According to tradition, the Colonna family is a branch of the Counts of Tusculum — by Peter (1099–1151) son of Gregory III, called Peter "de Columna" from his property the Columna Castle in Colonna, in the Alban Hills.

Colonna Family, noble Roman family of great antiquity and importance, descended from the 10th-century counts of Tusculum.

The Colonnas are an ancient Roman family whose history began nine hundred years ago. The very first documented member of the family was Pietro who lived between 1078 and 1108 in the countryside South of Rome, close to the town of Colonna from which the House derived its name.

2022年8月11日 · Colonna Family, noble Roman family of great antiquity and importance, descended from the 10th-century counts of Tusculum.

2020年7月31日 · The Colonna family is one of the oldest noble families in Rome, and many palaces and castles bear their name. The descendants still live in the large palace next to Piazza Venezia, which was started 600 years ago.

Powerful family of Rome from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. The history of the family from 1100 to 1562 was that of the Colonna-led Ghibelline struggle against the papacy, the Orsini, and other Guelf families.

In the twentieth century, Prospero Colonna was thrice Mayor of Rome and a Senator of the Kingdom of Italy. His son, Piero Colonna, was Governor of Rome.

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Giacomo Colonna, Prince of Palestrina (1270-1329), more commonly known by his bynames Sciarrillo or Sciarra, was a member of the powerful Colonna family. He is most famous for attacking Pope Boniface VIII and for crowning Louis IV of Germany as Holy Roman Emperor.

Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more — all for only $19.99... A celebrated family which played an important rôle in Italy during medieval and Renaissance times, and which still flourishes in several branches in Rome and Naples.