Catholic Church, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Grandee of Spain, and Duke of Amalfi