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Coat of arms of the Orsini family

The House of Orsini is an Italian noble family. It was one of the most influential princely families in Italy during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Three popes belonged to the Orsini family: Celestine III (1191–1198, born Gicinto Bobone), Nicholas III (1277–1280, born Giovanni Gaetani Orsini), and Benedict XIII (1724–1730, born Pietro Francesco Orsini). The Orsini family also produced 34 Cardinals of the Roman Church and many other important political and religious people.

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  • ItalyFaraSabinaPalazzoOrsini

    Palazzo Orsini in Fara Sabina, northern Lazio, central Italy. The Orsini were amongst the main feudatories in Italy from the Middle Ages onwards, holding a great numbers of fiefs and lordships in Lazio and in the Kingdom of Naples.

  • Tower of Raimondello Orsini

    The Tower of Raimondello Orsini in Taranto, c. 1880.

  • Ritratto di principessa Farnese - Galleria nazionale di Parma

    Gerolama Orsini, Pier Luigi's wife.

  • NerolaRMcastelloOrsini2

    The Orsini Castle in Nerola.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Casa de Orsini para niños

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