The House of Pallavicini, also known as Pallavicino and formerly known as Pelavicino, is an ancient

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founded by Oberto II ''Pelavicino'' of the Frankish Obertenghi family.

The Pallavicini of Genoa

The first recorded member of the Pallavicini family was Oberto I (died 1148). The first Pallavicino fief was created by

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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 Parma and Piacenza.

The Pallavicini of the Latin Empire

Through the descendants of Guy and his brother Rubino, sons of Guglielmo, a branch of the family rose to prominence in the Latin Empire founded after the

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in 1204. They governed the

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from 1204 to 1358. They grew in riches and, after 1224, became also the most powerful family in the former Kingdom of Thessalonica (northern Greece). The first margraves were of Guy's line until his daughter Isabella died, at which time the line of Rubino inherited the throne. The Pallavicini were related to the De la Roche family then ruling in Athens. After the death of Albert in 1311 the Pallavicini influence slowly declined. The subsequent

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margraves were matrilineal descendants of the last Pallavicini marquise,

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Notable members

Oberto Pelavicino Oberto Pelavicino or Pallavicino (1197-1269) was an Italian field captain under Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor. He was a member of the noble Pallavicini family. Pelavicino supported Frederick II against pope Gregory IX since 1234. Starting in ...

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) * Albert (died 1311) * Thomas (born before 1286, died after 1331), margrave of Bodonitsa, grandson of Rubino *

(died 1358) * Orlando (sometimes Rolando) “il Magnifico” (c.1393–1457) *

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(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) * Giovanni Battista Pallavicino (1480–1524), Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal * Cipriano Pallavicino (1509–1585), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Genoa (1568–1585) and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1566) * Sir Horatio Pallavicino (c. 1540 – 1600), merchant, financier, and diplomat in England * Benedetto Pallavicino (c. 1551 – 1601), from Cremona, composer * Francesco Sforza Pallavicino (1607–1667), Italian historian and cardinal *

Ferrante Pallavicino Ferrante Pallavicino (23 March 1615 – 5 March 1644) was an Italian writer of numerous antisocial and obscene stories and novels with biblical and profane themes, lampoons and satires in Venice which, according to Edward Muir, "were so popular t ...

(1618–1644), Italian writer of antisocial and obscene stories and novels with biblical and profane themes * Carlo Pallavicino (c. 1630 – 1688), Italian composer *

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(1672–1742), Italian poet and opera librettist *

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(fl. 1721), Neo-Latin poet * Lazzaro Opizio Pallavicino (1776–1777),

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* Gian Carlo Pallavicino (1722-1794), the 179th Doge of the Republic of Genoa * Gianluca Pallavicino, general and governor of

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(second half of 18th century) * Emilio Pallavicini (1823–1901), general and senator who defeated Garibaldi at the

battle of Aspromonte The Battle of Aspromonte, also known as the Day of Aspromonte ( it, Giornata dell'Aspromonte), was a minor engagement that took place on 29 August 1862, and was an inconclusive episode of the Italian unification process. It is named after the ne ...

* 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 Queen Mathilde of Belgium, 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