Albizzi
Albizzi family | |
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noble family | |
Country | Republic of Florence Duchy of Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany Kingdom of Italy |
Etymology | From the Old German "Albiz" meaning "swan" (currently in german "schwan") |
Founded | Before year 1000 from a german knight of the suite of Otto III's (crowned emperor by 996 in Rome) |
Founder | Raimondino of Arezzo |
Current head | None; extinct by early 20th c. with Leonia degli Albizzi |
Final head | Vittorio degli Albizzi |
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Members | |
Connected families | (rival) |
Dissolution | 1877 |
Cadet branches | List
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The Albizzi family (Italian pronunciation:
The most famous and influential members of the family were Maso and his son Rinaldo degli Albizzi (1370–1442) who countered the rise of Cosimo de' Medici, exiling him in 1433.[4] Luca, another son of Maso, was head of the Florentine galleys; his diary is an important source for historians.[5] Luca was a loyal friend to Cosimo de' Medici. As a result, Luca was permitted to stay in Florence when the rest of his clan, including his brother, were exiled under the Medici regime in 1434. Moreover, in 1442, Luca Albizzi actually became the Gonfaloniere of Justice and stayed a key ally of Cosimo during this time.
Giovanna degli Albizzi was the wife of Lorenzo Tornabuoni. Both were prominent art patrons in Florence during the late 15th century.[6] A portrait of Giovanna was painted in 1488.
The family palazzo in Borgo degli Albizzi was rebuilt with the return of the family in the early 16th century.
From 1565–1567,
Filippo degli Albizzi was a Florentine naturalist from the 18th century on behalf of whom Albizia julibrissin was named.
Notes
- ^ A. Rado, Dalla republica fiorentina alla signoria Medicea: Maso degli Albizzi e il partito oligarchico in Firenze dal 1382 al 1393, 1926
- ISBN 978-9-004-46177-2.
- ISBN 978-0-520-21522-1.
- ISBN 978-1-138-31330-9.
- ^ Michael E. Mallett, The Florentine Galleys in the Fifteenth Century: with the diary of Luca di Maso degli Albizzi, Captain of the Galleys, 1429–1430 (Oxford University Press) 1967.
- ISBN 9788874611287.