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family.

The Pallavicini of Genoa

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, who received it from Holy Roman Emperor

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in 1162. A number of lines are descended from

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(died 1217), possessor of a series of fiefs between

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and

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family then ruling in

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. After the death of

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in 1311 the Pallavicini influence slowly declined. The subsequent

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Notable members

* Oberto Pelavicino or Pallavicino (1197-1269), Italian field captain under Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor * Oberto I Pallavicino * Oberto II Pallavicino * Guglielmo Pallavicino (Pallavicino) (died 1217)Pallavicino
from the ''Genealogie delle famiglie nobili italiane'' at sardimpex.com. * Guy (died 1237) * Ubertino (died 1278) * Isabella (died 1286) *

(died 1311) *

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(born before 1286, died after 1331), margrave of Bodonitsa, grandson of Rubino *

(died 1358) *

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(sometimes Rolando) “il Magnifico” (c.1393–1457) * Antonio Pallavicini Gentili (1441–1507), Italian Cardinal considered papabile in 1492 * Battista Pallavicino (died 1466), Roman Catholic Bishop of Reggio Emilia (1444–1466) * Carlo Pallavicino (died 1497), Italian Roman Catholic bishop of Lodi (1456–1497) *

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* Gian Carlo Pallavicino (1722-1794), the 179th Doge of the Republic of Genoa * Gianluca Pallavicino, general and governor of Lombardy (second half of 18th century) * Emilio Pallavicini (1823–1901), general and senator who defeated

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at the

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* Johann, Markgraf von Pallavicini (1848–1941), Austro-Hungarian diplomat * Marchesa Anna d'Androgna Parravicini, (1840-1922) Noblewoman and patron of the arts * Markgraf ''(Őrgróf)'' Tamás Csáky-Pallavicini (1960- ), Secretary General of the World Federation of Catholic Medical Associations in the Vatican * Countess Elisabeth d'Udekem d'Acoz, sister of

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, married Margrave Alfonso Pallavicini in July 2006.

Family tree

References

Sources

*Miller, W.
The Marquisate of Boudonitza (1204–1414)
" ''Journal of Hellenic Studies'', Vol. 28, 1908, pp 234–249. *Setton, Kenneth M. (general editor) ''A History of the Crusades: Volume III — The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries''. Harry W. Hazard, editor. University of Wisconsin Press: Madison, 1975. *

External links

The Pallavicino Foundation
(Genoa) {{Authority control House of Pallavicino, Italian noble families People of medieval Greece Republic of Genoa families