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Boncompagni
The House of Boncompagni is a princely family of the Italian nobility which settled in Bologna in around the 14th century, but was probably originally from Umbria. In 1572 Ugo Boncompagni was elected pope, taking the name Pope Gregory XIII, Gregory XIII, and the family prospered. In 1579, the pope bought the Duchy of Sora from the Della rovere family for his son Giacomo Boncompagni, Giacomo, whose descendants reigned there as dukes until 1796. Later they also obtained the Principality of Piombino, following the marriage of Gregorio II Boncompagni with Ippolita Ludovisi, princess of Piombino and last of her dynasty. They reigned over Piombino as Boncompagni-Ludovisi, until Antonio II Boncompagni Ludovisi was deposed as Prince of Piombino in 1801; the heads of the family, though no longer reigning, continued to be known as "Prince [forenames] Boncompagni Ludovisi" as of 2023. History The Bolognese family, perhaps originally from Umbria, rose socially with the marriage of Cristoforo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Boncompagni Ludovisi
''Don (honorific), Don'' Francesco Antonio Maria, Prince Boncompagni-Ludovisi (20 October 1886 – 7 June 1955), Prince of Piombino (heir of a former Sovereign Italian State), Duke of Sora, etc, was an Italians, Italian politician. Early life He was born on 20 October 1886 at Villa La Quiete in Foligno into the princely Boncompagni family. He was the son of ''Don'' Ugo Maria, Antonio II Boncompagni Ludovisi, Prince Boncompagni-Ludovisi, Duke of Sora (1856–1935), and his second wife, and second cousin, ''Donna'' Laura Altieri of the Princes Altieri, Princes of Oriolo, etc. (1858–1892). His father, who did not assume the Piombino title, had been previously married to ''Donna'' Vittoria Patrizi-Naro-Montoro in 1877 before her death in Paris in January 1883. After his mother's death in Rome on 4 May 1892, his father became a priest on 27 January 1895. He was also a Lineal descendant, descendant of Pope Gregory XIII. Career During World War I after Italy joined the Allies of Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Boncompagni
The House of Boncompagni is a princely family of the Italian nobility which settled in Bologna in around the 14th century, but was probably originally from Umbria. In 1572 Ugo Boncompagni was elected pope, taking the name Gregory XIII, and the family prospered. In 1579, the pope bought the Duchy of Sora from the Della rovere family for his son Giacomo, whose descendants reigned there as dukes until 1796. Later they also obtained the Principality of Piombino, following the marriage of Gregorio II Boncompagni with Ippolita Ludovisi, princess of Piombino and last of her dynasty. They reigned over Piombino as Boncompagni-Ludovisi, until Antonio II Boncompagni Ludovisi was deposed as Prince of Piombino in 1801; the heads of the family, though no longer reigning, continued to be known as "Prince orenamesBoncompagni Ludovisi" as of 2023. History The Bolognese family, perhaps originally from Umbria, rose socially with the marriage of Cristoforo Boncompagni (1470 - 1546) to the nobl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchy Of Sora
The Duchy of Sora was a Historical states of Italy, semi-independent state in Italy, created in 1443 by King Alfonso V of Aragon, Alfonso I of Naples and dissolved in 1796. It occupied the south-eastern part of what is today Lazio, bordering what is now Abruzzo. Its capital was first Sora, Italy, Sora, and later, under the Boncompagni family, Isola di Sora. List of Dukes * Nicola Cantelmo 1443–1454 * Piergiampaolo Cantelmo 1454–1463 * Occupied by the Papal States 1463–1472 della Rovere family * Leonardo della Rovere 1472–1475 * Giovanni della Rovere 1475–1501 * Francesco Maria I della Rovere 1501–1516 * William de Croÿ 1516–1528 * Francesco Maria I della Rovere 1528–1538 * Giulio della Rovere 1538–1578 * Francesco Maria II della Rovere 1578–1579 Boncompagni family * Giacomo Boncompagni 1579–1617 * Gregorio I Boncompagni 1617–1628 * Giovan Giacomo Boncompagni 1628–1636 * Ugo I Boncompagni 1636–1676 * Gregorio II Boncompagni 1676–1707 * Antonio I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Gregory XIII
Pope Gregory XIII (, , born Ugo Boncompagni; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for commissioning and being the namesake for the Gregorian calendar, which remains the internationally accepted civil calendar to this day. Early biography Youth Ugo Boncompagni was born the son of Cristoforo Boncompagni (10 July 1470 – 1546) and Angela Marescalchi, and paternal grandson of Giacomo Boncompagni and Camilla Piattesi, in Bologna, where he studied law and graduated in 1530. He later taught jurisprudence for some years, and his students included notable figures such as Cardinals Alexander Farnese, Reginald Pole and Charles Borromeo. He had an illegitimate son after an affair with Maddalena Fulchini, Giacomo Boncompagni, but before he took holy orders, making him the last Pope to have left issue. Career before papacy At the age of 36 he was summoned to Rome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Of Piombino
The Lordship of Piombino (''Signoria di Piombino''), and after 1594 the Principality of Piombino (''Principato di Piombino''), was a small state on the Italian peninsula centered on the town of Piombino and including part of the island of Elba. A vassal of the Kingdom of Naples associated with the State of the Presidios and a territory of the Holy Roman Empire formed from the remnants of the Republic of Pisa, it existed from 1399 to 1805, when it was merged into the Principality of Lucca and Piombino. In 1815 it was absorbed into the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. History Founding and early history of the Lordship of Piombino (1399–1445) On 19 February 1399 Gherardo Appiani ceded Pisa and the majority of its territories, which his family had owned since 1392, to the Visconti of Milan for 200,000 florins, reserving the commune of Piombino for himself and his successors; moreover, he also took possession of Populonia, Suvereto, Scarlino, Buriano, Abbey of San Pancrazio al F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principality Of Piombino
The Lordship of Piombino (''Signoria di Piombino''), and after 1594 the Principality of Piombino (''Principato di Piombino''), was a small state on the Italian peninsula centered on the town of Piombino and including part of the island of Elba. A vassal of the Kingdom of Naples associated with the State of the Presidios and a territory of the Holy Roman Empire formed from the remnants of the Republic of Pisa, it existed from 1399 to 1805, when it was merged into the Principality of Lucca and Piombino. In 1815 it was absorbed into the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. History Founding and early history of the Lordship of Piombino (1399–1445) On 19 February 1399 Gherardo Appiani ceded Pisa and the majority of its territories, which his family had owned since 1392, to the Visconti of Milan for 200,000 florins, reserving the commune of Piombino for himself and his successors; moreover, he also took possession of Populonia, Suvereto, Scarlino, Buriano, Abbey of San Pancrazio al Fango an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldassarre Boncompagni
Prince Baldassarre Boncompagni-Ludovisi (10 May 1821 – 13 April 1894), was an Italian historian of mathematics and aristocrat. Biography Boncompagni was born in Rome, into an ancient noble and wealthy Roman family, the Ludovisi- Boncompagni, as the third son of Prince Luigi Boncompagni Ludovisi and Princess Maria Maddalena Odescalchi. He studied under the mathematician Barnaba Tortolini and astronomer Ignazio Calandrelli, developing an interest in the history of science. In 1847 Pope Pius IX appointed him a member of the Accademia dei Lincei. Between 1850-1862 he produced studies on mathematicians of the Middle Ages and in 1868 founded the '' Bullettino di bibliografia e di storia delle scienze matematiche e fisiche''. After the annexation of the Papal States into the Kingdom of Italy (1870), he refused further participation in the new Academy of the Lincei, and did not accept the appointment as Senator of the Kingdom offered by Quintino Sella. He did, however, serve a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo Boncompagni
Giacomo Boncompagni (also ''Jacopo Boncompagni''; 8 May 1548 – 18 August 1612) was an Italian feudal lord of the 16th century, the illegitimate son of Pope Gregory XIII (Ugo Boncompagni). He was also Duke of Sora, Aquino, Arce and Arpino, and Marquess of Vignola. A member of the Boncompagni family, he was a patron of arts and culture. Pierluigi da Palestrina dedicated to him the first book of Madrigals. He was also a friend of another composer, Vincenzo Ruffo. He was also a lover of the theatre and of chess. Early years Giacomo Boncompagni was born in Bologna, the son of Ugo Boncompagni and his mistress from Carpi, Maddalena Fulchini. His father was in that city to participate in the Council of Trent during the period in which it had been moved there. He was legitimated on 5 July 1548 and entrusted to the Jesuits for education. When his father was elected pope in March 1572, Giacomo moved to Rome where, two months later, he was appointed castellan of Castel Sant'Ange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ippolita Ludovisi
Ippolita I Ludovisi (Cagliari, 24 December 1663 – Rome, 29 December 1733) was the Princess of Piombino, Marchioness of Populonia, Princess of Venosa and Countess of Conza, Lady di Scarlino, Populonia, Vignale, Abbadia del Fango, Suvereto, Buriano, Cerboli e Palmaiolan, and Lady princess of the Tuscan Archipelago including the islands of Elba, Montecristo, Pianosa, Gorgona, Capraia, and Isola del Giglio from 1701 until her death in 1733. Life She was the youngest daughter of Niccolò I Ludovisi, Prince of Piombino, etc, nephew of Pope Gregory XV, and third wife Constanza Pamphili, Princess of San Martino and Alviano, sister of Camillo Francesco Maria Pamphili, 1st Prince of San Martino al Cimino and Valmontone, and niece of Pope Innocent X. In Rome on 19 October 1681 she married Don Gregorio II Boncompagni ( Sora, 7 July 1642 – Rome, 1 January/February 1707), 5th Duke of Sora, Aquino, Arce and Arpino and 6th Marquess of Vignola and Prince Consort of Piombino, etc, great- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregorio II Boncompagni
Gregorio II Boncompagni (7 July 1642 – 1 January 1707) was an Italian nobleman and the 5th Duke of Sora. He was the great-grandson of Pope Gregory XIII Biography He was the eldest son of Ugo, 4th Duke of Sora and Duchess Maria Ruffo di Bagnara. He married Giustina Gallio (29 October 1644 – 21 July 1679) and then, when she died, he married Ippolita Ludovisi Ippolita I Ludovisi (Cagliari, 24 December 1663 – Rome, 29 December 1733) was the Princess of Piombino, Marchioness of Populonia, Princess of Venosa and Countess of Conza, Lady di Scarlino, Populonia, Vignale, Abbadia del Fango, Suvereto, Buria ... on 19 October 1681. The ''Boncompagni-Ludovisi'' union lasted until the French Revolution and included the development of the ''Archivio Boncompagni-Ludovisi'' held by The Vatican. Archivio Boncompagni-Ludovisi [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casino Di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi
Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi is a historical building in Ludovisi (rione of Rome), Rione Ludovisi, Rome, Italy. The building is located in the former domain Villa Ludovisi. The building is often referred to as Villa Aurora or Casino dell'Aurora, after the fresco by Guercino in the main reception hall, depicting the Aurora (mythology), eponymous goddess. History The palace represents the only remnant of a much larger suburban retreat established in the 16th century by Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte (1549–1627). The Cardinal was a diplomat, intellectual, art connoisseur, and collector, protector and patron of famous figures such as Galileo, Galileo Galilei and Caravaggio. One of the smaller rooms of the Casino boasts the only painting ever executed by Caravaggio on a ceiling, ''Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto'' (), which reflects, in symbolic imagery derived from Classical mythology, another of the cardinal's interests: alchemy. In 1621, del Monte sold the villa and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
