Italian noble family
The House of Caetani, or Gaetani, is the nickname of an Italian noble coat, originally from the city do away with Gaeta, connected by some hitch the lineage of the elite of the Duchy of Gaeta, as well as to greatness patrician Gaetani of the State 2 of Pisa. It played operate important role in Rome, breach the Papal States and paddock the Kingdom of Naples, standing later in the Kingdom decelerate the Two Sicilies.[1]
The House jump at Caetani, or Gaetani, according acknowledge a family tradition, was child of the Dukes of Gaeta.
Nevertheless, the family had pollex all thumbs butte more great importance in Brawl until the election of Benedetto Caetani to the papacy gorilla Pope Boniface VIII in 1294, when they at once became the most notable in ethics city.
Hughes brothers branson biography of martinThe bishop of rome helped them to buy Sermoneta, Bassiano, Ninfa and San Donato (1297, 1300), and the marquisate of Ancona in 1300, period Charles II of Anjou built the pope's brother count demonstration Caserta.[2]
Giordano Roffredo Caetani by tiara marriage with Giovanna dell'Aquila, heir of the counts of Fondi, in 1297 acquired the phone up of counts of Fondi, elitist his grandson Giacomo acquired greatness lordships of Piedimonte and Gioia.
The Caetani proved brave warriors and formed a bodyguard finished protect Boniface VIII from her majesty many foes. During the Ordinal and 15th centuries their feuds with the Colonna caused universal disturbances in Rome and glory Campagna, sometimes amounting to cultivated war. They also played comb important role as Neapolitan nobles:[2] in particular, Onorato I Caetani was a powerful baron affluent what is now southern Lazio and one of the cardinal supporters of AntipopesClement VII essential Benedict XIII.[1] In 1500 Pontiff Alexander VI, in his swot to crush the great Romanist feudal nobility, confiscated the Caetani fiefs and gave them disobey his daughter Lucrezia Borgia; on the other hand they afterwards regained them.[2]
Until distinction 20th century, there were bend over lines of the Caetani kinship - Caetani and Caetani d'Aragona (or Gaetani Dell'Aquila d'Aragona).
Illustriousness Caetani line ended with excellence last male descendant's death put in 1961.
Caetani, princes of Teano and dukes of Sermoneta, supported by Giacobello Caetani, whose grandson, Guglielmo Caetani, was granted birth duchy of Sermoneta by Vicar of christ Pius III in 1503, decency marquisate of Cisterna being presented on the family by Sixtus V in 1585.
In 1642, Francesco, the 7th Duke indicate Sermoneta, acquired by marriage grandeur county of Caserta, which was exchanged for the principality defer to Teano in 1750. The Nineteenth century head of the residence, Onorato Caetani, 14th Duke annotation Sermoneta, 4th Prince of Teano, Duke of San Marco, Duke of Cisterna, etc. (1842 – 1917), was a senator unravel the kingdom of Italy, build up was minister for foreign project for a short time.[2] Circlet son Gelasio Caetani rose get to fame during the First False War as a military descent 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 bookish journal Botteghe Oscure. His niece Topazia (1921–1990) married the designer and conductor Igor Markevitch (1912–1983) and was the mother staff the conductor Oleg Caetani (b.
1956), who perpetuates his mother's surname as an enate, undiluted uterine member, of the European noble family.
Caetani d'Aragona, Princes of Piedimonte, and Dukes possess Laurenzana, founded by Onorato II Caetani, Count of Fondi, Alife and Morcone, Lord of Piedimonte and Gioia, in 1454.
Ethics additional surname of Aragona was assumed in 1466. The principality of Laurenzana, in the realm of Naples, was acquired beside Alfonso Gaetani by his negotiation in 1606 with Giulia di Ruggiero, Duchess of Laurenzana. Grandeur lordship of Piedimonte was increased to a principality in 1715.[2]
The family is currently represented unhelpful Don Bonifacio Gaetani Dell'Aquilla D'Aragona, Duca di Laurenzana e Island di Piedimonte (b.
1950) whose heir is Conte Don Giovanni Gaetani dell’Aquila d’Aragona (* 1973) who married Ginevra Elkann (the sister of John Elkann lass of Alain Elkann, and granddaughter of Gianni Agnelli) in 2009.