The Papafava (sometimes also ''Pappafava'', more precisely ''Papafava dei Carraresi'') were an

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family of

Padua Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

, a junior branch of the

Carraresi The House of Carrara or Carraresi (da Carrara) was an important family of northern Italy in the 12th to 15th centuries. The family held the title of Lords of Padua from 1318 to 1405. Under their rule, Padua conquered Verona, Vicenza, Treviso, F ...

. It was admitted into the

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among the so-called ''Houses Made for Money''.

History

The family is a branch of the most famous Carraresi: the first to bear the nickname Papafava was a Giacomino da Carrara,

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in 1269, who lived in the 13th century. The lord of

Marsilietto Papafava from

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was part of the Papafava family branch. The original branch, the one of Papafava dei Carraresi, settled in

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, where as a result of the financial support that its members gave to the Republic in the

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against the

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, in 1652 they were referred to the Venetian patrician in the person of Cav. Bonifacio Papafava, thus ensuring access to the Greater Council. The Papafava of the Carraresi were confirmed noble by the Austrian imperial government with the Sovereign Resolution of November 22, 1817. A secondary branch, but no less important, was that of the Papafava Antonini, resident in

. Those, members of the noble council of Padua, occupied important municipal offices. They were never united with the Venetian patriciate but gained the comic title connected with the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the villas of Silvella and

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, which were invested on September 23, 1745 by Doge

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. After the fall of the Serenissima, their nobility was recognized by

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with the Sovereign Resolution of September 4, 1818; the rank of accounts of the Austrian Empire was granted on October 19, 1823. Albero genealogico - famiglia Papafava

Distinguished Members

* Marsilio Papafava died in 1555, husband of Lucia Speroni daughter of

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and father of Roberto husband of Isabella of Costanzo and in turn father of Bonifacio (1588-1680). * Bonifacio Papafava (1588-1680), son of Roberto, husband of Pesarina

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in 1615, father of: Emilia who was portrayed by Tiberio Tinelli and married Troiano Borromeo ; of Beatrice 1626-1729) wife of Marco Giuseppe Citadel of Onara (1624-1666) and mother of Francesco husband of Maria Buzzaccarini . It was created by the Gonzaga Knight of the Order of the Redeemer . * Marsilio Papafava husband of Caterina

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father of Federico husband of Laura Capodilista and father of Giovanni Marsilio (1665-1717). * Giovanni Marsilio Papafava (1665-1717) son of Marsilio and Maria Soranzo, husband in 1688 Angela Maria Tasca, father of Annibale (1690-1766) husband of Beatrice Flangini and in turn father of: Gianroberto born in 1722 husband of Laura Valvasone, Roberto born in 1739, husband of Luigia Balbi and Paola wife of Pietro

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. * Marsilio Papafava born in 1768, son of Gianroberto, husband of Maddalena Toderini, nephew of Ferdinando Toderini born in 1727 and father of Laura wife of Giuseppe Gozzadini and mother of

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(1810-1887) husband of Maria Teresa Serego Alighieri (1812-1881). * Giacomo Papafava, son of Francesco and Caterina Antonini, husband of Arpalice Brazzà was father of: Caterina (1776-1800) wife of Giacomo Polcastro, Laura wife of Severiano Dotto, Alessandro, and Francesco husband of Giovanna Luisa

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- Ludovisi -

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the Dukes of Fiano and father of Giacomo, who purchased in 1805 the Palazzo Trento Papafava. * Alberto Papafava (1832-1929), painter, husband of Margherita Cittadella Vigodarzere daughter of Andrea Cittadella Vigodarzere and Arpalice Papafava was father of Francesco (1864-1912). * Francesco Papafava (1864-1912) son of Alberto, author and author of "Ten Years of Italian Life" married Maria Bracceschi (1867-1952) and was the father of: Novello Papafava and Margherita (1893-1967) wife of Lucangelo Bracci Testasecca. * Novello Papafava dei Carraresi (1899 - 1973),

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writer, president of Rai from 1961 to 1964.

Places and Architectures

* Palazzo Papafava dei Carraresi, in

, located in Via Marsala. The stable can boast the hospitality offered to historic people visiting the city, such as the Emperor of Austria-Hungary Francesco Giuseppe, the

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and the Emperor Pedro of

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. At the time of the last world conflict, the rectorate of the

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was home to (the rector of Concept Marchesi) and the Italian Social Republic, there, was the Ministry of National Education. In the second world-war period, part of the spaces housed classrooms and offices at the Faculty of Magisterium of the University of Patavina. The lovely garden of the Palace is cited in

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's book "''Travel in Italy''". *

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, in Cannaregio * Palazzo Papafava Schiesari Bergonzini , in

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* Palazzo Tasca Papafava at Castello * Palazzo Papafava ponte della Guerra Venezia

Villa Papafava in

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* Villa Papafava, in Terme Euganee, of which today only the barchessa remains. ''There is also a foundation Tasca or Papafava in Castello, in Venice.'' Palazzo Pesaro Papafava (Venice)

Notes

* Mario Castagna, Coat of Arms and Housewives , Montichiari, 2002. OCLC 50300620 *

References

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