Adorno family

The Adorno family was a patrician family in Genoa, Italy, of the Ghibelline party, with the branches of Botta Adorno of Milan and Adorno Pastorino of Turin, several of whom were Doges of the republic.[1] They were generally rivals of the Fregoso family. Both families rose to power in the late 14th century.[2]

The first of the Adorno doges, Gabriele Adorno, is also the tenor role in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Simon Boccanegra.[3]

Principal members

Doges

  • Gabriele Adorno (1320–1398)
  • Antoniotto Adorno (1340–1398)
  • Giorgio Adorno (1350 – 1430)
  • Raffaele Adorno (1375 – 1458)
  • Barnaba Adorno (1385 – 1459)
  • Prospero Adorno (1428 – 1486)
  • Agostino Adorno (1488-1499)
  • Antoniotto II Adorno (c. 1479 - 1528)

Castles and palaces of the Adornos

Palazzo Adorno di Lecce; Palazzo Adorno di Genova;Palazzo Cattaneo Adorno;Palazzo baronale di Caprarica di Lecce (Puglia)

See also

References

  1. Oren Margolis (2016). The Politics of Culture in Quattrocento Europe: René of Anjou in Italy. ISBN 0191082198.
  2. Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls (2006). Italian Riviera and Piedmont. p. 132. ISBN 1860113087.
  3. Roger Parker (2007). The New Grove Guide to Verdi and His Operas. p. 165. ISBN 0199727813.


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