Fieschi family

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The Fieschi family was a powerful noble lineage from Genoa that produced several prominent churchmen and political figures, including Pope Innocent IV.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian noble family
noble family
activity Genoese politics
ecclesiastical politics
associatedWith Holy Roman Empire
Republic of Genoa NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Republic of Genoa NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Italians
familySeat Genoa
Lavagna
floruit Middle Ages
hasAncestralTerritory County of Lavagna
hasMemberOccupation bishop
cardinal
count
nobleman
politician
pope
hasTitle Count of Lavagna
historicalSignificance major medieval Genoese dynasty
houseType aristocratic house
influenced Genoese Church hierarchy
papal politics
knownFor political influence in Genoa
producing cardinals
producing popes
language Italian
nobleStatus feudal lords
notableEventInvolving Fieschi conspiracy of 1547
notableMember Carlo Fieschi
Giovanni Luigi Fieschi
Luca Fieschi NERFINISHED
Niccolò Fieschi
Ottobuono Fieschi
Pope Adrian V
Pope Innocent IV
Sinibaldo Fieschi
placeOfOrigin Genoa
politicalAlignment Guelphs
region Liguria NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation Catholic Church
socialClass nobility

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