Filippo I Colonna
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Filippo Colonna Prince of Paliano, was an Italian nobleman, who was the head of the Colonna family of Rome
and the hereditary Gran Connestabile at the court of Naples.
. A nephew of Carlo Borromeo and grand nephew of Gian Giacomo Medici, he married Lucrezia Tomacelli, of the Lords of Galatro (1576–1622) in 1597.
His rebuilding of Palazzo Colonna
began the process of creating a unified structure of the assortment of medieval buildings. He realized the monumental garden entrance on Monte Cavallo.
At his death it was revealed that he had appointed his son Girolamo his heir, thus started a war of succession between Federico and Girolamo.
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 the hereditary Gran Connestabile at the court of Naples.
Biography
He was born at 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...
. A nephew of Carlo Borromeo and grand nephew of Gian Giacomo Medici, he married Lucrezia Tomacelli, of the Lords of Galatro (1576–1622) in 1597.
His rebuilding of Palazzo Colonna
Palazzo Colonna
The Palazzo Colonna is a palatial block of buildings in central Rome, Italy, at the base of the Quirinal Hill, and adjacent to the church of Santi Apostoli...
began the process of creating a unified structure of the assortment of medieval buildings. He realized the monumental garden entrance on Monte Cavallo.
At his death it was revealed that he had appointed his son Girolamo his heir, thus started a war of succession between Federico and Girolamo.
Issue
He had five children;- Anna ColonnaAnna ColonnaAnna 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...
(died 1658), wife of Taddeo BarberiniTaddeo BarberiniTaddeo 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). Mother of Lucrezia BarberiniLucrezia BarberiniLucrezia Barberini was an Italian noblewoman and, by marriage, Duchess of Modena. Born into the Barberini family, she was the last wife of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena.-Biography:...
(the Duchess of Modena and ancestress of most modern royalty), Maffeo Barberini and Carlo Barberini. - Federico Colonna, Prince of Paliano, Prince of Butera (1601–1641) married Margherita Branciforte and had issue;
- Girolamo ColonnaGirolamo ColonnaGirolamo Colonna was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and member of the noble Colonna family.-Biography:...
(1604–1666) elevated to Cardinal in 1627 by Pope Urban VIIIPope Urban VIIIPope Urban VIII , born Maffeo Barberini, was pope from 1623 to 1644. He was the last pope to expand the papal territory by force of arms, and was a prominent patron of the arts and reformer of Church missions...
(the uncle of his brother-in-law Taddeo). - Marcantonio V ColonnaMarcantonio V ColonnaMarcantonio 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 (1606/1610-1659) married Isabella Gioeni Cardona, Princess of Castiglione and had issue including Lorenzo Onofrio ColonnaLorenzo Onofrio ColonnaLorenzo 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.-Biography:...
. - Carlo Colonna, Duke of the Marsi, Patriarch of Jerusalem (1607–1686) died unmarried.