Caetani family
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The Caetani family was a powerful Italian noble lineage from Lazio that rose to prominence in the Middle Ages, notably producing Pope Boniface VIII and exerting significant political and ecclesiastical influence.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pope Boniface VIII | 0 |
| Garden of Ninfa | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Italian noble family ⓘ |
| activityStart | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| alliedWith | papal curia ⓘ |
| birthName | Benedetto Caetani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | shield with bend and lilies (various branches) ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalInfluence | College of Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| feudalPowerBase | southern Lazio ⓘ |
| formerOwner | Caetani family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDynasticNameVariant |
Gaetani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaetani d’Aragona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEstate | Garden of Ninfa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
High Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Italian medieval politics
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church hierarchy ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Caetani family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Caetus/Caieta (possible Latin root) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleBranch |
Caetani of Fondi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caetani of Ninfa NERFINISHED ⓘ Caetani of Sermoneta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Benedetto Caetani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pope Boniface VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTitle |
Counts of Fondi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dukes of Sermoneta NERFINISHED ⓘ Lords of Ninfa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Anagni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lazio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence |
Kingdom of Naples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
Roman communal politics
ⓘ
papal politics ⓘ |
| producedOfficeHolder |
bishops
ⓘ
cardinals ⓘ feudal lords ⓘ pope ⓘ |
| region | Lazio ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| rivalry |
Colonna family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orsini family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat |
Fondi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ninfa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sermoneta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| status | historical noble house ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Caetani Castle