Corsini is an Italian surname. The

Corsini family The House of Corsini is the name of a Florentine princely family. From Poggibonsi to the 14th century The Corsinis originated from the areas of Poggibonsi and from the “Pesa” valley, which are between Siena and Florence. They arrived in Flor ...

is a princely Florentine family. The emperor Charles IV created the head of the house a count palatine in 1371; the marquisate of

Sismano Sismano, a little medieval '' borgo'', is a ''frazione'' of the Italian commune of Avigliano Umbro, in the province of Terni. Sismano lies 13 km from Todi and 5 km from Avigliano; according to the Italian state census of 2001, Sismano has ...

was conferred on them in 1620, those of Casigliano and Civitella in 1629, of Lajatico and Orciatico in 1644, of Giovagallo and Tresana in 1652. In 1730 Lorenzo Corsini, as pope, conferred the rank of

Roman princes Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

and the duchy of Casigliano on his family, and in 1732 they were created

grandee Grandee (; es, Grande de España, ) is an official royal and noble ranks, aristocratic title conferred on some Spanish nobility. Holders of this dignity enjoyed similar privileges to those of the peerage of France during the , though in neith ...

s of Spain. * Andrea Corsini (cardinal) (1707-1795) * Saint

Andrew Corsini Andrea Corsini (30 November 1302 – 6 January 1373 or 1374
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(1302-1373), friar and Bishop Fiesole *

Pope Clement XII Pope Clement XII ( la, Clemens XII; it, Clemente XII; 7 April 16526 February 1740), born Lorenzo Corsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1730 to his death in February 1740. Clement presided over the ...

(1652-1740), born Lorenzo Corsini * Neri Corsini (

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1170), founder of the Corsini family * Neri Corsini (died 1377), bishop of Fiesole from 1374 to 1377, see War of the Eight Saints * Neri Corsini (1614–1678), cardinal from 1664 onwards * Neri Maria Corsini (1685–1770), nephew of Pope Clement XII, made cardinal by his uncle 1730 Other people with the surname Corsini: * Bruno Henrique Corsini, simply known as Bruno Henrique (born 1989), Brazilian professional footballer * Catherine Corsini (born 1956), French film director *

Claudia Corsini Claudia Corsini (born December 24, 1977 in Rome) is a two-time Olympic modern pentathlete from Italy. She won a silver medal for the team at the 2002 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in San Francisco, California, and an individual gold at th ...

(born 1977), Italian Olympic pentathlete * Filippo Corsini (1873-1926), Italian Liberal Party politician * Giulio Corsini (1933–2009), Italian professional football player and coach * Harold Corsini (1919–2008), American photographer * Ignacio Corsini (1891–1967), Italian-born Argentine folklore and tango musician * Ludovico Corsini (born 1993), Italian Mozambican swimmer specializing in breaststroke *

Maria Corsini Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi (12 January 1880 – 9 November 1951) and Maria Corsini-Beltrame Quattrocchi (24 June 1884 – 26 August 1965) were two married Italian Roman Catholic laypeople who became the first couple to be beatified together in 2 ...

(1884–1965), Italian writer, beatified by Pope John Paul II on 2001 *

Miriam Corsini Miriam Corsini (born 5 May 1989 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian- Mozambican swimmer specializing in Sprint breaststroke. In the 2011, she won the silver medal in the 50 breaststroke, at the All-Africa Games The African Games, formally known as ...

(born 1989), Mozambican swimmer specializing in breaststroke * Raymond "Ray" J. Corsini (1914–2008), encyclopedist and lexicographer in the field of psychology * Tommaso Corsini (1835-1919), Italian politician

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