Altieri family

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Altieri
Black noble family
Coat of Arms of the house of Altieri
Country Papal States
Republic of Genoa
Republic of Venice
Kingdom of Italy
Italy
Founded14th century (14th century)
FounderCorraduccio de Mastronis
Final headLudovico Altieri, IX principe di Oriolo
Titles
List of titles
MottoTanto Alto Quanto Se Puote
(As high as possible)
DissolutionJune 6, 1955 (1955-06-06)

The House of Altieri was an ancient noble family of

Clement X
.

History

Origins

Clement X, born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, by Giovanni Battista Gaulli
, known as Il Baciccia

The Altieri family,

Jules Mazarin.[5] But the origins of the family were much more likely Germanic.[6] The name possibly came to southern Italy from northern France through the Normans.[6] Etymologically, the name Altieri comes from the old German language, and is made of two words, the first being either alda ("old", "experienced") or audha ("riches", "power"), and the second haria ("to practise"): the meaning would be respectively "experienced person" or "person who works with richness", i.e. jeweler, goldsmith.[7]

15th–16th century

The Altieri in the Middle Ages did not belong to the

laudator temporis acti, nostalgically comparing the conservative Roman country gentleman of the 15th century, drawing his income from houses in the city and farms and flocks in the Campagna, with the cosmopolitan nobleman of the 16th century, often immigrated from other cities and active in trade and banking.[8]

During the 16th century, notable exponents of the family were Antonio Rutilio Altieri, another humanist and rector of the

canonist, author of the treatise De Censuris ecclesiasticis, printed after his death.[8]

17th century and later

Piazza del Gesù, Rome, commissioned by Giambattista Altieri
and finished by Cardinal Paluzzo

Between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries the family produced seven cardinals and reached its zenith with

cardinals.[9]

Emilio Altieri, having taken vows, became

Clement X: he reigned until his death in 1676.[10] But the moment of maximum splendor of the family also coincided with its extinction. Emilio Altieri, now Clement X, last male member of the family, on the occasion of the marriage between Marquis Gaspare Paluzzi Albertoni, belonging to the Paluzzi Albertoni, often related with the Altieri, and his niece Laura Caterina, ensured that the surname of his family, including property and coat of arms, would pass to the Paluzzi Albertoni, whose surname thus became "Paluzzi Altieri degli Albertoni".[8]

The pope, considering that in his family the male element was now extinct, used every possible means to secure the Albertoni connection through this advantageous union, while convincing the father of Gaspare, Antonio Albertoni, and his uncle Paluzzo to change their surname to Altieri: this led to the extinction of the Albertoni family, which for centuries had been politically allied and intermarried with the Altieri.

Monterano.[8] Paluzzo, created cardinal, became the pope's cardinal-nephew, ruling de facto the catholic Church as Cardinal-padrone (English: Cardinal-master), and making of his family one of the richest of the city.[8]

The Altieri had other Cardinals:

Roman republic in 1849.[8] Appointed Cardinal of Albano, he died of cholera in 1867, while assisting people hit by the epidemics.[8][11]

The family became extinct in 1955, with the death of the last prince, Prince Ludovico Altieri (1878–1955). Nowadays, the descendants of a cadet branch of the family have survived. The founder of the family was Ferdinando Altieri (1887-1966), great invalid of war, veteran of the first world conflict and husband of Irene Riso (1888-1984), scion of the Riso di Colobria barons based in Palermo. The couple had three children, including Alberto Altieri (1929 - 2012) spiritual son of cardinal Sergio Pignedoli as well as an official of RAI. The aforesaid branch, even though it is distantly linked to the main dynasty, does not hold any noble property.

Chronology of the Princes of Oriolo and Viano

Palazzo Altieri at Oriolo Romano, the main fief of the family. In front of the palace can be noted a column bearing the Altieri coat of arms

Official Chronology of the nine princes:[12]

  • Gaspare Altieri, 1650–1720, 1st Prince of Oriolo and Viano
  • Emilio Altieri, 1670–1721, 2nd Prince
  • Girolamo Antonio Altieri, 1673–1762, 3rd Principe
  • Carlo Emilio Altieri, 1723–1801, 4th Prince
  • Paluzzo Altieri, 1760–1834, 5th Prince
  • Clemente Altieri, 1795–1873, 6th Principe
  • Emilio Altieri, 1819–1900, 7th Principe
  • Paolo Altieri, 1849–1901, 8th Prince
  • Ludovico Altieri, 1878–1955, 9th (and last) Prince [12]

Ludovico, the last Prince, had the following brothers and sisters [12]

  • Teodolinda Altieri, 1876–1947
  • Clemente Altieri, 1877–1886
  • Maria Augusta Altieri, 1880–1976 (the last member of the princely family to bear the surname)
  • Guglielmo Altieri, 1884–1893
  • Marcantonio Altieri, 1886–1886
  • Camilla Altieri, 1889–1971
  • Marcantonio Altieri, 1891–1919


See also

Notes

  1. ^ The title prince was applied to the Altieri fiefs of Oriolo and Viano.
  2. ^ "We see families like the Altieri change surname and be equally named Lucii, Peralucii, Corraduci, de Alteriis or finally Alteri or Altieri. Once then grafted with the Albertoni, they inherited the appellatives of that family, or if instead of just substitute the name Altieri, maintained up to this day, they would have wanted to keep the other titles, today they would be called Luci, Peralucci, Corraducci, Altieri, Albertoni, Piermattei, Paluzzi Albertoni! In fact, if in Tuscany 'use of patronymics was in vogue, in Umbria, Lazio and Marche there was a real abuse of that." From AA.VV. (1906). Rivista del collegio Araldico (in Italian). Rome: Collegio araldico. p. 525.
  3. ^ a b Teodoro Ameyden (1967) [1910]. Storia delle famiglie romane (in Italian). Forni. p. 42.
  4. ^ a b Altieri, Marco Antonio (1873). Li Nuptiali (in Italian). Rome: Narducci.
  5. ^ La Longa Mancini, Federico. "Famiglia Mancini - Origini". www.nobili-napoletani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Altieri early origins". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Altieri family". www.houseofnames.com/. January 2000. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Emilio Re. "Altieri". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Enciclopedia Italiana. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  9. ^ Cessi, Roberto. "Dolfin". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Enciclopedia Italiana. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  10. ^ Osbat, Luciano. "Papa Clemente X". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  11. ^
    ISBN 978-0812902808
    .
  12. ^ a b c ELENCO UFFICIALE (DEFINITIVO) DELLE FAMIGLIE NOBILI E TITOLATE DELLA REGIONE ROMANA (PROV. DI ROMA E BENEVENTO). ESTR. ORIG. DAL BOLL. UFF. DELLA CONSULTA ARALDICA (in Italian). Rome: Civitelli. 1902.

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