Rosselli del Turco
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Florence
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, Italy
Italy
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. Their origins date to the union of the Rosselli family and the Del Turco family in 1727.
History
Cosimo Rosselli
Cosimo Rosselli was an Italian painter of the Quattrocento, active mainly in his birthplace of Florence.-Biography:Born in Florence, at the age of fourteen he became a pupil of Neri di Bicci, and in 1460 he worked as assistant to his cousin Bernardo di Stefano Rosselli...
. Stefano Rosselli was an author of the Seicento
Seicento
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when he wrote comedies and architectural documents such as the Sepultuario, dedicated to the Churches of Florence.
When Pellegrina di Stefano Rosselli became the last hereditary member, through her marriage to Chiarissimo Del Turco, she took the name of Rosselli del Turco uniting the two families since 1727. Since then, the family gained notable wealth and acquired significant properties such as Palazzo Borgherini in Borgo Santi Apostoli. Another family residence, the (Palazzo Rosselli del Turco) is located in Via dei Serragli, 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....
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In the 19th century the title of Marquis
Marquis
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was conferred by Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII , born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci to an Italian comital family, was the 256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903...
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The renowned 20th C. chess master, Stefano Rosselli del Turco
Stefano Rosselli del Turco
Stefano Rosselli Del Turco, marquis, was an Italian chess master.He played in all first ten Italian championships, and was twice Italian Champion...
, was a member of the family. The family continues to own holdings in the Mugello region
Mugello region
Mugello is a landscape north of Florence in northern Italy. It is separated by the Santerno river valley by the Futa Pass.The area was settled by a Ligurian tribe known as the Magelli, whence the name. Then the region was occupied by the Etruscans who have left many archeological traces and who...
and elsewhere.
Family crest
