Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna
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Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna was an Italian nobleman of the Colonna family. He was the 8th Duke and Prince of Paliano and hereditary Grand Constable
of the Kingdom of Naples
. He was also a Knight of the Golden Fleece.
, the son of Marcantonio V Colonna
, Prince of Paliano
and Isabella Gioeni Cardona, Princess of Castiglione. He was the nephew of Anna Colonna
who married Taddeo Barberini
, Prince of Palestrina
. He was inducted into the Order of the Golden Fleece in the same year as his cousin, Maffeo Barberini.
In 1661 he married Maria Mancini, a niece of Cardinal Mazarin.
He and his wife became great patrons of the arts but after the birth of their third child, relations between Colonna and his wife deteriorated. She had been a favourite mistress of King Louis XIV of France
and many suggested their relationship continued beyond her marriage to Colonna.
On 29 May 1672, fearing that her husband would kill her, Mancini left Rome
accompanied by her sister Hortense Mancini
. She did not return to Italy until her husband's death in 1689.
Between 1678 and 1681, Colonna was appointed Viceroy of Aragon, in Spain
.
Constable
A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
of the Kingdom of Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. He was also a Knight of the Golden Fleece.
Biography
Colonna was born in RomeRome
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...
, the son of Marcantonio V Colonna
Marcantonio V Colonna
Marcantonio V Colonna was an Italian nobleman of the Colonna family and Prince of Paliano.Colonna was the son of Don Filippo I Colonna, Prince of Paliano and his wife, Lucrezia Tomacelli...
, Prince of Paliano
Paliano
Paliano is a town and comune in the province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region of central Italy.- History :Paliano was the seat of a branch of the powerful Colonna family whose head was Lord, then Duke, then Prince of Paliano. Their fortress dominates the town...
and Isabella Gioeni Cardona, Princess of Castiglione. He was the nephew of Anna Colonna
Anna Colonna
Anna Colonna was an Italian noblewoman of the Colonna and Barberini families and Princess of Paliano-Biography:Colonna was born in 1601; the daughter of Filippo Colonna, Prince of Paliano and Lucrezia Tomacelli, dei signori di Galatro, and was thus Princess of Paliano.On 14 October 1627, at age...
who married Taddeo Barberini
Taddeo Barberini
Taddeo Barberini was an Italian nobleman of the House of Barberini who became Prince of Palestrina and Gonfalonier of the Church; commander of the Papal Army. He was a nephew of Pope Urban VIII and brother of Cardinals Francesco Barberini and Antonio Barberini...
, Prince of Palestrina
Palestrina
Palestrina is an ancient city and comune with a population of about 18,000, in Lazio, c. 35 km east of Rome...
. He was inducted into the Order of the Golden Fleece in the same year as his cousin, Maffeo Barberini.
In 1661 he married Maria Mancini, a niece of Cardinal Mazarin.
He and his wife became great patrons of the arts but after the birth of their third child, relations between Colonna and his wife deteriorated. She had been a favourite mistress of King Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
and many suggested their relationship continued beyond her marriage to Colonna.
On 29 May 1672, fearing that her husband would kill her, Mancini left 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...
accompanied by her sister Hortense Mancini
Hortense Mancini
Hortense Mancini, duchesse Mazarin , was the favourite niece of Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister of France, and a mistress of Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland...
. She did not return to Italy until her husband's death in 1689.
Between 1678 and 1681, Colonna was appointed Viceroy of Aragon, in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
Issue
Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna and Maria Mancini had three children:- Filippo II ColonnaFilippo II ColonnaFilippo II Colonna , 9th Duke and Prince of Paliano, was an Italian nobleman of the prominent Colonna family....
, born in 1663 - Marcantonio Colonna , born in 1664
- Carlo Colonna, born in 1665