Pallavicini family

The Pallavicini family (often used in the singular Pallavicino for individual members) is an ancient Italian noble family whose name dates back to the 11th century. The first known representative of this name was Oberto il Pelavicino († 1148), a descendant of the Frankish House of Obertenghi from the early Middle Ages. The Obertenghi had been Margraves of Eastern Liguria since 951 and from around 1000 also Margraves of Milan, Tortona, and Genoa.

The family split into two main branches, one based in Lombardy and the other in Genoa, both of which developed extensive sub-branches. In 1360, the family was granted the title of Margrave (Marchese). The Lombard branch expanded its ancestral holdings in the 13th century and established its own state, the , in the Emilia region between Cremona, Parma, and Piacenza. This state was annexed by the Duchy of Parma in 1587. The Genoese branch was part of the patrician class of the Republic of Genoa. Some branches from both main lines still exist today, including one from the Genoese line that settled in Austria-Hungary in the 18th century.

The Pallavicini of the Latin Empire Through the descendants of Guy and his brother Rubino, sons of Guglielmo, a branch of the family rose to prominence in the Latin Empire founded after the Fourth Crusade in 1204.

They governed the Margraviate of Bodonitsa from 1204 to 1358. They grew in riches and, after 1224, became also the most powerful family in the former Kingdom of Thessalonica (northern Greece). The first margraves were of Guy's line until his daughter Isabella died, at which time the line of Rubino inherited the throne. The Pallavicini were related to the De la Roche family then ruling in Athens. After the death of Albert in 1311 the Pallavicini influence slowly declined. The subsequent Zorzi margraves were matrilineal descendants of the last Pallavicini marquise, Guglielma.

The Pallavicini of Genoa The first recorded member of the Pallavicini family was (died 1148). The first Pallavicino fief was created by , who received it from Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1162. A number of lines are descended from (died 1217), possessor of a series of fiefs between Parma and Piacenza.

Notable members Oberto "il Pelavicino" (1080–1148), Military field captain, Originator of the Pallavicini family

Lombard Pallavicini banch:

Guglielmo I. Pallavicino (c. 1106 – c. 1162), Originator of Lombard branch Oberto I. Pallavicino (c. 1132 – c. 1196) Military field captain under Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor Guglielmo II. di Oberto Pallavicino (c.1170 – 1217),Pallavicino from the Genealogie delle famiglie nobili italiane at sardimpex.com. Founder of Scipione, Pellegrino, Raverano, Stupinigi and Bargone branch Guido (Guy) Pallavicino "Marchesopoulo" (c.1180 – 1237), First marquess of Bodonitsa Delfino Pallavicini (c. 1200–?), Podesta di Reggio Ubertino Pallavicini (died 1278), Second marquess of Bodonitsa Isabella Pallavicini (died 1286), Third marchioness of Bodonitsa Rubino Pallavicini (c. 1200), margrave of Bodonitsa Manfredino il Pio Pallavicino (1254–1328) Thomas Pallavicini (born before 1286, died after 1331), margrave of Bodonitsa, grandson of Rubino Albert Pallavicini (died 1311), Fifth marquess of Bodonitsa Guglielma Pallavicini (died 1358) Rolando Pallavicino " il Magnifico" (c.1393 – 1457) Military leader and founder of Carlo Pallavicino (died 1497), Italian Roman Catholic bishop of Lodi (1456–1497) Gerolamo Pallavicini (c. 1463–1503), Roman Catholic Bishop of Novara Battista Pallavicino (died 1466), Roman Catholic Bishop of Reggio Emilia (1444–1466) (1519–1585), Mercenary Commander in Hungary and Transylvania, General of the Republic of Venice Benedetto Pallavicino (c. 1551–1601), from Cremona, composer Francesco Sforza Pallavicino (1607–1667), Italian historian and cardinal Ferrante Pallavicino (1618–1644), Agent provocateur, Publicist Carlo Pallavicino (c. 1630–1688), Italian composer (1632–1712), Roman Catholic cardinal Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino (1672–1742), Italian poet and opera librettist Giorgio Pallavicino Trivulzio (1796–1878), Politician during Italian unification (1823–1901), general and senator who defeated Garibaldi at the battle of Aspromonte Marchesa Anna d'Androgna Parravicini (1840–1922), Noblewoman and patron of the arts Abd al Wahid Pallavicini (1926–2017), Sufi theologian and founder of the Italian Islamic Religious Community (COREIS) and the Interreligious Studies Academy (Accademia ISA) Yahya Sergio Yahe Pallavicini (1965-current), Imam of al-Wahid mosque in Milan, and current president of COREIS.

Genoese Pallavicini branch: "il Greco", (c.1106 – c. 1148), Crusader during first crusade, father of Niccolò Pallavicino (c. 1130–1200), Originator of Genoese branch Oberto II Pallavicino (1197–1269), Military field captain Antonio Pallavicini Gentile (1441–1507), Roman Catholic cardinal, Papabile in 1492 Giovanni Battista Pallavicino (1480–1524), Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal Cipriano Pallavicino (1509–1585), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Genoa (1568–1585) and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1566) (c. 1521–1581), Merchant, senator and governor of Genoa Sir Horatio Pallavicino (c. 1540–1600), Merchant, financier, and diplomat in England Agostino Pallavicini (1577–1649), 103rd Doge of the Republic of Genoa, King of Corsica Gian Luca Pallavicini-Centurioni (1697–1773), Austro-Genoese military field marshal, Governor of Milan Caterina Imperiale Lercari Pallavicini (fl. 1721), Neo-Latin poet Lazzaro Opizio Pallavicino (1776–1777), Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals Gian Carlo Pallavicino (1722–1794), 179th Doge of the Republic of Genoa Alerame Maria Pallavicini (1730–1805), 181st Doge of the Republic of Genoa (1741–1789), Austro-Genoese military field marshal, founder of the Hungarian branch Alphons Markgraf Pallavicini (1807–1875), Austro-Hungarian, landowner, acquired Palais Pallavicini in Vienna Roger Őrgróf Pallavicini (1814–1874), Austro-Hungarian Military Officer, landowner, founder of the Csáky-Pallavicini branch (1845–1914), politician, entrepreneur, banker Johann, Markgraf von Pallavicini (1848–1941), Austro-Hungarian diplomat (1848–1886), Austro-Hungarian pioneer mountaineer and gymnast Alexander Pallavicini (1853–1933), Austro-Hungarian landowner and patron (1881–1952), Mexican Politician, Publicist Friedrich Ludwig von Berzeviczy-Pallavicini (1909–1989), Hungarian Designer, from Csáky-Pallavicini branch (1922–1957), Hungarian military major and martyr Markgraf (Őrgróf) Tamás Csáky-Pallavicini (1960 - ), Secretary General of the World Federation of Catholic Medical Associations in the Vatican Markgraf Alfonso Pallavicini, married in July 2006 Countess Elisabeth d'Udekem d'Acoz, sister of Queen Mathilde of Belgium

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