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 A count palatine ( Latin ''comes palatinus''), also count of the palace or palsgrave (from German ''Pfalzgraf''), was originally an official attached to a royal or imperial palace or household and later a nobleman of a rank above that of an o ...

in 1371; the

marquisate A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman wi ...

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 grandees of Spain. *

Andrea Corsini (cardinal) Andrea Corsini (11 June 1735, Florence – 18 January 1795, Rome) was an Italian cardinal. A great-nephew of pope Clement XII and a nephew of cardinal Neri Maria Corsini. Pope Clement XIII made him a cardinal in the consistory of 24 September 1759. ...

(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 The War of the Eight Saints (1375–1378) was a war between Pope Gregory XI and a coalition of Italian city-states led by Florence that contributed to the end of the Avignon Papacy. Causes The causes of the war were rooted in interrelated issues ...

* Neri Corsini (1614–1678), cardinal from 1664 onwards *

Neri Maria Corsini Neri Maria Corsini (19 May 1685 – 6 December 1770) was an Italian nobleman and Catholic priest and cardinal. Life Born in Florence, Corsini was the second of the two sons of Filippo Corsini and Lucrezia Rinuccini. He traveled widely throug ...

(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 Catherine Corsini (born 18 May 1956) is a French film director, screenwriter and actress. Her film '' Replay'' was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Her 2012 film '' Three Worlds'' competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 C ...

(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 Ignacio Corsini (February 13, 1891 – July 26, 1967) was an Italian-born Argentine folklore and tango musician. Life and work Andrea Corsini, such his real name, was born in Troina, a village in the Enna Province of Sicily, in 1891. He was foster ...

(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 Tommaso Corsini (28 February 1835 – 22 May 1919) was an Italian politician. He was born in and was mayor of Florence. He served in the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy. He died in Marsiliana, province of Grosseto, Tuscany. Honors *Order of Saint ...

(1835-1919), Italian politician

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