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Pallavicini
Arms of the Pallavicini of Genoa
Parent familyObertenghi[1]
Current regionItaly
Founded11th century
FounderOberto II Pelavicino
Branches

The Pallavicini (plural, singular = Pallavicino) are an Italian noble family whose name dates back to the 11th century. The first known representative of this name was Oberto il Pelavicino († 1148), a descendant of the frankish house of Obertenghi from the early Middle Ages. The Obertenghi had been Margraves of Eastern Liguria since 951 and from around 1000 also Margraves of Milan, Tortona, and Genoa.

The family split into two main branches, one based in Lombardy and the other in Genoa, both of which developed extensive sub-branches. In 1360, the family was granted the title of Margrave (Marchese). The Lombard branch expanded its ancestral holdings in the 13th century and established its own state, the Stato Pallavicino, in the Emilia region between Cremona, Parma, and Piacenza. This state was annexed by the Duchy of Parma in 1587. The Genoese branch was part of the patrician class of the Republic of Genoa. Some branches from both main lines still exist today, including one from the Genoese line that settled in Austria-Hungary in the 18th century.[2][3]

The Pallavicini of the Latin Empire

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Through the descendants of Guy and his brother Rubino, sons of Guglielmo, a branch of the family rose to prominence in the Latin Empire founded after the Fourth Crusade in 1204.

They governed the Margraviate of Bodonitsa from 1204 to 1358. They grew in riches and, after 1224, became also the most powerful family in the former Kingdom of Thessalonica (northern Greece). The first margraves were of Guy's line until his daughter Isabella died, at which time the line of Rubino inherited the throne. The Pallavicini were related to the De la Roche family then ruling in Athens. After the death of Albert in 1311 the Pallavicini influence slowly declined. The subsequent Zorzi margraves were matrilineal descendants of the last Pallavicini marquise, Guglielma.

The Pallavicini of Genoa

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The first recorded member of the Pallavicini family was Oberto I (died 1148). The first Pallavicino fief was created by Oberto II, who received it from Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1162. A number of lines are descended from Guglielmo (died 1217), possessor of a series of fiefs between Parma and Piacenza.

Notable members

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Arms of the Grafen von Pallavicini

Family tree

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See also

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Palais Pallavicini in Vienna

A number of buildings are named after the family:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Oberténghi". treccani.it. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "ADALBERTO". treccani.it. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ "PALLAVICINO, Oberto I". treccani.it. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b Pallavicino[permanent dead link‍] (in Italian) from the Genealogie delle famiglie nobili italiane at sardimpex.com.
  5. ^ "F.I.A.M.C. – Fédération International des Associations de Médicins Catholiques / World Federation of the Catholic Medical Associations". www.fiamc.org.

Sources

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  • Miller, W. "The Marquisate of Boudonitza (1204–1414)." Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 28, 1908, pp 234–249.
  • Setton, Kenneth M. (general editor) A History of the Crusades: Volume III — The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries. Harry W. Hazard, editor. University of Wisconsin Press: Madison, 1975.
  • Marquisate of Bodonitsa
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