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Giulia Farnese
Giulia Farnese (1474 – 23 March 1524) was an Italian noblewoman, a mistress to Pope Alexander VI, and the sister of Pope Paul III. Known as ''Giulia la bella'', meaning "Julia the beautiful" in Italian, Giulia was a member of the noble Farnese family, who were prominent leaders in the Italian regions of Parma and Piacenza. After marrying into the noble Orsini family in the Papal States, Giulia soon acquainted herself with, and initiated an affair with, the Spanish Cardinal Rodrigo de Borja. When the cardinal was elected Pope, Giulia continued the increasingly advantageous liaison, which enabled her to have her brother Alessandro made a cardinal, until losing Alexander's favor at the turn of the century. Giulia spent most of her later years governing the castle of Carbognano, previously a property which Alexander had given to her husband. She died in 1524 in Rome at the residence belonging to Alessandro, who would later be elected Pope Paul III. Lorenzo Pucci described her as "m ...
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Carbognano
Carbognano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italy, Italian region Latium, located about northwest of Rome and about southeast of Viterbo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,992 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute National Institute of Statistics (Italy), Istat. Carbognano borders the following municipalities: Caprarola, Fabrica di Roma, Nepi, Vallerano. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:3000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:200 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1861 text:1861 bar:1871 text:1871 bar: ...
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Piacenza
Piacenza (; egl, label= Piacentino, Piaṡëinsa ; ) is a city and in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with over 102,000 inhabitants. Westernmost major city of the region of Emilia-Romagna, it has strong relations with Lombardy, with which it borders, and in particular with Milan. It was once defined by Leonardo da Vinci as "Land of passage", in his Codex Atlanticus, by virtue of its crucial geographical location. Piacenza integrates characteristics of the nearby Ligurian and Piedmontese territories added to a prevalent Lombard influence, favored by communications with the nearby metropolis, which attenuate its Emilian footprint. Piacenza is located at a major crossroads at the intersection of Route E35/A1 between Bologna and Milan, and Route E70/A21 between Brescia and Turin. Piacenza is also at the confluence of the Trebbia, draining the north ...
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Adriana De Mila
Adriana, also spelled Adrianna, is a Latin name and feminine form of Adrian. It originates from present day Italy. Translations *Arabic: أدريان * Belorussian: Адрыяна (Adryjana) *Bulgarian: Адриана (Adriana) *Chinese Simplified: 阿德里安娜 (Ā délǐ ānnà) *Chinese Traditional: 阿德里安娜 (Ā délǐ ān *Greek: Αδριανή (Adriani) *Gujarati: એડ્રીયાના (Ēḍrīyānā) *Hebrew: אדריאנה *Hindi: एड्रियाना (Ēḍriyānā) *Japanese: アドリアーナ (Adoriāna) *Kannada: ಆಡ್ರಿಯಾನಾ (Āḍriyānā) *Korean: 아드리아나 (Adeuliana) * Latvian:Ādriana (Aadriana) *Persian: آدریانا *Polish: Adrianna *Russian: Адриана * Serbian: Адријана (Adrijana) *Tamil: அட்ரியானா (Aṭriyāṉā) *Telugu: అడ్రియానా (Aḍriyānā) *Ukrainian: Адріана *Yiddish: אַדריאַנאַ Adriana ;Given name *Adriana (footballer, born 1968), Am ...
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Florin (Italian Coin)
The Florentine florin was a gold coin struck from 1252 to 1533 with no significant change in its design or metal content standard during that time. It had 54 grains (3.499 grams, 0.113 troy ounce) of nominally pure or 'fine' gold with a purchasing power difficult to estimate (and variable) but ranging according to social grouping and perspective from approximately 140 to 1,000 modern US dollars. The name of the coin comes from the ''Giglio bottonato'' ( it), the floral emblem of the city, which is represented at the head of the coin. History The ''fiorino d'oro'' (gold florin) was used in the Republic of Florence and was the first European gold coin struck in sufficient quantities since the 7th century to play a significant commercial role. The florin was recognized across large parts of Europe. The territorial usage of the '' lira'' and the florin often overlapped, where the lira was used for smaller transactions (wages, food purchases), the florin was for larger transactions ...
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Alexander VI Guilia
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy shield wall, battle line. The earliest Attested language, attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/ Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alte ...
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Orsini
Orsini is a surname of Italian origin, originally derived from Latin ''ursinus'' ("bearlike") and originating as an epithet or sobriquet describing the name-bearer's purported strength. Notable people with the surname include the following: *Angel Orsini, American wrestler and bodybuilder *Felice Orsini (1819–1858), Italian revolutionary who attempted to assassinate Napoléon III *Francesca Orsini, Italian scholar of South Asian literature *Giambattista Orsini (d. 1503), Italian Catholic Cardinal instrumental in the 1492 Papal Conclave *Marina Orsini (born 1967), Canadian actress *Richard Orsini, 13th-century ruler in Italy and the Balkans *Umberto Orsini (born 1934), Italian stage, television, and film actor *Valentino Orsini (1927–2001), Italian film director *Orsini family, Italian noble family, including: **Alessandro Orsini (cardinal) (1592–1626), cardinal **Clarice Orsini (1453–1488), wife of Lorenzo de' Medici, Lady Of Florence, mother of Pope Leo X **Fulvio Orsini ( ...
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Angelo Farnese
Angelo is an Italian masculine given name and surname meaning "angel", or "messenger". People People with the given name *Angelo Accattino (born 1966), Italian prelate of the Catholic Church *Angelo Acciaioli (bishop) (1298–1357), Italian Roman Catholic bishop from Florence *Angelo Achini or Angiolo Achini (1850–1930), Italian painter *Angelo Agostini (1843–1910), illustrator, journalist and founder of several publications, and although born in Italy, is considered the first Brazilian cartoonist *Angelo Aimo (born 1964), Italian footballer *Angelo Albanesi (late 1765–1784), Italian engraver *Angelo Alistar (born 1975), Romanian footballer * Angelo Ambrogini Poliziano (1454–1494), Florentine classical scholar and poet *Angelo Andres (1851–1934), Italian zoologist *Angelo Anelli (1761–1820), Italian *Angelo Angeli (1864–1931), Italian chemist *Angelo Anquilletti (1943–2015), Italian football defender *Angelo Antonino Pipitone (born 1943), member of the Sicilian Ma ...
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Monaldeschi
The House of Monaldeschi was one of the powerful noble families of Orvieto, central Italy, members of the Guelphs and Ghibellines, Guelph party who contested with murders and violence the Ghibelline Filippeschi for control of the medieval commune, commune of Orvieto and the ''castelli'' of Umbria. History According to the family's history, the Monaldeschi had descended from Monaldo, a ninth-century Lombards, Lombard feudatory of Charlemagne, whose three brothers were the progenitors of Florentine and Sienese nobles, the Cavalcanti, the House of Calvi, Calvi and the Malevolti. The Monaldeschi appear in Orvieto documents from 1157. Their conflict with the Filippeschi surfaced in 1212. At Castiglione in Teverina, Castiglione the fortress of the Monaldeschi was built in the fourteenth century with the rubble of the Castle of Paterno destroyed by Gerardo di Corrado Monaldeschi. The central stronghold in the network of ''castelli'' that the Monaldeschi controlled was Torre Alfina, wher ...
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Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Boniface VIII ( la, Bonifatius PP. VIII; born Benedetto Caetani, c. 1230 – 11 October 1303) was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 December 1294 to his death in 1303. The Caetani, Caetani family was of baronial origin, with connections to the papacy. He succeeded Pope Celestine V, who had papal resignation, abdicated from the papal throne. Boniface spent his early career abroad in diplomatic roles. Boniface VIII put forward some of the strongest claims of any pope to temporal as well as spiritual power. He involved himself often with foreign affairs, including in France, Sicily, Italy and the First War of Scottish Independence. These views, and his chronic intervention in "temporal" affairs, led to many bitter quarrels with Albert I of Germany, Philip IV of France, and Dante Alighieri, who placed the pope in the Eighth Circle of Hell in his ''Divine Comedy'', among the simony, simoniacs. Boniface systematized canon law (Catholic Church), ...
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Montalto Di Castro
Montalto di Castro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Lazio, located about northwest of Rome and about west of Viterbo. It is home to a large fossil fuel powered power plant managed by ENEL and the largest solar PV power plant in Italy. Transportation Montalto di Castro is linked by road to the European route E80 motorway. The Italian state railway Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane provides a rail link that allows passengers to travel to Rome, Pisa, Orbetello, or Civitavecchia. Notable people *Lea Padovani, actress. * Alice Sabatini, Miss Italia 2015 See also * Montalto di Castro Nuclear Power Station The Montalto di Castro nuclear power station was a nuclear power plant at Montalto di Castro in Italy. Consisting of two BWR units each of 982 MWe, it was approaching completion in 1988 when the Italian government decided to close all nuclear pla ... References External links www.comune.montaltodicastro.vt.it/Tuscia 360 about Monta ...
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Pier Luigi Farnese (b
Pier Luigi Farnese (19 November 1503 – 10 September 1547) was the first Duke of Castro from 1537 to 1545 and the first Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1545 to 1547. Born in Rome, Pier Luigi was the illegitimate son of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (who later became Pope Paul III). He became a soldier and participated in the sack of Rome in 1527. Youth Pier Luigi Alessandro Farnese was born in 1503 from the union between Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (future Pope Paul III) and probably Silvia Ruffini - a Roman noblewoman who also gave birth with Alessandro to three other children: Costanza, Paolo and Ranuccio. In July 1505, Pope Julius II legitimated Pier Luigi so that he could inherit the Farnese family estates. On 23 June, 1513, Pope Leo X published a second legitimation of Pier Luigi. In spite of the legitimations, his illegitimacy tormented Pier Luigi all his life, and doubtless contributed to the formation of his character. The nobility of Piacenza was frequently known t ...
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