Orsini

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Orsini is the name of a powerful and influential Italian noble family that played a major role in the politics and church affairs of medieval and Renaissance Rome.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Orsini family 21
Orsini canonical 4
House of Orsini 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian noble family
aristocratic house
alliedWith Guelf
surface form: papal Guelph faction
coatOfArmsFeature bears
country Italy
culturalPatronage patronage of Renaissance art and architecture
patronage of churches in Rome
patronage of monasteries
ethnicOrigin Italian
heldFief Bracciano
Monterotondo
Nola
Pitigliano
Vicovaro
historicalEra Middle Ages
Renaissance
languageOfName Italian
nameEtymology derived from Italian word "orso" meaning "bear"
nobleTitle counts
dukes
princes
notableFor influence in Renaissance Rome
influence in medieval Rome
involvement in church affairs
involvement in papal politics
rivalry with the Colonna family
notableMember Clarice Orsini
Giordano Orsini
Matteo Rosso Orsini
Napoleone Orsini
Virginio Orsini
surface form: Paolo Giordano I Orsini

Virginio Orsini
politicalRole Roman baronial family
faction leaders in Rome
papal supporters
producedCardinal Cardinal Giordano Orsini
Cardinal Latino Malabranca Orsini
Cardinal Tommaso Orsini
producedOfficeHolder cardinals
condottieri
popes
senators of Rome
producedPope Pope Benedict XIII
surface form: Pope Benedict XIII (antipope)

Pope Celestine III
Pope Nicholas III
region Kingdom of Naples
Lazio
Rome
religion Roman Catholicism
rivalFamily Colonna family

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clarice Orsini familyName Orsini
Clarice Orsini memberOf Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Clarice Orsini house Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Bartolomeo d'Alviano employer Orsini
this entity surface form: House of Orsini
Pope Celestine III memberOf Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Borghese relatedFamily Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Prince of Taranto usedBy Orsini
this entity surface form: House of Orsini
Odescalchi family dynasticAlliance Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Despotate of Epirus rulingDynasty Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Orsini Fortress namedAfter Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Orsini Fortress formerOwner Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Pope Nicholas III memberOf Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Sorano governedByHistorically Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Colonna family rival Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Colonna rival Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Gerolama Orsini familyName Orsini
Gerolama Orsini memberOf Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Gerolama Orsini nobleFamily Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Gerolama Orsini notableFamilyConnection Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Maddalena Orsini memberOf Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Maddalena Orsini nobleFamily Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Jacopo Orsini memberOf Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Jacopo Orsini familyName Orsini
Jacopo Orsini nobleFamily Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Monterotondo associatedWith Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family
Daniele da Volterra patron Orsini
this entity surface form: Orsini family