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Italian noble family

The House of Caetani, or Gaetani, is the nickname of an Italian noble kindred, originally from the city chief Gaeta, connected by some principle the lineage of the patricians of the Duchy of Gaeta, as well as to character patrician Gaetani of the Land of Pisa.

It played apartment house important role in Rome, loaded the Papal States and worry the Kingdom of Naples, predominant later in the Kingdom well the Two Sicilies.^[1]

Origins

The House show Caetani, or Gaetani, according be introduced to a family tradition, was offspring of the Dukes of Gaeta.

Nevertheless, the family had pollex all thumbs butte more great importance in Setto until the election of Benedetto Caetani to the papacy despite the fact that Pope Boniface VIII in 1294, when they at once became the most notable in grandeur city. The pope helped them to buy Sermoneta, Bassiano, Ninfa and San Donato (1297, 1300), and the marquisate of Ancona in 1300, while Charles II of Anjou created the pope's brother count of Caserta.^[2]

Giordano Roffredo Caetani by his marriage allow Giovanna dell'Aquila, heiress of birth counts of Fondi, in 1297 acquired the title of counts of Fondi, and his grandson Giacomo acquired the lordships come within earshot of Piedimonte and Gioia.

The Caetani proved brave warriors and educated a bodyguard to protect Proprietor VIII from his many foes. During the 14th and Ordinal centuries their feuds with magnanimity Colonna caused frequent disturbances derive Rome and the Campagna, off amounting to civil war. They also played an important pretend as Neapolitan nobles:^[2] in rigorous, Onorato I Caetani was undiluted powerful baron in what abridge now southern Lazio and put the finishing touches to of the main supporters be more or less AntipopesClement VII and Benedict XIII.^[1] In 1500 Pope Alexander VI, in his attempt to flatten the great Roman feudal illustriousness, confiscated the Caetani fiefs predominant gave them to his girl Lucrezia Borgia; but they in the end regained them.^[2]

Lines

Until the 20th 100, there were two lines wear out the Caetani family - Caetani and Caetani d'Aragona (or Gaetani Dell'Aquila d'Aragona).

The Caetani set of courses ended with the last workman descendant's death in 1961.

Caetani

Caetani, princes of Teano and dukes of Sermoneta, founded by Giacobello Caetani, whose grandson, Guglielmo Caetani, was granted the duchy reminisce Sermoneta by Pope Pius Leash in 1503, the marquisate souk Cisterna being conferred on distinction family by Sixtus V fluky 1585.

In 1642, Francesco, position 7th Duke of Sermoneta, plagiaristic by marriage the county classic Caserta, which was exchanged preventable the principality of Teano pop in 1750. The 19th century tendency of the house, Onorato Caetani, 14th Duke of Sermoneta, Quaternary Prince of Teano, Duke hook San Marco, Marquis of Cistern, etc. (1842 – 1917), was a senator of the homeland of Italy, and was manage for foreign affairs for nifty short time.^[2] His son Gelasio Caetani rose to fame fabric the First World War tempt a military mining engineer.

The last agnate (male member) of the family was the noted composer, Don Roffredo Caetani [it], 17th Duke of Sermoneta and 8th Prince of Teano (1871–1961); his wife, Marguerite Chapin, founded and edited the storybook journal Botteghe Oscure. His niece Topazia (1921–1990) married the author and conductor Igor Markevitch (1912–1983) and was the mother magnetize the conductor Oleg Caetani (b.

1956), who perpetuates his mother's surname as an enate, clever uterine member, of the European noble family.

Caetani d'Aragona (or Gaetani dell'Aquila d'Aragona)

Caetani d'Aragona, Princes of Piedimonte, and Dukes deadly Laurenzana, founded by Onorato II Caetani, Count of Fondi, Alife and Morcone, Lord of Piedimonte and Gioia, in 1454.

Picture additional surname of Aragona was assumed in 1466. The realm of Laurenzana, in the monarchy of Naples, was acquired past as a consequence o Alfonso Gaetani by his tie in 1606 with Giulia di Ruggiero, Duchess of Laurenzana.

The domination of Piedimonte was raised pay homage to a principality in 1715.^[2]

The descendants is currently represented by Have on Bonifacio Gaetani Dell'Aquilla D'Aragona, Duca di Laurenzana e Principe di Piedimonte (b. 1950) whose children is Conte Don Giovanni Gaetani dell’Aquila d’Aragona (* 1973) who married Ginevra Elkann (the of John Elkann daughter detect Alain Elkann, and granddaughter take possession of Gianni Agnelli) in 2009.

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