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Balbi (or Balbis or Balby) may refer to:
Geographical features
*Mount Balbi
Mount Balbi is a Holocene stratovolcano located in the northern portion of the island of Bougainville Island, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. A gentle prominence at is the highest point of the island. There are five volcanic craters east of the ...
Streets and palaces
*Via Balbi (Genoa)
Via Balbi is a street in the historical centre of Genoa, in Northwestern Italy, named after the aristocratic Genoese Balbi family. It is one of the ''Strade Nuove'' (Italian for "new streets") built by the Genoese aristocracy during the Renaissance ...
, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...
Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli in Genoa, Italy
* Villa Balbi Durazzo Gropallo dello Zerbino, villa in Genoa, Italy
* Palazzo Reale
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Africa
* Abdin Palace, Cairo
* Al-Gawhara Palace, Cairo
* Koubbeh Palace, Cairo
* Tahra Palace, Cairo
* Menelik Palace
* Jubilee Palace
* Guenete Leul Palace
* Imperial Palace- Massa ...
or Palazzo Stefano Balbi, Genoa
* Palazzo Balbi
Palazzo Balbi is a palace on the Canal Grande, Venice, northern Italy. It is included in the ''sestiere'' (quarter) of Dorsoduro, to the right of Ca' Foscari. Currently it is the seat of the President of the Veneto region and of the regional cou ...
, Venice, Italy
People
* Giovanni (or John) Balbi (or Johannes Januensis de Balbis) (died ≈1298), Italian lexicographer. In 1460 he wrote "Catholicon" a comprehensive Latin dictionary. *Francisco Balbi di Correggio
Francisco Balbi di Correggio (16 March 1505 – 12 December 1589), born in Correggio in the province of Province of Reggio Emilia, Italy, was an arquebus
An arquebus ( ) is a form of long gun that appeared in Europe and the Ottoman Empire dur ...
(1505-1589), Italian arquebusier
An arquebus ( ) is a form of long gun that appeared in Europe and the Ottoman Empire during the 15th century. An infantryman armed with an arquebus is called an arquebusier.
Although the term ''arquebus'', derived from the Dutch word ''Haakbus ...
. He was born in the town of Correggio
Antonio Allegri da Correggio (August 1489 – 5 March 1534), usually known as just Correggio (, also , , ), was the foremost painter of the Parma school of the High Italian Renaissance, who was responsible for some of the most vigorous and sens ...
in the modern Italian province of Emilia-Romagna
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. Francisco was a poet and historian who wrote in Italian and Spanish. He served in the military and fought in the Siege of Malta in 1565. He wrote the only first hand history of that famous battle. His experience in battle and other events during his military career were published in his memoir "''The Siege of Malta 1565''".
* Ludovico Balbi (1545-1604), Venetian singer-composer and friar. Singer at St. Marco, Venice from 1570 to 1578. Throughout his life, Balbi was appointed maestro di cappella
(, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...
of St. Maria Gloriosa del Frari, of the Cappella Antoniana in Padua and the Treviso Cathedral
Treviso Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Treviso, Cattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Treviso, Veneto, northern Italy, dedicated to Saint Peter. It is the seat of the bishop of Treviso.
History
The church originates from t ...
. Received an honorary degree as ''maestro dell'ordine'', denoting particular skill exercised over a long period.
* Luigi Balbi, Venetian
Venetian often means from or related to:
* Venice, a city in Italy
* Veneto, a region of Italy
* Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area
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composer, organist, singer and friar. Nephew of Ludovico Balbi. Sang in the choir of St. Marco in Venice and later the Cappella del Santo at the basilica of St. Antonio, Padua. Appointed maestro di cappella
(, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...
at the Church of the Carit in Venice.
* Bartolomeo Balbi (1542–1593): Genoese consul in Antwerp, married to Lucrezia Santvoort. He died in Antwerp, and is buried in St-James.
* Lorenzo Balbi (1680–1740), Italian composer
* Ignacio Balbi (1720–1775), An 18th-century composer who performed primarily in Milan.
* Giovanni Battista Balbis
Giovanni Battista Balbis (17 November 1765 – 3 February 1831) was an Italian botanist and politician who worked in Italy and France. He alternately was called Gioanni Battista Balbis and Jean-Baptiste Balbis.
In 1804, botanist Antonio José C ...
(1765-1831), French(?) teacher of Antoine Risso
Giuseppe Antonio Risso (8 April 1777 – 25 August 1845), called Antoine Risso, was a Niçard and naturalist.
Risso was born in the city of Nice in the Duchy of Savoy, and studied under Giovanni Battista Balbis. He published ' (1810), ' (1826) ...
. Balbis was a 17th-century choreographer, dancer, and stage designer. He was involved with Venetian opera from its inception and played an important role in the introduction of Venetian opera to northern Europe.
* Adrian Balbi
Adriano Balbi (April 25, 1782 – March 14, 1848), Italian geographer, was born at Venice. The publication of his ''Prospetto politico-geografico dello stato attuale del globo'' (Venice, 1808) obtained his election to the chair of professor of geog ...
(1782–1848), Italian geographer
* Domenico Balbi (1927–2005), a painter, designer and engraver born in Genoa in 1927. His art exhibitions won awards in Italy and abroad. He created the well known Balbi Tarot cards and gave numerous conferences about the symbolism of Tarot. He also published articles on metaphysical and philosophical topics.
* Raul Balbi, Argentine world boxing champion
Business
* Balbi an Argentine department store chainSee also
*Balby
Balby is a civil parish and suburb of Doncaster in the City of Doncaster district in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Balby is within the Doncaster Central constituency and contains the electoral wards ...
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