Francesco Maria Santinelli (1627-1697) was an Italian marquis, count, Marinist

Marinism

Marinism is the name now given to an ornate, witty style of poetry and verse drama written in imitation of Giambattista Marino , following in particular La Lira and L'Adone.-Features:The critic James V...

 poet, librettist, freemason and alchemist

Porta Alchemica

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. In Senigallia

Senigallia

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 Christina, Queen of Sweden was welcomed in verse by the handsome Santinelli and his brother, Ludovico, an acrobat and dancer. Both seem to have been accomplished scoundrels. A year later Ludovico was witness and participant at the murder of Gian Rinaldo Monaldeschi at Fontainebleau

Fontainebleau

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. (Francesco Maria was on business in Rome during this infamous event.) After the scandal she promised Pierre Chanut

Pierre Chanut

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 Ludivico and his two helpers would have to leave her court.

Works

• Le Donne Gverriere Del Signore Conte Francesco Maria Santinelli. Dedicate All' Eminentissimo Principe Il Signore Cardinale. Rocci, 1647
• Canzoni del conte Francesco Maria Santinelli: Dedicate alla sacra real maestà di Cristina regina gloriosissima di Svetia, 1655
• Prose 1659
• In 1659, Santinelli wrote a poem, Carlo V, dedicated to emperor Leopold I of the Holy Roman Empire
  Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
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  in Vienna.
• In 1666, Santinelli wrote an alchemical poem with commentary, Lux obnubilata suapte natura refulgens, (Light shining forth by it own nature out of darkness) while using the pseudonym Fra Marc’Antonio Crasselame Chinese.
• L'Armida, nemica, amante, e sposa: Dramma musicale (1669)
• Delle poesie del marchese Francesco Maria Santinelli ...: Prima parte. Consacrata alla sacra cesarea maesta' della imperatrice Leonora (1669)
• Delle ode del marchese Santinelli conte della Metola, e marchese di San Sebastiano, &c. cameriero delle chiaue d'oro di sua maestà cesarea: prima parte (1671)
• L'Alessandro overo il trionfo di se stesso: Opera regia (1673)
• Alchimista della Massa Trabaria
• Il catechismo ermetico-massonico della “Stella fiammeggiante”
• Poesie 1680
• Ode 1680