Maffeo Barberini (1631–1685)
Maffeo Barberini | |
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Urbano Barberini | |
Born | 19 August 1631 Rome |
Died | 28 November 1685 Villa Bagnaia |
Buried | Church of Santa Rosalia, Palestrina |
Spouse | Olimpia Giustiniani |
Father | Taddeo Barberini |
Mother | Anna Colonna |
Maffeo Barberini (19 August 1631 – 28 November 1685) was an
Family
Born in 1631, Barberini was one of the five children of
His great uncle (on his father's side) was Barberini Pope Urban VIII.
Wars of Castro
Between 1639 and 1649, the Barberini fought the
Marriage and titles
Taddeo Barberini died in exile in
Despite the fact that 12-year-old Guistiniani stubbornly refused to marry her 22-year-old suitor, surprising few, the two were married at a lavish ceremony celebrated by Pope Innocent himself. After the ceremony, however, the child refused to go home with her new groom to allow the marriage to be
Barberini was later restored to his father's former title of Prince of Palestrina - nominal patriarch of the Palestrina comune owned by the Barberini family. He was likely also appointed Gonfalonier of the Church on the same basis. Barberini commissioned the construction of the Church of Santa Rosalia in Palestrina (opened in 1677) which includes a tribute to Maffeo's father Taddeo by Bernardino Cametti, commissioned by Maffeo's son Cardinal Francesco.
In 1662, on the death of his uncle (his mother's brother), he applied to King
After further negotiations, in 1664, Barberini officially purchased the Pacentro comune from the Colonna and added Count of Pacentro to his titles. Four years later he purchased the Gagliano comune and thus became Count of Gagliano.[6]
In 1668 he was made a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
Maffeo Barberini died on 28 November 1685 while he was in residence at the Villa Bagnaia. The villa constituted a part of the estate of Ippolito Lante Montefeltro della Rovere, Duke of Bomarzo and nephew of Cardinal Marcello Lante della Rovere; a contemporary and ally of Maffeo's uncles and father who had been Bishop of Palestrina.
Patron of the arts
Barberini continued the patronage of the arts started by his family members before him. He was, if only for the purpose of maintaining the wealth of the
Barberini also commissioned paintings by Niccolò Tornioli.
In 1653, Barberini reopened the Teatro delle Quattro Fontane after it had been closed for more than 10 years while his uncles and father had been in exile. It continued to host operatic performances until it was damaged by fire and abandoned.
Issue
Maffeo Barberini and Olimpia Giustiniani had five children:
- Costanza Barberini (1655–1687), married duke Francesco Caetani of Caserta in 1680.
- Camilla Barberini (1657–1740), married count Carlo Borromeo-Arese in 1689.
- Francesco Barberini(1662–1738), cardinal from 1690.
- Urbano Barberini(1664–1722), who would inherit his father's titles in 1685.
- Taddeo Barberini (1666–1702), married Maria Teresa Muti in 1701 but died childless.
See also
References
- ^ Worldroots - Barberini Archived 2009-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "History of Pope Innocent X". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ISBN 978-0-06-169869-9)
- ^ History of the comune: Archived 2011-02-06 at the Wayback Machine Petrella Salto
- ^ History of the comune:[permanent dead link] Torre Annunziata
- ^ History of the comune: Gagliano
- ^ The Singing 'Lute-Player' by Caravaggio from the Barberini Collection, Painted for Cardinal Del Monte by Denis Mahon (The Burlington Magazine, 1990)
- Kimball Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas