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Spinola
Spinola is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Agostino Spinola (d. 1537), Italian cardinal * Alberto Spinola (born 1943), Italian water polo player * Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the Balbases (1569–1630), Genoese banker and nobleman who served as a Spanish general * António Sebastião SpÃnola (1875–1956), Portuguese politician * António de SpÃnola (1910–1996), Portuguese soldier and politician * AgustÃn de SpÃnola Basadone (1597–1649), Spanish cardinal and Archbishop of Seville * Battista Spinola, 16th-century Doge of Genoa * Benedict Spinola (1519/20–1580), a 16th-century Genoese merchant in London * Charles Spinola (died 1622), Beatified Spanish Jesuit missionary martyr in Japan * Cristina SpÃnola (born 1976), Spanish journalist * Cristoval Rojas de Spinola (died 1695), Spanish ecclesiastic * Felipe Antonio Spinola, 4th Marquis of the Balbases (1665 – after 1721), Spanish courtier and Viceroy of Sicily * Filippo Spinola (1535â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Barretto Spinola
Francis Barretto Spinola (March 19, 1821 – April 14, 1891) was an American politician and military leader often considered to have been the first Italian AmericanMultiple sources: * * * * to be elected to the United States House of Representatives, serving as a representative from New York from 1887 to 1891. He also served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Spinola was born in Old Field, near Stony Brook, Brookhaven, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. He attended Quaker Hill Academy in Dutchess County and then passed the bar exam before establishing a law practice in Brooklyn. He was elected alderman of the Second Ward in Brooklyn in 1846 and 1847, and was reelected in 1849 and served for four years. By 1854, when he joined a special force known as "Special Police" to keep order in the streets of New York, he was already one of the "most respected and influential citizens" of the city. Politically a Democrat, he was a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis Of The Balbases
Ambrogio Spinola Doria, 1st Marquess of Los Balbases and 1st Duke of Sesto (1569-25 September 1630) was an Italian ''condottiero'' and nobleman of the Republic of Genoa, who served as a Spanish general and won a number of important battles. He is often called "Ambrosio" by Spanish-speaking people and is considered one of the greatest military commanders of his time and in the history of the Spanish army. His military achievements earned him the title of ''Marquess of Los Balbases'' in the Spanish peerage, as well as the Order of the Golden Fleece and Order of Santiago. Early life Ambrogio Spinola was born in Genoa, the eldest son of Filippo Spinola, Marquis of Sexten and Venafro, and his wife Polissena Grimaldi, daughter of Nicolò prince of Salerno. The family of Spinola was of great antiquity, wealth and power in Genoa. Don Ambrogio's sister Donna Lelia was married to Don Giulio Cesare Squarciafico, 2nd Marquess of Galatone, from whom descend the Princes of Belmonte. In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spinola Family
The House of Spinola, or Spinola family, was a leading Italian political family centered in the Republic of Genoa. Their influence was at its greatest extent in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Important members Guido Spinola was one of the first important members of the family. He served as Consul of Genoa in 1102. The family, which founded its wealth on trading, finance and the acquisition of land, originates from Guido and Oberto, grandsons of Belo Bozumi. The next Spinola to come to prominence after Guido was Oberto. In 1266 Oberto lead the Genoese fleets in a victory against the Venetians. In 1271 he joined forces with Oberto Doria to drive the foreign Podestà of Genoa from power and reform the government. They managed to have the Podestà removed and replaced by two captains of the people, elected for 22 years, with Oberto Spinola and Oberto Doria being the first two elected to this office. How long Oberto Spinola remained as Captain of the people is not c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benedict Spinola
Benedict Spinola (1519/20 – 1580), born in Genoa and died in London, was a 16th-century Genoese merchant of the Spinola family who lived his whole adult life in the principal seaport of the Kingdom of England, the City of London. Beginning his career as a clerk, he rose to become an exporter of woollen cloths and importer of wines and also served the English government as an agent and financier. He never married and died of the plague in London in August 1580, shortly after his return from a mission to the Seventeen Provinces. Life Born at Genoa, Spinola, also called Benedick Spinola, and in Italian Benedetto Spinola, was the second son of Battista Spinola by his marriage to a cousin, Elisabetta, a daughter of Giacomo Spinola. The family was an important one in the city, and in 1556 Spinola's father declined election as Doge.John BennellSpinola, Benedict (1519/20–1580)in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (2004), online ed., January 2008, accessed 21 December 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palazzo Spinola (other)
Palazzo Spinola or Spinola Palace may refer to: Italy * *Palazzo Angelo Giovanni Spinola * *Palazzo Doria Spinola, Palazzo dei Rolli in the historical center of Genoa, included in the World Heritage Site Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli * *Palazzo Doria (Genoa), formerly Palazzo Gio Battista Spinola, Palazzo dei Rolli in the historical center of Genoa, included in the World Heritage Site Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli * * * * * * * *Palazzo Pietro Spinola di San Luca * * * * * * * *Palazzo Spinola di Pellicceria, Palazzo dei Rolli in the historical center of Genoa, included in the World Heritage Site Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli * * * Malta *Spinola Palace (St. Julian's) *Spinola Palace (Valletta) Spinola Palace ( mt, Palazz ta' Spinola; it, Palazzo Spinola), also known as Spinola House, is a palace in Valletta, Malta. It belonged to the Spinola family between the 17th and 18th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spinola Bay
Spinola is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Agostino Spinola (d. 1537), Italian cardinal * Alberto Spinola (born 1943), Italian water polo player * Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the Balbases (1569–1630), Genoese banker and nobleman who served as a Spanish general * António Sebastião SpÃnola (1875–1956), Portuguese politician * António de SpÃnola (1910–1996), Portuguese soldier and politician * AgustÃn de SpÃnola Basadone (1597–1649), Spanish cardinal and Archbishop of Seville * Battista Spinola, 16th-century Doge of Genoa * Benedict Spinola (1519/20–1580), a 16th-century Genoese merchant in London * Charles Spinola (died 1622), Beatified Spanish Jesuit missionary martyr in Japan * Cristina SpÃnola (born 1976), Spanish journalist * Cristoval Rojas de Spinola (died 1695), Spanish ecclesiastic * Felipe Antonio Spinola, 4th Marquis of the Balbases (1665 – after 1721), Spanish courtier and Viceroy of Sicily * Filippo Spinola (1535– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Spinola
Charles Spinola (1564 – 10 September 1622), also known as Carlo Spinola, was a Jesuit missionary from Genoa, Italy, martyred in Japan as a missionary. Life Charles (or Carlo) Spinola was born in January 1564 in Genoa, Italy, the son of Ottavio Spinola, Count of Tassarolo. He was educated in Spain and in the Jesuit school in Nola, Italy, where he lived with his uncle, Philip Cardinal Spinola, Bishop of Nola. He entered the Jesuit novitiate in December 1584, and studied in Naples, Milan, and Rome. He was ordained a priest in 1594, and assigned to serve parishes in Cremona. Travels In 1595, he received a letter appointing him to the missions in Japan. His journey was marked by shipwrecks and delays, which included his being detained in England. He first left Italy on his way to Japan in December 1595 but reached his destination only in 1602, over six years later. The first ship he took from Genoa struck a rock and was forced to return to Genoa for repairs. Setting out again, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximilian Spinola
Maximilian Spinola ( it, Massimiliano Spinola; July 10, 1780 – November 12, 1857) was an Italian entomology, entomologist. Background Spinola was born in Pézenas, Hérault, France. The Spinola family, family of Spinola was of very long standing and had great wealth and power in Genoa. Maximilian Spinola was a descendant of the famous Spanish General Ambrogio Spinola, marqués de los Balbases (1569–1630) and much of his wealth derived from land held in Spain and South America. He was linked to Pallavicini family, Camillo Pallavicini. Research He received many insects from his properties in Spain and South America. He also made extensive, and expensive purchases especially of large showy Tropics, tropical beetles and wasps. His entomological contributions were mainly in the orders Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and Hemiptera. Spinola made very important contributions to entomology, describing many taxa, especially in Spinola M. M., 1850.''Tavola sinottica dei generi spettanti all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agostino Spinola
Agostino Spinola (c. 1482–1537) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography A member of the Spinola family, Agostino Spinola was born in Savona, Italy ca. 1482, the son of Giovanni Spinola, ''consignore'' of Garessio, and Petruccia Riario. He was a grand-nephew of Pope Sixtus IV. He was a cousin of Cardinal Raffaele Riario. Early in his life, he was a secretary of Pope Julius II. On 19 December 1509 he was elected Bishop of Perugia. He participated in the ninth through the twelfth sessions of the Fifth Council of the Lateran (1512–17). He accompanied Pope Leo X on his trip to Bologna. Pope Clement VII made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 3 May 1527. He received the red hat and the titular church of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane on 3 August 1527. He was the administrator of the see of Savona from 17 July 1528 until his death. He resigned the administration of Perugia in favor of his brother Carlo Spinola on 15 February 1529. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Spinola, 3rd Marquis Of The Balbases
Paolo Spinola or Pablo SpÃnola Doria (24 February 1628 – 24 December 1699), 3rd Marquis of the Balbases and 3rd Duke of San Severino and Sesto, was a Spanish nobleman of Italian descent and a diplomat. Biography Spinola was born in 1628, the son of Filippo Spinola, 2nd Marquis of Los Balbases and Geronima Doria. His grandfather was the Italian-Spanish general and banker Ambrogio Spinola. Paolo was Governor of the Duchy of Milan during 1668 and 1670 after which he was replaced by Gaspar Téllez-Girón, 5th Duke de Osuna. He was Kingdom of Spain, Spanish ambassador to Vienna between 1670 and 1676 and then to Paris in 1677. Family In 1653, he married Anna Colonna (daughter of Marcantonio V Colonna, Princes of Paliano, Prince of Paliano) in Rome. Their children were: Spinola * Isabella Spinola (died 1700) - married Francesco Maria Spino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opicino Spinola
Opicino Spinola (also called Opizzino Spinola) was a merchant and political leader in the Republic of Genoa in the early fourteenth century. He was a member of the Spinola Family and one of the richest men in Genoa. In January 1306, the citizens of Genoa replaced their ''Podesta'' with two ''Capitani del Popolo'' ("Captains of the People") as rulers of the republic, part of a constitutional struggle lasting from 1257 to 1339. Thanks to his wealth, Spinola was elected one of the Captains. In 1307, Spinola's daughter, Argentina Spinola, married Theodore Palaiologos, who claimed the March of Montferrat in succession to his maternal uncle. Spinola used his wealth to establish Theodore in power. Spinola's co-Captain Bernabo Doria was the father-in-law of Manfred IV, Marquess of Saluzzo Manfred IV (died 1330) was the fifth marquess of Saluzzo from 1296, the son of Thomas I and Luisa of Ceva. Biography Manfred forced the commune of Saluzzo (granted it by his father) to sign a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spinola Battery
Spinola Battery ( mt, Batterija ta' Spinola), also known as Fort Spinola, was an artillery battery in St. Julian's, Malta. It was built by the British between 1889 and 1894, and it was demolished to make way for hotels and a yacht marina. History Construction of Spinola Battery began in 1889 and was completed in 1894, at a cost of around £5000. It was part of a new series of fortifications meant to house breech-loading (BL) guns. Spinola Battery was located behind the Spinola Entrenchment, an 18th-century bastioned entrenchment wall stretching from St. Julian's Bay to St. George's Bay. It had a pentagonal shape, and was armed with four guns, including two 9.2-inch BL guns. Its armament was removed in 1907. The battery was converted and developed into a hospital, known as the ''Spinola Hospital'', during World War I. It served as a hospital from 16 November 1915 till 27 April 1917. It was designed to serve for roughly 1000 patients, but during the war it had served for a max ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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