Castello di Compiano is a castle at the top of Compiano's hill, in the province of Parma, northern Italy. It is believed to have been built in the early...

one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). The top of Compiano's hill is home to the medieval Castello di Compiano. It...

countryside. In 1800, under the name of Castello Bobbium, the property and marquessate were purchased by the Piccinini family of Emilia-Romagna, who possessed...

palatine and margrave and the oldest known member of the Obertenghi family. Oberto I inherited the countship of Milan in 951 from his father Adalberto the Margrave...

Vignola Province of Parma Bardi Castle [it], Bardi Citadel of Parma, Parma Castello di Compiano, Compiano Castello di Felino, Felino Castello di Montechiarugolo...

The House of Cybo, Cibo or Cibei of Italy was an old and influential aristocratic family from Genoa of Greek origin that ruled the Duchy of Massa and...

control of Bobbio and of the Brugnatella court, stripping the Malaspina of the castle of Carana and destroying the famous Castello Nero, a black castle...

troubadour. He was a son of Obizzo I the Great and husband of a daughter of William V of Montferrat. His brother-in-law Boniface I of Montferrat and his nephews...

[luniˈdʒaːna]) or Lunesana is a historical territory of Italy that today falls within the provinces of Massa Carrara, Tuscany, and La Spezia, Liguria. Its...

declared the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Massa Carrara at its creation in 1822, and is now the seat of the bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli. The...

Fileremo of Genoa, progenitor of the Fregoso line. The noble title of the Malaspina family therefore became that of Marquises of Massa and lords of Carrara...

ancestor of the Houses of Este, Pallavicini and Malaspina. Adalberto was elevated to the nobiliary title of "Visconte" in 940 and was given the name of Adalberto...

Italian nobleman, who was prince of Massa and marquis of Carrara from 1623 until his death. Born in Ferrara, he was the son of Alderano Cybo-Malaspina and...

of Azzolino II Malaspina and grandson of Spinetta Malaspina, he is remembered to be the first Marquis of Fosdinovo. Galeotto Malaspina was the son of...

Malaspina (November 5, 1754 – April 9, 1810) was a Tuscan explorer who spent most of his life as a Spanish naval officer. Under a Spanish royal commission, he...

Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara from 1731 until her death in 1790. From 1780, she also formally held the title of Duchess consort of Modena and...

Republic of France. With the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars and the establishment of the Congress of Vienna, Fosdinovo was put under the control of the...

borders the following municipalities: Bedonia, Bore, Borgo Val di Taro, Compiano, Farini, Ferriere, Morfasso, Valmozzola, Varsi. According to a legend,...

- 1254) was the forefather of the Spino Fiorito branch of the Malaspina Family. Opizzo Malaspina was born around the end of the 12th century from Guglielmo...

spent most of his career as court poet and close friend of Boniface I of Montferrat, with whom he served in battle against the communes of Asti and Alessandria...

in 1876, honorary member of the Society of Water Color Artists of Brussels, Aix, and Rome; and Professor corrispondente of various academies. In 1873...

Bagnara di Romagna Bagno di Romagna Bobbio Brisighella Castell'Arquato Compiano Dozza Fiumalbo Gualtieri Montechiarugolo Montefiore Conca Montegridolfo...

was the son of Galeotto I Malaspina, he is remembered as the second marquis of Fosdinovo. Gabriele Malaspina was the son of the Marquis of Fosdinovo Galeotto...

jongleur-troubadour from the Périgord who spent most of his active career in northern Italy. He circulated between the courts of the Este, Malaspina, and Da Romano families...

a descendant of Obizzo Malaspina who served as Marquess of Verrucola and Lord of Fosdinovo. He was the progenitor of the Marquesses of Fosdinovo and...

May 1548) (or Cibo) was an Italian noble of Genoese ancestry, who was briefly marquis of Massa and lord of Carrara from 1546 to 1547, ousting his mother...

son of the Marquis of Fosdinovo Galeotto I Malaspina (1355-1367) and a nephew of Spinetta Malaspina, Lord of Fosdinovo (1340-1352). On the death of his...

imperial court and with the Dorias of Genoa the annexation to the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza of the fiefs of Bardi and Compiano, as well as for having successfully...

13 or 16 June 1553) was an Italian noblewoman, who was marquise of Massa and lady of Carrara from 1519 to 1546, and again from May 1547 until her death...

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