Paola Colonna (c. 1378 – 3 November 1450) was the
lady of Piombino from 1441 until 1445.
She was born in
Genazzano as the daughter of Agapito Colonna, lord of Genazzano. Her brother Giordano was shortly Prince of
Salerno
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and Duke of
Venosa, while her brother Oddo would become
Pope Martin V
Pope Martin V ( la, Martinus V; it, Martino V; January/February 1369 – 20 February 1431), born Otto (or Oddone) Colonna, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 November 1417 to his death in February 1431. Hi ...
. On 18 June 1396 she was married to
Gherardo Appiani, lord of
Piombino. At his death she held the regency for their son
Iacopo. When the latter also died, she left the principate, against the legitimate heir
Emanuele Appiani, to her daughter
Caterina, married to the condottiero
Rinaldo Orsini.
She died in Piombino in 1450.
See also
*
Colonna family
The House of Colonna, also known as ''Sciarrillo'' or ''Sciarra'', is an Italian noble family, forming part of the papal nobility. It was powerful in Middle Ages, medieval and Roman Renaissance, Renaissance Rome, supplying one pope (Pope Martin ...
References
* Mauro Carrara, Signori e principi di Piombino, Bandecchi & Vivaldi, Pontedera 1996.
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1370s births
1450 deaths
People from Genazzano
Lords of Piombino
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