Vitelleschi is a noble Italian family from Foligno and Corneto. They are descended from the powerful family of Vitelli from Città di Castello, Umbria.[1] The family established itself in Rome in the sixteenth century. In 1600, Virginia Vitelleschi married Girolamo Nobili di Rieti, giving rise to the family of Nobili-Vitelleschi.[2]
Notable members of the family
edit- Giovanni Maria Vitelleschi (1390–1440), cardinal and leader
- Bartolomeo Vitelleschi (1410–1463), bishop
- Muzio Vitelleschi (1563–1645), Superior General of the Society of Jesus from 1615 until his death
- Sulpizia Vitelleschi (1635–1684), Italian heiress
- Salvatore Nobili Vitelleschi (1818–1875), cardinal
- Francesco Vitelleschi Nobili (1829–1906), senator
Family properties
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edit- ^ di Crollalanza, Giovan Battista (1886). Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili o notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti (in Italian) (Vol. 3 ed.). Bologna: A. Forni.
- ^ "La Nostra Storia". castellodilabro.com.
Bibliography
edit- di Crollalanza, Giovan Battista (1886). Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili o notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti (Vol.3 ed.). Bologna: A. Forni.