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Coat of arms of the Orsini family
The
House of Orsini
is an Italian
noble family
. It was one of the most influential princely families in Italy during the
Middle Ages
and the
Renaissance
.
[1]
[2]
Three popes belonged to the Orsini family:
Celestine III
(1191?1198, born Gicinto Bobone),
[3]
Nicholas III
(1277?1280, born Giovanni Gaetani Orsini),
[4]
and
Benedict XIII
(1724?1730, born Pietro Francesco Orsini).
[5]
The Orsini family also produced 34
Cardinals
of the Roman Church and many other important political and religious people.
