The House of Cybo, Cibo or Cibei of Italy was an old and influential aristocratic family from Genoa of

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origin that ruled the

Duchy of Massa and Carrara The Duchy of Massa and Principality of Carrara () was a small state that controlled the towns of Massa and Carrara from 1473 until 1836.Many authors argue that the final year of the states of Massa and Carrara was 1829, when the throne was assume ...

History

They came to the city in the 12th century. In 1528 the Cybos formed the 17th " Albergo", a union of noble families of Genoa.''Genoa and the sea : policy and power in an early modern maritime republic, 1559–1684'', Thomas Allison Kirk, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005, pg. 2

The family divided into many branches, some living in Genoa, others in Naples by the name of Tomacelli. Its most famous members were

Pope Boniface IX Pope Boniface IX (; ; c. 1350 – 1 October 1404, born Pietro Tomacelli) was head of the Catholic Church from 2 November 1389 to his death, in October 1404. He was the second Roman pope during the Western Schism.Richard P. McBrien, ''Lives of t ...

and

Pope Innocent VIII Pope Innocent VIII (; ; 1432 – 25 July 1492), born Giovanni Battista Cybo (or Cibo), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1484 to his death, in July 1492. Son of the viceroy of Naples, Cybo spent his ea ...

. The Cybo married with the most famous Italian families including Medici of Tuscany, Della Rovere of Urbino and Este of Modena and had a blood relationship with the banking family

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Innocent VIII Pope Innocent VIII (; ; 1432 – 25 July 1492), born Giovanni Battista Cybo (or Cibo), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1484 to his death, in July 1492. Son of the viceroy of Naples, Cybo spent his ea ...

was the uncle of La Papessa Dianora Cybo Altoviti. Her son Bindo Altoviti was one of the most influential bankers and patron of the arts of the Renaissance as well as a close ally of his cousin Cardinal

Innocenzo Cybo Innocenzo Cibo (25 August 1491 – 13 April 1550) was an Italian cardinal and archbishop. Family and education From the Genoese family Cibo, in 1488 the Cybo family purchased Florentine citizenship for a considerable sum of money I ...

Innocent VIII's natural son, later legitimized, was

Franceschetto Cybo Franceschetto Cybo (baptized Francesco) (c. 1450 – 25 July 1519) was an Italian nobleman, noteworthy for being the illegitimate son of Pope Innocent VIII (Giovanni Battista Cybo). Later naturalized by his father into becoming his legitimate he ...

, son in law to Lorenzo ''Il Magnifico'' de' Medici and brother-in-law to

Pope Leo X Pope Leo X (; born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 11 December 14751 December 1521) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death in December 1521. Born into the prominent political and banking Med ...

. He was given by his father the title of Count of the Lateran Palace. Later

Pope Julius II Pope Julius II (; ; born Giuliano della Rovere; 5 December 144321 February 1513) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1503 to his death, in February 1513. Nicknamed the Warrior Pope, the Battle Pope or the Fearsome ...

award him with the title

Duke of Spoleto The Duke of Spoleto was the ruler of Spoleto and most of central Italy outside the Papal States during the Early and High Middle Ages (c. 500 – 1300). The first dukes were appointed by the Lombard king, but they were independent in practice. Th ...

. His son

Lorenzo Cybo Lorenzo Cybo, also spelt Cibo, (20 July 1500 – 14 March 1549) was an Italian general, who was duke of Ferentillo, and co-owner marquis of Massa and lord of Carrara. Family Born at Sampierdarena (in what is modern Genoa), he was the son of F ...

, married

Ricciarda Malaspina Ricciarda Malaspina (3 or 6 March 1497 – 13 or 16 June 1553) was an Italian noblewoman, who was marquise of Massa and lady of Carrara from 1519 to 1546, and again from May 1547 until her death in 1553. She was ultimately succeeded by her younge ...

and became co-ruling marquis of Massa and Carrara, founding the Cybo-Malaspina branch, later elevated to the dukes of Massa and Carrara.

Notable members

Notable members from the 15th century to the 19th century include: * Lanfranco Cybo, consul of Genoa 1241; one of the first known members * Guglielmo ''il Buono'' Cybo, palatine count of the Holy Roman Empire 1260, admiral of the Genoan fleet *

. (Pietro Tomacelli Cybo ) (1350–1404) * Leonardo Cybo, Italian cardinal * Angelo Cybo, Italian cardinal * Arano Cybo (1377–1457)

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and Count of Gragnano *

(Giovanni Battista Cybo) (1432–1492) *

(1450 – 1519)

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, illegitimate son of Pope Innocent VIII, brother-in-law to

* Lorenzo Cybo Malaspina (1500–1549) was an Italian general, duke of Ferentillo. *

Lorenzo Cybo de Mari Lorenzo Cybo de Mari (c. 1450/1451 – 21 December 1503) was an Italian Catholic cardinal. He was archbishop of Benevento. As titular holder of the Basilica of Saint Mark in Rome, he is remembered today as the builder of the ''Appartamento Cibo ...

(died 1503), Italian cardinal *

(1491–1550), Italian cardinal * Gherardo Cybo (1512–1600), colonel of the papal army, a famous naturalist. *

Giulio Cybo Giulio Cybo (1525 – 18 May 1548) (or Cibo) was an Italian noble of Genoese ancestry, who was briefly marquis of Massa and lord of Carrara from 1546 to 1547, ousting his mother Ricciarda Malaspina. However, in a few months she managed to regai ...

(1525–1548) Marquis of Massa, cousin of Cosimo I de' Medici, executed in 1548 for conspiring against

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Alberico I Cybo-Malaspina Alberico I Cybo-Malaspina (28 February 1534 – 18 January 1623) was the first Prince of Massa and Marquis of Carrara. He was also the last Count (1553–1619) and the first Duke of Ferentillo (1619–1623). Born in Genoa, Italy, he was the so ...

(1554–1623) *

Alderano Cybo Alderano Cybo (sometimes Alderano Cibo or Alderano Cybo-Malaspina; 16 July 1613 – 22 July 1700) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal. He served as the Secretary of State of Pope Innocent XI. Early life Cybo was born 16 July 1613 in Genoa, the fif ...

(1613–1700), Italian cardinal *

Carlo I Cybo-Malaspina Carlo I Cybo-Malaspina (18 November 1581 - 13 February 1662) was an Italian nobleman, who was prince of Massa and marquis of Carrara from 1623 until his death. Biography Born in Ferrara Ferrara (; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipali ...

(1623–1662) *

Alderano I Cybo-Malaspina, Duke of Massa Alderano is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Alderano Cybo-Malaspina (1552–1606) Alderano Cybo-Malaspina (9 December 1552 in Massa – 16 November 1606 in Ferrara) was an Italian nobleman. He was marquess of Carrara, c ...

, Prince of

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(1690–1731) *

Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina (29 June 1725 29 December 1790) was sovereign Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara from 1731 until her death in 1790. From 1780, she also formally held the title of Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio as the wi ...

, (1725–1790), daughter of Alderano I, princess of Carrara, wife of

Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena Ercole III d'Este (Ercole Rinaldo; 22 November 1727 – 14 October 1803) was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1780 to 1796, and later of Breisgau (not resident). He was a member of the House of Este. Biography He was born in Modena, the son of D ...

and mother of

Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa Maria Beatrice d'Este (Maria Beatrice Ricciarda; 7 April 1750 – 14 November 1829) was the last descendant of the House of Este, of the House of Cybo-Malaspina and, through her maternal grandmother , also of the Novellara branch of the House ...

, who married Archduke Ferdinand of Austria. Massa was united with Modena upon Maria Beatrice's death in 1829

References

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