Crest of the Colonna family.

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. Oddone Colonna ended the Western Schism as Pope Martin V. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (694x934, 483 KB) [edit] Summary Colonna family crest. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (694x934, 483 KB) [edit] Summary Colonna family crest. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Raphael was famous for depicting illustrious figures of the Classical past with the features of his Renaissance contemporaries. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Location within Province of Rome in the Region of Latium Coordinates: Region Latium Porvince Province of Rome Mayor of Rome Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 km²  (496. ... The current Pope is Benedict XVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger), who was elected at the age of 78 on 19 April 2005. ... The Orsini family was a powerful noble family in medieval and renaissance Rome, supplying three popes and many other leaders, and fighting with their rivals, the Colonna family, for influence. ... Historical map of the Western Schism. ... Martin V, né Oddone Colonna or Odo Colonna (1368 – February 20, 1431), Pope from 1417 to 1431, was elected on St. ...

According to their family tradition, the Colonna are a branch of the counts of Tusculum. The first cardinal from the family was appointed in 1192 when Giovanni Colonna was made Cardinal Priest of Santa Prisca. Tusculum, an ancient city of Latium, situated in a commanding position on the north edge of the outer crater ring of the Alban volcano, 18 km (11 miles) north-east of the modern Frascati. ... A cardinal is an official of the second-highest rank of the Roman Catholic Church, inferior in rank only to the Pope. ... // Events The Third Crusade ends in disaster. ... Cardinal Priests are the most numerous of the three orders of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church. ... Façade of Santa Prisca. ...

In 1297 Cardinal Jacopo disinherited his brothers Ottone, Matteo, and Landolfo of their lands. The latter three appealed Pope Boniface VIII, who ordered Jacopo to return the land, and furthermore hand over the family's strongholds of Colonna, Palestrina, and other towns to the Papacy. Jacopo refused; in May Boniface removed him from the College of Cardinals and excommunicated him and his followers for four generations. The Colonna family (aside from the three brothers allied with the Pope) declared that Boniface had been elected illegally after the unprecedented abdication of Pope Celestine V three years previously. The dispute lead to open warfare, and in September Boniface appointed Landolfo to the command of his army, to put down the revolt of Landolfo's own relatives. This he did, and by the end of 1298 Colonna, Palestrina, and other towns had been captured and razed to the ground. The family's lands were distributed among Landolfo and his loyal brothers; the rest of the family fled Italy. Events 8 January - Monaco gains independence. ... Boniface VIII, né Benedetto Caetani (Anagni, c. ... 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). ... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. ... The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Papal abdication occurs in the Roman Catholic Church when the Pope resigns his office. ... Saint Celestine V, né Pietro Angelerio (according to some sources Angelario or Angelieri or Angelliero or Angeleri), also known as Pietro del Morrone (1215 – May 19, 1296) was Pope in the year 1294. ... Events July 2 - The Battle of Göllheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg. ...

In 1728, the family added the name Barberini to its family name when Giulio Cesare Colonna di Sciarra married Cornelia Barberini, daughter of the last male Barberini to hold the name, Taddeo Barberini. Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala The founding of the University of Havana (Universidad de la Habana), Cubas most well-established university. ... The Barberini family was a powerful Italian family, originally of Tuscan extraction, who settled in Florence during the early part of the eleventh century. ...

The Colonna family have been Prince Assistants to the Papal Throne since 1710, though their papal princely title only dates from 1854. The Prince Assistants to the Papal Throne are hereditary offices of the Papal Curia. ...

Notable members

• Vittoria Colonna, friend of Michelangelo.
• Sciarra Colonna, who participated in the Outrage of Anagni against Pope Boniface VIII.
• Stefano Colonna, an influential noble in Medieval Rome an Imperial vicar in the early 14th century.
• Pope Martin V
• Fabrizio Colonna, who was the father of Vittoria Colonna, and a general in the Holy League.
• Prospero Colonna, who fought alongside his cousin Fabrizio.
• Pompeo Colonna, cardinal.
• Marcantonio Colonna, also successful condottiero of the late 16th century.
• Pirro Colonna, 16th century captain under Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Vittoria Colonna, drawing by Michelangelo. ... Chalk portrait of Michelangelo by Daniele da Volterra Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (March 6, 1475 – February 18, 1564), commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, Renaissance architect and poet. ... Member of the powerful Colonna family , strong enemy of pope Boniface VIII. During the Outrage of Anagni, in September 1303, Sciarra reportedly slapped him in the face. ... Anagni, (Latin Anagnia) is an ancient town in Latium, Italy, in the hills east-southeast of Rome, famous for its connections with the papacy and for the picturesque monuments of its unspoiled historical center. ... Boniface VIII, né Benedetto Caetani (Anagni, c. ... Stefano Colonna was the name of several members of the Italian family of Colonna. ... Martin V, né Oddone Colonna or Odo Colonna (1368 – February 20, 1431), Pope from 1417 to 1431, was elected on St. ... Fabrizio Colonna (c. ... Vittoria Colonna, drawing by Michelangelo. ... The War of the League of Cambrai (1508–16), sometimes known as the War of the Holy League and by several other names,[1] was a major conflict in the Italian Wars. ... Prospero Colonna, sometimes referred to as Prosper Colonna, was a condottiere in the service of the Papal States and the Holy Roman Empire during the Italian Wars. ... Marcantonio Colonna. ... Condottieri (singular condottiero) were mercenary leaders employed by Italian city-states from the late Middle Ages until the mid-sixteenth century. ... Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Aragon and Castile. ...

See also

• Medieval Rome
• Orsini
• Palestrina