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.

Pallavicini
Arms of the Pallavicini of Genoa
Parent family	Obertenghi[1]
Current region	Italy, Austria, Hungary
Founded	11th century
Founder	Oberto II Pelavicino
Branches	Pallavicini of Lombardy Pallavicini of Busseto Pallavicini of Crema Pallavicini of Trivulzio Pallavicini of Cortemaggiore Pallavicini of Pellegrino Pallavicini of Polesine Pallavicini of Genoa Pallavicini of England Pallavicini of Naples Pallavicini of Bologna Pallavicini of Austria-Hungary Csáky-Pallavicini of Austria-Hungary

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 Stato Pallavicino, 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.^[2][3]

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 Oberto I (died 1148). The first Pallavicino fief was created by Oberto II, who received it from Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1162. A number of lines are descended from Guglielmo (died 1217), possessor of a series of fiefs between Parma and Piacenza.

Notable members

Arms of the Grafen von Pallavicini

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),^[4] 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)^[4] Military leader and founder of Stato Pallavicino
• 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)
• Sforza Pallavicini (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
• Rannunzio Pallavicino (1632 - 1712), Roman Catholic cardinal
• Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino (1672 - 1742), Italian poet and opera librettist
• Giorgio Pallavicino Trivulzio (1796 - 1878), Politician during Italian unification
• Emilio Pallavicini (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)

Coat of Arms of the Pallavicini and Csáky-Pallavicini family

Genovese Pallavicini branch:

• Alberto Pallavicino "il Greco", (c.1106 - c. 1148), Crusader during first crusade, father of Niccolò Pallavicino
• Niccolò Pallavicino (c. 1130 - 1200), Originator of Genovese 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)
• Tobia Pallavicino (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), 103th 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), 181th Doge of the Republic of Genoa
• Gian Carlo Pallavicini (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
• Ede Őrgróf Pallavicini^[5] (1845 - 1914) Politico, Imprenditore, Banchiere
• Johann, Markgraf von Pallavicini (1848 - 1941), Austro-Hungarian diplomat
• Alfred von Pallavicini (1848–1886), Austro-Hungarian pioneer mountaineer and gymnast
• Alexander Pallavicini (1853–1933), Austro-Hungarian landowner and patron
• Félix Fulgencio Palavicini (1881 - 1952), Mexican Politician, Publicist
• Friedrich Ludwig von Berzeviczy-Pallavicini (1909 - 1989), Hungarian Designer, from Csáky-Pallavicini branch
• Antal Pálinkás-Pallavicini (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^[6]
• Markgraf Alfonso Pallavicini, married in July 2006 Countess Elisabeth d'Udekem d'Acoz, sister of Queen Mathilde of Belgium

Family tree

Obertenghi Family[1]
Adalberto the Margrave il Margravio or Adalberto III (10th century – 951?) unknown Oberto I (?-975) unknown Ambroso Bishop of Aleria (?-988) Oberto II Railenda Adalberto I Adelaide Adalberto III unknown Anselmo Guglielmo Berta Oberto Obizzo Ugo Alberto Azzo I Adele Oberto Obizzo I Bertha Ulric Manfred II Adalberto IV Anselmo Oberto III Adalberto VI

See also

Palais Pallavicini in Vienna

A number of buildings are named after the family:

• Palais Pallavicini in Vienna, Austria
• Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi in Rome, Italy
• Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini near Genoa, Italy
• Palazzo Pallavicini in Bologna, Italy
• Villa Gandolfi-Pallavicini in Bologna, Italy
• Sándor-Pallavicini Palace in Budapest, Hungary
• Pallavicini Palace in Budapest, Hungary
• Palazzo Pallavicino in Parma, Italy