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Orsini family (Italian family of patrons, active from the 12th century)
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Note: Italian family of patrons considered one the greatest Roman dynasties; they are documented from the 11th century and rose to prominence under the pontificate of Pope Celestine III (reigned 1191-1198). Over the centuries the family contained many important condottieri, statesmen, and ecclesiastics. In 1241 they defended Rome from the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II, and as a result began their traditional rivalry with the Colonna family. The emblem of the family was a standing bear (Italian 'orso'). At the end of the 13th century the Orsini began to divide into numerous branches, the principal ones being those of Monterotondo, the Conti di Nola and Pitigliano and the Duce di Bracciano and Gravina. So extensive was the family that it is not possible to reconstruct a comprehensive genealogy. The French family of Jouvenel des Ursins claimed kinship with them, and they were connected by marriage to the Medici and Farnese families. |
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Benedict XIII, Pope |
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(Italian pope, 1649/1650-1730) [500121836] |
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Nicholas III, Pope |
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(Italian pope, ca. 1210-1280) [500121837] |
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Orsini, Corradino |
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(Italian patron, active late 16th century) [500121832] |
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Orsini, Fulvio |
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(Italian antiquarian and collector, 1529-1600) [500121830] |
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Orsini, Gian Gaetano |
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(Italian patron, died 1292-1294) [500058242] |
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Orsini, Giordano |
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(Italian condottiere, 1525-1564) [500121833] |
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Orsini, Pier Francesco |
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(Italian condottiere, architect, 1523-1585) [500124894] |
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Antoniazzo Romano Romano painted frescoes (finished by 1493) depicting episodes from the Life of the Orsini Family at Castello Odescalchi |
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(Italian painter, active after 1461, died 1508 or 1509) [500031194] |
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Cavallini, Pietro the Orsini's commissioned mosaic decoration from Cavallini |
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(Italian painter, ca.1250-ca.1330) [500031569] |
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Cesari, Giuseppe |
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(Italian painter, 1568-1640) [500115051] |
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Daniele da Volterra |
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(Italian painter and sculptor, ca. 1509-1566) [500115438] |
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Duca, Giacomo del |
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(Italian sculptor and architect, ca. 1520-1604) [500016281] |
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Simone Martini |
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(Italian painter, ca. 1284-1344) [500399029] |
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