Barbiellini
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Barbiellini is a noble family of counts, title wanted from an assembly in Rome during the Pontificial State. The Barbiellini originally come from the family of conti di Sant'Eustachio, an ancient family which lasted from the 700 to 1477 and was a descendant of the king of Antiochia. The first member of the family was a man who travelled a lot all over the world with Magellan. The family combined by marriage to the Amidei
Amidei
Amidei was the name of a noble and ancient family from Florence, Italy. The Amidei, according to a tradition came from Rome, but lived in Florence since the foundation of the city.-History:...

 the 20th of April 1749. In 1800 there was a wedding of Filippo Barbiellini Amidei with a Lelmi or L'elmi, a rich family who had as only discendant a woman, and in order to maintain their name, they came to an agreement so that the last name could be kept and would become Barbielliini Amidei Lelmi. The Barbiellinis still live mainly in 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 Elba Island
Elba Island
Elba Island is an island located in Chatham County, Georgia near the Port of Savannah.-LNG Terminal on Elba Island:Elba Island is an existing LNG import terminal located on Elba Island, in Chatham County, Georgia, five miles downstream from Savannah, Georgia. It was built by Sonat, Inc., based in...

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Bernardo Barbiellini Amidei was an important political figure between 1920 to 1940. He was the founder of a school in Naples, which teaches oriental languages. in his honor a street in Rome was named after him. Bernardo Barbiellini Amidei was the son of the daughter of Anna Rosa Gattorno. She was Beatified the 9th of April 2000. Gaspare Barbiellini Amidei is a famous Italian journalist and writer. One of the possessions of the Barbiellinis was a mansion in the center 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...

 which was then sold at the end of the nineteenth century to the State and a palace in Placense. In Elba Island
Elba Island
Elba Island is an island located in Chatham County, Georgia near the Port of Savannah.-LNG Terminal on Elba Island:Elba Island is an existing LNG import terminal located on Elba Island, in Chatham County, Georgia, five miles downstream from Savannah, Georgia. It was built by Sonat, Inc., based in...

 another mansion was given first to Napoleon and then it was transformed into a museum. The family is now very numerous, and is even related to a marquise, who descends from the family of the Medici Tornaquinci of Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....

. A castle in 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...

 was then sold from the husband in the second marriage, to a rich owner of an industry who later on donated it to the Church
Roman Catholic Church
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. Some properties and a few castles still remain part of this family.
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