The Ludovisi were a noble Italian

Italy

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 family, originating from Bologna

Bologna

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.

Famous members of the family were - among others - Cardinal

Cardinal (Catholicism)

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 Alessandro Ludovisi, who became Pope

Pope

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 with the name of Gregory XV, and his nephew, Ludovico Ludovisi, also cardinal. The Ludovisi

Ludovisi

Ludovisi can refer to:*Ludovisi , a noble Italian family*Ludovisi, Lazio, a rione in the City of Rome* Alberico Boncompagni Ludovisi, prince of Venosa and proprietor of Latium wine estate Fiorano...

 were also rulers of the Principality of Piombino

Principality of Piombino

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, starting from Niccolò I Ludovisi in 1634.

Alberico Boncompagni Ludovisi, prince of Venosa

Venosa

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 was a winemaker

Winemaking

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 at his estate Fiorano

Fiorano (wine)

Fiorano was an Italian wine-producing estate owned by Alberico Boncompagni Ludovisi, a prince of Venosa of the Ludovisi family, active during a period from the late 1940s to 1995. Fiorano is situated in the vicinity of Rome near the Via Appia Antica in the Latium district...

from the late 1940s to 1995.