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The Aldobrandini were an undistinguished Florentine
Florence

Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
 family whose Roman fortunes were made when Ippolito Aldobrandini became pope under the name Pope Clement VIII
Pope Clement VIII

Pope Clement VIII , born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was Pope from January 30, 1592 to March 3, 1605....
. He arranged the marriage that linked the Aldobrandini with the Roman family of Pamphili
Pamphili

The Pamphili are one of the Papal families deeply entrenched in Roman politics of the 16th and 17th centuries. The Pamphilj originated in Gubbio and went to Rome under the pontificate of Pope Innocent VIII ....
. Additionally, they were also linked to marriage alliances with the Farnese
Farnese

The Farnese family was an influential family in Renaissance Italy.Its most important members include Pope Paul III and the Duke of Parma of Parma....
 (Ranuccio I, duke of Parma, had married Margherita Aldobrandini) and Borghese
Borghese

Borghese is the surname of a family of Italian noble and papal background, originating in Siena as the Borghese or Borghesi, where they came to prominence in the 13th century holding official offices under the Commune ....
 (since Olimpia Aldobrandini
Olimpia Aldobrandini

Olimpia Aldobrandini was a member of the Aldobrandini family of Rome, and the sole heiress to the family fortune. Her first husband was Paolo Borghese ....
 married Paolo Borghese
Paolo Borghese (1622-1646)

Paolo Borghese was an Italian of the Borghese family. He was the son of Marcantonio II Borghese and his wife Camilla Orsini.Paolo was the first husband of Olimpia Aldobrandini, whom he married in 1614....
).

The family's palazzo and its collections of works of art and furnishings, is the Doria Pamphilj Gallery
Doria Pamphilj Gallery

The Doria Pamphilj Gallery is a large art collection housed in the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj in Rome. It is situated between the Via del Corso and Via della Gatta....
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The Aldobrandini were an undistinguished Florentine
Florence

Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
 family whose Roman fortunes were made when Ippolito Aldobrandini became pope under the name Pope Clement VIII
Pope Clement VIII

Pope Clement VIII , born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was Pope from January 30, 1592 to March 3, 1605....
. He arranged the marriage that linked the Aldobrandini with the Roman family of Pamphili
Pamphili

The Pamphili are one of the Papal families deeply entrenched in Roman politics of the 16th and 17th centuries. The Pamphilj originated in Gubbio and went to Rome under the pontificate of Pope Innocent VIII ....
. Additionally, they were also linked to marriage alliances with the Farnese
Farnese

The Farnese family was an influential family in Renaissance Italy.Its most important members include Pope Paul III and the Duke of Parma of Parma....
 (Ranuccio I, duke of Parma, had married Margherita Aldobrandini) and Borghese
Borghese

Borghese is the surname of a family of Italian noble and papal background, originating in Siena as the Borghese or Borghesi, where they came to prominence in the 13th century holding official offices under the Commune ....
 (since Olimpia Aldobrandini
Olimpia Aldobrandini

Olimpia Aldobrandini was a member of the Aldobrandini family of Rome, and the sole heiress to the family fortune. Her first husband was Paolo Borghese ....
 married Paolo Borghese
Paolo Borghese (1622-1646)

Paolo Borghese was an Italian of the Borghese family. He was the son of Marcantonio II Borghese and his wife Camilla Orsini.Paolo was the first husband of Olimpia Aldobrandini, whom he married in 1614....
).

The family's palazzo and its collections of works of art and furnishings, is the Doria Pamphilj Gallery
Doria Pamphilj Gallery

The Doria Pamphilj Gallery is a large art collection housed in the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj in Rome. It is situated between the Via del Corso and Via della Gatta....
. The Doria
Doria

Doria, originally de Auria , meaning "the sons of Auria", and then de Oria or d'Oria, is the name of an old and extremely wealthy Genoa family who played a major role in the history of the Republic of Genoa from the 12th century to the 16th century....
, Pamphilj, Landi and Aldobrandini families have become united through marriage and descent under the simplified surname Doria Pamphilj.

Other members of the Aldobrandini:
  • Alessandro Cardinal Aldobrandini (1667-1734), raised to the cardinalate 1730.
  • Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini
    Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini

    Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini was an Italy Cardinal . He was the uncle of Pope Gregory XIV....
  • Ippolito Cardinal Adobrandini, iuniore
  • Silvestro Cardinal Aldobrandini
    Silvestro Aldobrandini

    Silvestro Aldobrandini was a Florentine jurisconsult and the father of Pope Clement VIII.Silvestro Aldobrandini is depicted in a chapel named after Sixtus V in the church of Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome....
  • Cinzio Passeri Cardinal Aldobrandini, a nephew of Clement VIII, raised to the cardinalate 1593.
  • Pietro Cardinal Aldobrandini
    Pietro Aldobrandini

    Pietro Aldobrandini was an Italian Cardinal and patron of the arts.He was made a cardinal in 1593 by his uncle, Pope Clement VIII. He took over the duchy of Ferrara in 1598 when it fell to the Papal States....
     (1571-1621), raised to the cardinalate 1593 by Clement VIII.


See also

  • Palazzo Chigi
    Palazzo Chigi

    The Palazzo Chigi is a palace or noble residence in Rome, overlooking the Piazza Colonna and the Via del Corso. It was begun in 1562 by Giacomo della Porta and completed by Carlo Maderno in 1580 for the Aldobrandini....
  • Villa Aldobrandini
    Villa Aldobrandini

    Villa Aldobrandini is a villa in Frascati, Italy. Also known as Belvedere for its charming location overlooking the whole valley up to Rome, it was built on the order of Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, Pope Clement VIII's nephew over a pre-existing edifice built by the Vatican prelate Alessandro Rufini in 1550....
  • Raphael
    Raphael

    Raphael Sanzio, usually known by his first name alone was an Italy Painting and architect of the High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings and drawings....
    's Aldobrandini Madonna
    Aldobrandini Madonna

    The Aldobrandini Madonna, also known as the Garvagh Madonna, is a 1510 oil painting by the Italy renaissance artist Raphael.It is part of the collection of the National Gallery, London in London....
  • The Aldobrandini Wedding, a celebrated Roman bas-relief