Doria-Pamphili-Landi
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Doria-Pamphili-Landi is a princely Roman family of Genoese
extraction. Legend has that the origins of the Doria
family go back to the early 11th century, but the authentic pedigree is traced to Ansaldo d'Oria, consul
of Genoa in the 12th century. The descent of the several Doria
lines in Genoa is well-known and appears described in Natale Battilana's 19th century genealogical study of old Genoese families.
The Doria-Pamphili-Landi princely family is a subbranch of the Doria di Oneglia branch: in 1291 two Doria brothers bought the lordship of Oneglia, which was co-owned by their descendants until the late 15th century. Admiral Andrea Doria
was descended from a Doria di Oneglia, Genoese soldier Aitone Doria (also called Antonio Doria) who fought for the French at the battle of Crécy.
, perpetual censor of Genoa in 1528 and admiral to the emperor Charles V
, who was created prince of Melfi
(1531) and marquis
of Tursi
(in the kingdom of Naples
) in 1555. These titles were inherited by Gian Andrea Doria
, son of Giannettino Doria who was a second cousin and adopted son of Andrea Doria. Giannettino Doria was killed in 1547 during the Fieschi conspiracy against the power of Andrea Doria over Genoa and his descendants inherited the titles granted to the great Admiral. Another famous member of the family was Cardinal Giovanni Battista Pamphilj, who rose to the Papacy as Pope Innocent X
.
The marquisate of Civiez and the county of Cavallamonte were conferred on the family in 1576, the duchy
of Tursi in 1594, the principality
of Avella
in 1607, the duchy of Avigliano
in 1613, the principality of Meldola
in 1671. In 1760 the title of Reichsfurst or prince of the Holy Roman Empire
was added and attached to the lordship of Torriglia
and the marquisate of Borgo San Stefano, together with the qualification of Hochgeboren
. That same year the Dorias inherited the fiefs and titles of the house of Pamphili of Gubbio
, patricians of Rome
and self-style princes of the San Martino
, Valmontone
, Val di Taro, Bardi
, and Corupiano comune
s. They had already incorporated by marriage the wealthy inheritance of the Landi
family.
. The Villa Doria Pamphili
with its gardens is one of the loveliest round Rome. During the siege of 1849 it was Giuseppe Garibaldi
's headquarters.
Princess Orietta married Royal Navy
Commander Frank George Wignall Pogson (1923-1998) in London in 1958. Frank Pogson's name was legally changed to Frank George Wignall Pogson Doria Pamphilj by Deed Poll.
After the reforms of the Second Vatican Council
in the 1960s, the Princess and her husband, both devout Catholics, worked to promote better relations between faiths. In 2000, Queen Elizabeth II visited Rome and attended the Anglican centre, which is housed in the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj.
The couple adopted two children: Gesine Margaret Orietta Mary Pogson Doria Pamphilj (known as Gesine Doria; born 1964), who married Massimiliano Floridi (they have four children: Anna, Elisa, Orietta and Irene), and Jonathan Doria Pamphilj (born 1963) who formed a civil partnership with Elson Edeno Braga, and has two children by surrogacy: Emily and Filippo Andrea VII.
The ability of Jonathan Pamphilj's children to inherit, after his death, was called into question in October 2009 and legal action was taken by Gesine Doria on this point. On the basis that Pamphilj's children were born of surrogate mothers Doria claimed that a recently passed Italian law on assisted procreation debarred them from inheriting on the grounds that a sperm donor could not claim parentage of a child and that only the mother who had given birth to the infant had the legal right to look after it.
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
extraction. Legend has that the origins of 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 Genoese family who played a major role in the history of the Republic of Genoa and in Italy, from the 12th century to the 16th century.-Origins:According to legend, a...
family go back to the early 11th century, but the authentic pedigree is traced to Ansaldo d'Oria, consul
Consul
Consul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire. The title was also used in other city states and also revived in modern states, notably in the First French Republic...
of Genoa in the 12th century. The descent of the several 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 Genoese family who played a major role in the history of the Republic of Genoa and in Italy, from the 12th century to the 16th century.-Origins:According to legend, a...
lines in Genoa is well-known and appears described in Natale Battilana's 19th century genealogical study of old Genoese families.
The Doria-Pamphili-Landi princely family is a subbranch of the Doria di Oneglia branch: in 1291 two Doria brothers bought the lordship of Oneglia, which was co-owned by their descendants until the late 15th century. Admiral Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria was an Italian condottiere and admiral from Genoa.-Early life:Doria was born at Oneglia from the ancient Genoese family, the Doria di Oneglia branch of the old Doria, de Oria or de Auria family. His parents were related: Ceva Doria, co-lord of Oneglia, and Caracosa Doria, of the...
was descended from a Doria di Oneglia, Genoese soldier Aitone Doria (also called Antonio Doria) who fought for the French at the battle of Crécy.
Andrea Doria
One of the most famous members of the family was Andrea DoriaAndrea Doria
Andrea Doria was an Italian condottiere and admiral from Genoa.-Early life:Doria was born at Oneglia from the ancient Genoese family, the Doria di Oneglia branch of the old Doria, de Oria or de Auria family. His parents were related: Ceva Doria, co-lord of Oneglia, and Caracosa Doria, of the...
, perpetual censor of Genoa in 1528 and admiral to the emperor Charles V
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
, who was created prince of Melfi
Melfi
Melfi is a town and comune in the Vulture area of the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.-Geography:On a hill at the foot of Mount Vulture, Melfi is the most important town in Basilicata's Vulture, both as a tourist resort and economic centre.-Early history:Inhabited...
(1531) and marquis
Marquis
Marquis is a French and Scottish title of nobility. The English equivalent is Marquess, while in German, it is Markgraf.It may also refer to:Persons:...
of Tursi
Tursi
Tursi is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata.-History:In the 9th century it was a stronghold of the Saracens in southern Italy.A Catholic bishop resided in the frazione of Anglona until 968...
(in the kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Naples
The Kingdom of Naples, comprising the southern part of the Italian peninsula, was the remainder of the old Kingdom of Sicily after secession of the island of Sicily as a result of the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. Known to contemporaries as the Kingdom of Sicily, it is dubbed Kingdom of...
) in 1555. These titles were inherited by Gian Andrea Doria
Giovanni Andrea Doria
Giovanni Andrea Doria, also Giannandrea Doria , was an Italian admiral from Genoa. He was the son of Giannettino Doria and the great-nephew of the famed Genoese admiral Andrea Doria, by whom he was later adopted...
, son of Giannettino Doria who was a second cousin and adopted son of Andrea Doria. Giannettino Doria was killed in 1547 during the Fieschi conspiracy against the power of Andrea Doria over Genoa and his descendants inherited the titles granted to the great Admiral. Another famous member of the family was Cardinal Giovanni Battista Pamphilj, who rose to the Papacy as Pope Innocent X
Pope Innocent X
Pope Innocent X , born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj , was Pope from 1644 to 1655. Born in Rome of a family from Gubbio in Umbria who had come to Rome during the pontificate of Pope Innocent IX, he graduated from the Collegio Romano and followed a conventional cursus honorum, following his uncle...
.
The marquisate of Civiez and the county of Cavallamonte were conferred on the family in 1576, the duchy
Duchy
A duchy is a territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess.Some duchies were sovereign in areas that would become unified realms only during the Modern era . In contrast, others were subordinate districts of those kingdoms that unified either partially or completely during the Medieval era...
of Tursi in 1594, the principality
Principality
A principality is a monarchical feudatory or sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of prince or princess, or by a monarch with another title within the generic use of the term prince....
of Avella
Avella
Avella is a city and comune in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of Italy.-History:The ancient Abella was a medium importance center of the Samnites, and then the Romans, about 10 km northeast of Nola...
in 1607, the duchy of Avigliano
Avigliano
Avigliano is the name of two Italian towns:*Avigliano, Basilicata in the Province of Potenza, Basilicata*Avigliano Umbro in the Province of Terni, UmbriaThere is also an Avigliana in the Province of Turin, Piedmont....
in 1613, the principality of Meldola
Meldola
-History:The area of Meldola was inhabited since very ancient times. The Romans built here a large aqueduct which served the military port of Classis. To the 5th-6th century belongs a large patrician villa which is now under the historical centre.In the Middle Ages a castle was present, the name...
in 1671. In 1760 the title of Reichsfurst or prince of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
was added and attached to the lordship of Torriglia
Torriglia
Torriglia is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located in the upper Trebbia valley, about 20 km northeast of Genoa.thumb|220px|left|Church of Sant'Onorato in Torriglia....
and the marquisate of Borgo San Stefano, together with the qualification of Hochgeboren
Hochgeboren
Hochgeboren is a form of address for members of the highest German nobility. It translates to High Born or of High Birth.The actual address is "Euer" Hochgeboren...
. That same year the Dorias inherited the fiefs and titles of the house of Pamphili of Gubbio
Gubbio
Gubbio is a town and comune in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia . It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. See also Mount Ingino Christmas Tree.-History:...
, patricians of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and self-style princes of the San Martino
San Martino
San Martino is Italian for Saint Martin.It can refer to:-Towns:* Adrara San Martino, a comune in Bergamo province, Lombardy* Borgo San Martino, a comune in Alessandria province, Piedmont* Campo San Martino, a comune in Padua province, Veneto...
, Valmontone
Valmontone
Valmontone is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 45 km southeast of Rome.-Geography:...
, Val di Taro, Bardi
Bardi
Bardi can refer to:*Bardi, Emilia-Romagna, a city in the province of Parma, northern Italy*Bardi, Western Australia, a town in Australia*Bardi bush, an Australian plant, Acacia victoriae...
, and Corupiano comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
s. They had already incorporated by marriage the wealthy inheritance of the Landi
Landi
Landi is the surname of:* Chico Landi* Elissa Landi, Italian actress* Stefano Landi, Italian Baroque composer* The Doria-Pamphili-Landi family line.-See also:* Landi Kotal, the highest point on the Khyber Pass, Pakistan...
family.
Palazzo Doria Pamphili
The Palazzo Doria Pamphili in Rome, a splendid edifice, was built in the 17th century, and contains one of the most valuable private collections of paintings in the world, the Doria Pamphilj GalleryDoria Pamphilj Gallery
The Doria Pamphilj Gallery is a large art collection housed in the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy. It is situated between the Via del Corso and Via della Gatta. The principal entrance is on the Via del Corso...
. The Villa Doria Pamphili
Villa Doria Pamphili
The Villa Doria Pamphili is a seventeenth century villa with what is today the largest landscaped public park in Rome, Italy. It is located in the quarter of Monteverde, on the Gianicolo , just outside the Porta San Pancrazio in the ancient walls of Rome where the ancient road of the Via Aurelia...
with its gardens is one of the loveliest round Rome. During the siege of 1849 it was Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian military and political figure. In his twenties, he joined the Carbonari Italian patriot revolutionaries, and fled Italy after a failed insurrection. Garibaldi took part in the War of the Farrapos and the Uruguayan Civil War leading the Italian Legion, and...
's headquarters.
Princess Orietta
Princess Orietta Doria-Pamphilj (died 2000) was the last direct descendant of the Doria Pamphilj line. Her father, Prince Filippo Andrea VI Doria Pamphilj, was a staunch anti-Fascist and, in 1944, became Rome's first mayor following its liberation by the Allies.Princess Orietta married Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
Commander Frank George Wignall Pogson (1923-1998) in London in 1958. Frank Pogson's name was legally changed to Frank George Wignall Pogson Doria Pamphilj by Deed Poll.
After the reforms of the Second Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council addressed relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world. It was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church and the second to be held at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. It opened under Pope John XXIII on 11 October 1962 and closed...
in the 1960s, the Princess and her husband, both devout Catholics, worked to promote better relations between faiths. In 2000, Queen Elizabeth II visited Rome and attended the Anglican centre, which is housed in the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj.
The couple adopted two children: Gesine Margaret Orietta Mary Pogson Doria Pamphilj (known as Gesine Doria; born 1964), who married Massimiliano Floridi (they have four children: Anna, Elisa, Orietta and Irene), and Jonathan Doria Pamphilj (born 1963) who formed a civil partnership with Elson Edeno Braga, and has two children by surrogacy: Emily and Filippo Andrea VII.
The ability of Jonathan Pamphilj's children to inherit, after his death, was called into question in October 2009 and legal action was taken by Gesine Doria on this point. On the basis that Pamphilj's children were born of surrogate mothers Doria claimed that a recently passed Italian law on assisted procreation debarred them from inheriting on the grounds that a sperm donor could not claim parentage of a child and that only the mother who had given birth to the infant had the legal right to look after it.