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Cybo-Malaspina
The House of Cybo, Cibo or Cibei of Italy was an old and influential aristocratic family from Genoa of Greek origin that ruled the Duchy of Massa and Carrara. 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 and Pope Innocent VIII. 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 Altoviti. Innocent VIII 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 wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 younger son Alberico I. Biography Family and first marriage Born in Massa, she was the daughter of and Lucrezia d'Este. Her father in 1481 had become marquis of Massa and lord of Carrara, in condominium with his brother Francesco, whom however he soon ousted from power. Having no sons, Antonio Alberico, in violation of Salic law, named his first daughter, Eleonora, as heiress to his titles. Elenora was married to Scipione Fieschi, count of Lavagna, but she died in 1515. The following year Fieschi got married again, this time to his sister-in-law, Ricciarda. The marriage lasted for four years, until he too died, without male issue. In his renewed will Antonio Alberico established as his universal heir the future first-born son of Ricciarda, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 assumed by the holder of the Duchy of Modena and Reggio, Francis IV of Austria-Este History Although the city of Massa had already known its maximum medieval splendor in the 11th century with the Marquisate of Massa and Corsica ruled by the Obertenghi family, the original nucleus of the state was officially born on 22 February 1473 with the purchase of the Lordship of Carrara by the Lordship of Massa in the time headed by the Marquis Jacopo Malaspina, who obtained it from Count Antoniotto Fileremo of Genoa, progenitor of the Fregoso line. The noble title of the Malaspina family therefore became that of Marquises of Massa and lords of Carrara. From the purchase of the Carrara territory onwards, the seat of Jacopo Malaspina, one of the sons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 son of Lorenzo Cybo and Ricciarda Malaspina (although probably born of his mother's adultery with her brother-in-law, Cardinal Innocenzo Cybo), and was a descendant of Pope Innocent VIII and Lorenzo de' Medici Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (), known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (; 1 January 1449 – 9 April 1492), was an Italian statesman, the ''de facto'' ruler of the Florentine Republic, and the most powerful patron of Renaissance culture in Italy. Lore .... In 1553 Alberico succeeded his mother as Marquis of Massa and Lord of Carrara, being later promoted, in 1568, to Prince and Marquis respectively He was married twice, first to Elisabetta della Rovere, daughter of Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino by whom he had one s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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'' (municipality) in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, capital of the province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main ..., he was the son of Alderano Cybo-Malaspina and Marfisa d'Este. He was also Duke of Ferentillo and held other patrician positions in several of the numerous Italian states of the time. In 1605, he married the Genoese noblewoman Brigida Spinola, from whom he had numerous children. The eldest of them, Alberico, succeeded him after his death in 1662. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cybo-Malaspina, Carlo 01 1581 births 1662 deaths People from the Duchy of Massa and Carrara Nobility from Ferrara Cybo-Malaspina family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Franceschetto Cybo and Maddalena de' Medici, daughter of ''Lorenzo de' Medici''. His paternal grandfather was Pope Innocent VIII. His uncle was Pope Leo X. His cousin was Pope Clement VII. In 1520 Leo X, in agreement with Lorenzo's elder brother, Cardinal Innocenzo Cybo, arranged his marriage to Ricciarda Malaspina, the aspiring heiress of the Massa branch of the Malaspina family. From this marriage the new house of Cybo-Malaspina would originate:Petrucci (DBI) it was to hold the Marquisate (then Duchy) of Massa and Carrara until 1829, when it was annexed to the Duchy of Modena and Reggio, ruled by a successor of theirs in the female line. Despite producing offspring, the marriage turned out to be decidedly stormy. Lorenzo aspired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 regain power and Giulio ended up beheaded the following year in Milan, exemplarily condemned to death for treason by the emperor Charles V. Giulio sometimes also styled himself "Giulio Cibo Malaspina",See Giulio's correspondance, often signed "Julio Cibo Malaspina", in thus taking his mother's family name as well, and with the double surname he has frequently been reported in subsequent historiography. Family and Massa-Carrara succession Born in Rome, he was the elder son of Ricciarda Malaspina, sovereign marquise of Massa and Carrara, and Lorenzo Cybo, count of Ferentillo, a grandson of Pope Innocent VIII and Lorenzo de' Medici. Upon the death of her father in 1519, Ricciarda had become the aspiring heir to his fiefs of Massa and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrara
Carrara ( ; ; , ) is a town and ''comune'' in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the white or blue-grey Carrara marble, marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some Boxing the compass, west-northwest of Florence. Its motto is Latin: '' "" ("My strength is in the wheel"), a reference firstly to the marble shipping industry from Roman times onwards. Toponymy The word ''Carrara'' likely comes from the pre-Roman (Celtic languages, Celtic or Ligurian language (ancient), Ligurian) element ''kar'' (stone), through Latin ''carrariae'' meaning 'quarries'. History There were known settlements in the area as early as the ninth century BC, when the Apuan Ligures lived in the region. The current town originated from the borough built to house workers in the marble quarries created by the ancient Rome, Romans after their conquest of Liguria in the early second century BC. Carrara has been linked with the process of quarrying and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 fifth of fourteen children of Carlo I Cybo-Malaspina, sovereign Prince of Massa and Carrara, and of Brigida Spinola (1587–1660), the daughter of the Marchese di Calice, Giannettino Spinola. As was the custom in his family (he was descended from Pope Innocent VIII and, through his grandmother Marfisa d'Este, from Pope Alexander VI, and was probably Cardinal Innocenzo Cybo's adulterous great-great-grandson), Alderano and several of his siblings were destined for ecclesiastical careers. His elder sister , on the other hand, was married to the Florentine nobleman Jacopo Salviati, but was involved in an obscure episode in 1633, when she was alleged to be behind the savage murder of Caterina Brogi, Jacopo's mistress, whose head was delivered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, count of Ferentillo, first Duke of Ferentillo from 1603, Roman Patrician and Genoese Patrician, Patrician ..., an Italian nobleman, Crown prince of Massa and Carrara * Alderano Cybo (1613–1700), an Italian Catholic Cardinal * Alderano I Cybo-Malaspina (1690–1731), an Italian nobleman, Duke of Massa and Carrara. The name Alderan may refer to: *Alderan, a character in the Hungarian epic poem '' The Siege of Sziget'' *the fictional Aldaran family in the Darkover series of books See also * Alderaan (other) {{given name Masculine given names Italian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Este
The House of Este ( , , ) is a European dynasty of North Italian origin whose members ruled parts of Italy and Germany for many centuries. The original House of Este's elder branch, which is known as the House of Welf, included dukes of Bavaria and of Brunswick. This branch produced Britain's Hanoverian monarchs, as well as one Emperor of Russia ( Ivan VI) and one Holy Roman Emperor ( Otto IV). The original House of Este's younger branch, which is simply called the House of Este, included rulers of Ferrara (1240–1597), and of Modena (900–1859) and Reggio (1288–1796). This branch's male line became extinct with the death of Ercole III in 1803. Origins According to Edward Gibbon, the family originated from the Roman Attii family, which migrated from Rome to EsteThe miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon Vol 3 page 172 to defend Italy against the Ostrogoths. However, there is little evidence to support this hypothesis. The names of the early members of the family indicate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The Carolingian conquerors of the Lombards continued to appoint dukes, as did their successors the Holy Roman Emperors. In the 12th century, the dukes of Spoleto were the most important imperial vassals in Italy. From 1198, the Duchy became under the sovereignty of the States of the Church. They usually bore the title '' dux et marchio'', "duke and margrave" as rulers of both Spoleto and Camerino. List of dukes Lombard supremacy * Faroald I 570–592 * Ariulf 592–602 * Theodelap 602–650 * Atto 650–663 * Transamund I 663–703 * Faroald II 703–724 * Transamund II 724–739, first time * Hilderic 739–740 * Transamund II 740–742, second time * Agiprand 742–744 * Transamund II 744–745, third time * Lupus 745–752 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria, Prince of Melfi (; ; 30 November 146625 November 1560) was an Italian statesman, ', and admiral, who played a key role in the Republic of Genoa during his lifetime. From 1528 until his death, Doria exercised a predominant influence in the councils of the Genoese republic, and was considered the foremost naval leader in Europe at his time. He became Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's grand admiral, a position he employed both to protect Genoa's independence and to maintain his own control over the city. He also acted as a privateer with the ships he owned in order to increase his wealth. His fleet helped secure the imperial naval lines between Spain and Italy, although he had a mixed success against the eminent threat of the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman navy.Christina Shaw, ''Barons and Castellans: The Military Nobility of Renaissance Italy'' 2014, Brill, ISBN 9789004282766, p. 133-134 As the ruler of Genoa, Doria reformed the Republic's cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
