Filippo Colonna, 6th
Prince of Paliano (1578 – 11 April 1639),
Prince of Paliano, was an Italian nobleman, who was the head of the
Colonna family of
Rome
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and the hereditary Gran Connestabile at the court of Naples.
Biography
He was born in
Rome
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. A nephew of
Carlo Borromeo and grand nephew of
Gian Giacomo Medici, he married Lucrezia Tomacelli, of the Lords of Galatro (1576–1622) in 1597.
His rebuilding of
Palazzo Colonna began the process of creating a unified structure of the assortment of medieval buildings. He realized the monumental garden entrance on
Monte Cavallo. In 1639, he walked down a well known path by his home, and promptly died by slipping on a stone of sorts and splitting open his head on the rocks.
At his death it was revealed that he had appointed his second son, Girolamo, to be his heir, thus starting a war of succession between the eldest son, Federico, and Girolamo.
Issue
He had five children;
*
Anna Colonna (died 1658), wife of
Taddeo Barberini (Prince of Palestrina). Mother of
Lucrezia Barberini,
Duchess of Modena, of
Maffeo Barberini and of
Carlo Barberini.
*Federico Colonna, Prince of Paliano, Prince of Butera (1601–1641) married Margherita Branciforte and had issue;
*
Girolamo Colonna (1604–1666) elevated to Cardinal in 1627 by
Pope Urban VIII
Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...
(the uncle of his brother-in-law Taddeo).
*
Marcantonio V Colonna, Prince of Paliano (1606/1610–1659) married Isabella Gioeni Cardona, Princess of Castiglione and had issue including
Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna.
*Carlo Colonna, Duke of the Marsi, Patriarch of Jerusalem (1607–1686) died unmarried.
*Chiara Maria Colonna (April 1610-1676), in religion Sister Chiara Maria della Passione, discalced Carmelite, foundress of the convent Regina Coeli in Naples.
[Biagio, della P, Benoît Thiboust, and Gioseppe Vannacci. Vita Della Ven. Madre Suor Chiara Maria Della Passione Carmelitana Scalza: Fondatrice Del Monastero Di Regina Coeli, Nel Secolo Donna Vittoria Colonna, Figlia Di Don Filippo Gran Contestabile Del Regno Di Napoli &c. In Roma: Nella stamperia di Gioseppe Vannacci, 1681. Print]
*Vittoria Colonna (1620-?)
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Genealogical notice
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1578 births
1639 deaths
People from the Papal States
Nobility from Rome
Filippo 1
17th-century Italian nobility