Corsini is an Italian surname. The

Corsini family The House of Corsini is the name of an old and influential Italian nobility, Italian princely family, originally from Florence, whose members were elected to many important political and Ecclesiology, ecclesiastical positions, including that of ...

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 or ...

in 1371; the

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of Sismano 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 and the duchy of Casigliano on his family, and in 1732 they were created

grandee Grandee (; , ) is an official royal and noble ranks, aristocratic title conferred on some Spanish nobility. Holders of this dignity enjoyed similar privileges to those of the peerage of France during the , though in neither country did they ha ...

s 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 175 ...

(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 (; ; 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 growth of a surplus in the papal ...

(1652-1740), born Lorenzo Corsini * Neri Corsini (

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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 issue ...

Neri Corsini (1614–1678) Neri Corsini, Nerio Corsini or Neri Corsini the Elder (to distinguish himself from Neri Maria Corsini) (1 de agosto de 1614 in Florence – 19 de septiembre 1678 in Florence) was an Italian cardinal from the noble Corsini family. Biography He w ...

, cardinal from 1664 onwards *

Neri Maria Corsini Neri Maria Corsini (19 May 1685 – 6 December 1770) was an Italian nobleman, a Catholic priest and cardinal and a leading patron of the arts. A scion from an old Florentine family, he began his career in the service of the Grand Dukes of Tus ...

(1685–1770), nephew of Pope Clement XII, made cardinal by his uncle 1730 Other people with the surname Corsini: *

Bruno Henrique Corsini Bruno Henrique Corsini, simply known as Bruno Henrique (born 21 October 1989), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Internacional. Career Iraty Born in Apucarana, Paraná, Bruno Henrique started his ca ...

, 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 ...

(born 1956), French film director * Claudia Corsini (born 1977), Italian Olympic pentathlete *

Filippo Corsini Filippo Corsini (1873–1926) was an Italian Liberal Party politician. He was Marquess of Lajatico, Province of Pisa, Tuscany. He was the 11th mayor of Florence at the time of the Kingdom of Italy The Kingdom of Italy (, ) was a unitary state ...

(1873-1926), Italian Liberal Party politician *

Giulio Corsini Giulio Corsini (28 September 1933 – 31 December 2009) was an Italian professional football player and coach. Career Corsini played for 15 seasons (327 games, three goals) in the Serie A for Atalanta, Roma and Mantova. After finishing his ca ...

(1933–2009), Italian professional football player and coach *

Harold Corsini Harold Corsini (August 28, 1919 – January 1, 2008) was an American photographer. Harold Corsini was born to Italian immigrants in New York City and began his career there as a freelancer. A photo he took when he was about 16, an aerial shot of ...

(1919–2008), American photographer *

Ignacio Corsini Andrea "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 w ...

(1891–1967), Italian-born Argentine folklore and tango musician *

Ludovico Corsini Ludovico Corsini (born 3 May 1993 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian- Mozambican swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open ...

(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 Catholic laypeople who became the first couple to be beatified together in 2001.

(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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