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The Barberini family was a powerful The Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. It comprises a boot-shaped peninsula and two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia, and shares its northern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent countries of San... Italian family, originally of Tuscany (Italian Toscana) is a region in central Italy, bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria to the east, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. It is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts of Italy. Points of interest Tuscany was... Tuscan extraction, who settled in Florence (Italian, Firenze) is a city in the center of Tuscany, in central Italy, on the Arno River, with a population of around 400,000, plus a suburban population in excess of 200,000. Florence is the capital of the region of Tuscany and briefly (1865-1871) the capital of... Florence during the early part of the (10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the High Middle Ages. Events 1000 (cca), Vikings, led... eleventh century. They acquired great wealth and influence, and in Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Osman II (1618-1622) to Murat IV (1623-1640). The Safavids recapture Baghdad. England first colonizes Saint Kitts and Nevis. Wilhelm Schickard invents his Calculating Clock, and early mechanical calculator. Procopius... 1623, Urban VIII, né Maffeo Barberini (April 1568 - July 29, 1644) was pope from 1623-1644. A portrait by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) He was born Maffeo Barberini in 1568 to an important Florentine family. Through the influence of an uncle, who had become apostolic protonotary, he, while still a... Maffeo Barberini was raised to the papal throne as Urban VIII, né Maffeo Barberini (April 1568 - July 29, 1644) was pope from 1623-1644. A portrait by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) He was born Maffeo Barberini in 1568 to an important Florentine family. Through the influence of an uncle, who had become apostolic protonotary, he, while still a... Pope Urban VIII. He helped his brother, Antonio, become a distinguished soldier. He also elevated two nephews to the position of A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member of the College of Cardinals, during a consistory. The duties of the College include counselling the Pope, leading many of the archdioceses, running the Roman Curia... cardinal, and gave to a third nephew, Taddeo Barberini, the principality of This article deals with the ancient town, for the composer see: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Palestrina (ancient Praeneste) was and is a very ancient city of Latium (modern Lazio) 23 miles (37 km) east of Rome, and was reached by the Via Praenestina (see below). Palestrina is sited on a... Palestrina. Taddeo was also made leader of the papal army. Great jealousy of their increasing power was excited amongst the neighboring princes, and Odoardo Farnese, The Duchy of Parma was a small Italian state between 1545 and 1802, and again from 1814 to 1860. The Duke of Parma was also Duke of Piacenza, except for the first years of the rule of Ottavio Farnese (1549-1556), and the time of the Napoleonic Dukes of Parma... Duke of Parma is a medieval city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, with splendid architecture and a fine countryside around it. The city was most probably founded and named by the Etruscans, for a parma (circular shield) was a Latin borrowing, as were many Roman terms for particular arms, and... Parma and Piacenza is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, of approximately 104,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza. It was founded in 218 BC as a Roman military colony, and was formerly called Placentia in both Latin and English. In 1095 it... Piacenza, made war upon Taddeo, and defeated the papal troops in the first War of Castro.

After the death of Urban in Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. April - A popular Chinese rebellion led by Li Zicheng sacks Beijing, prompting Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, to commit suicide. June 6 - The invading Manchu... 1644 his successor, Diego Velazquez portrait, which Innocent X found too truthful Innocent X, né Giovanni Battista Pamphili (May 6, 1574 - January 5, 1655), Pope from 1644 to 1655, was born in Rome in 1574, attained the dignity of cardinal in 1629. With the help of French influence Cardinal Pamphili was chosen to... Pope Innocent X, showed hostility to the Barberini family. Taddeo fled to The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital city of France, as well as the capital of the Île-de-France région, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs. The city of Paris proper is also a dé... Paris, where he died in Events March 14 - Thirty Years War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. August 8 - The Battle of Dangan Hill, Irish forces are defeated by British Parliamentary forces. August - Peter Stuyvesant appointed Director of New Amsterdam by the Dutch West India Company. Johann von Werth tried to... 1647, and with him the family became extinct in the male line. His daughter Cornelia married Prince Giulio Cesare Colonna di Sciarra of the The Colonna family was a powerful noble family in medieval and renaissance Rome, supplying one pope and many other leaders, and fighting with their rivals the Orsini family for influence. Otto di Colonna ended the Western Schism as Pope Martin V. According to their family tradition, the Colonna are a... Colonna family in Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala Births February 21 - Emperor Peter III of Russia, husband of Catherine the Great (d. 1762) August 28 - John Stark, American Revolutionary War general (d. 1822) September 14 - Mercy Otis Warren, American playwright (d. 1814... 1728, who added her name to his own. On the death of Prince Enrico Barberini-Colonna the name went to his daughter and heiress Donna Maria and her husband Marquis Luigi Sacchetti, who received the title of prince of Palestrina and permission to bear the name of Barberini.

The fine Barberini palace and library in The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin Roma) is the capital city of Italy, and of its Lazio region. It is located on the lower Tiber river, near the Mediterranean Sea, at 41°50N, 12°15E. The Vatican City State, a sovereign enclave within Rome, is the seat... Rome give evidence of their wealth and magnificence. The ruthless way in which they plundered ancient buildings to adorn their own palaces is the origin of the saying, "Quod non fecerunt barbari, fecerunt Barberini."

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