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{{Short description|Italian nobleman and condottiero}}
{{Short description|Italian nobleman and soldier (c.1460–1517)}}
{{Infobox noble

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'''Gian Giordano Orsini, IV Lord of Bracciano''' ([[Bracciano]], {{circa}} 1460 - [[Vicovaro]], 1507) was an Italian nobleman and [[condottiero]].
|title= IV Lord of Bracciano
|image =Arms of the house of Orsini di Bracciano.svg
|caption = Arms of Orsini of Bracciano family
|reign= 8 January 1497 - 1517
|birth_date= {{circa}} 1460
|birth_place= [[Bracciano]]
|death_date = 1517
|death_place= [[Vicovaro]]
|place of burial =
|spouse = {{Marriage|Maria Cecilia of Naples|1486}}<br/>{{Marriage|[[Felice della Rovere]]|1506}}
|issue = ''First marriage''<br/>Napoleone Orsini<br/>Francesca Orsini<br/>Carlotta Orsini<br/>''Second marriage''<br/>Giulia Orsini<br/>Giulio Orsini<br/>Francesco Orsini<br/>Girolamo Orsini, V Lord of Bracciano<br/>Clarice Orsini
|noble family= [[Orsini family|Orsini]]
|father = [[Gentile Virginio Orsini]]
|mother =Isabella Orsini
|predecessor=[[Gentile Virginio Orsini]]|successor=Girolamo Orsini}}
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'''Gian Giordano Orsini, IV Lord of Bracciano''' ([[Bracciano]], {{circa}} 1460 – [[Vicovaro]], 1517) was an Italian nobleman and [[condottiero]]. He married [[Felice della Rovere]] and was the son-in-law of [[Pope Julius II]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Gian Giordano Orsini was born around 1460 in [[Bracciano]]. He was the son of [[Virginio Orsini|Gentile Virginio Orsini]], III Lord of Bracciano, and of his wife Isabella Orsini<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orsini, Gian Giordano nell'Enciclopedia Treccani |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/gian-giordano-orsini |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=www.treccani.it |language=it-IT}}</ref>.
Gian Giordano Orsini was born around 1460 in [[Bracciano]]. He was the son of [[Virginio Orsini|Gentile Virginio Orsini]], III Lord of Bracciano, and of his wife Isabella Orsini.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Orsini, Gian Giordano nell'Enciclopedia Treccani |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/gian-giordano-orsini |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=www.treccani.it |language=it-IT}}</ref>


In 1482 he was captain of the papal army of [[Pope Sixtus IV|Sixtus IV]] against the Duke of Calabria [[Alfonso II of Naples]]. He participated in the [[Battle of Campomorto]] alongside the famous [[Roberto Malatesta]].
In 1482 he was captain of the papal army of [[Pope Sixtus IV|Sixtus IV]] against the Duke of Calabria [[Alfonso II of Naples]]. He participated in the [[Battle of Campomorto]] alongside the famous [[Roberto Malatesta]].<ref name=":0" />


In 1495 he was captain of King [[Charles VIII of France]] against the [[Kingdom of Naples]] of [[Ferdinand I of Naples|King Ferrante]] and his son [[Alfonso II of Naples|Alfonso]]. He was captured and released only after two years. In this period, some possessions of the [[Orsini family]] were assigned to the rival [[Colonna family]].
In 1495 he was captain of King [[Charles VIII of France]] against the [[Kingdom of Naples]] of [[Ferdinand I of Naples|King Ferrante]] and his son [[Alfonso II of Naples|Alfonso]]. He was captured and released only after two years. In this period, some possessions of the [[Orsini family]] were assigned to the rival [[Colonna family]].<ref name=":0" />


Once free, he escaped an attack ordered by the Colonnas and took refuge in France, at the court of [[Louis XII]].
Once free, he escaped an attack ordered by the Colonnas and took refuge in France, at the court of [[Louis XII]].<ref name=":0" />


In 1511 his father-in-law, [[Pope Julius II]], negotiated a peace with the Colonnas and recalled Gian Giordano to Italy.
In 1511 his father-in-law, [[Pope Julius II]], negotiated a peace with the Colonnas and recalled Gian Giordano to Italy.<ref name=":0" />


He died in [[Vicovaro]] in 1517<ref>{{Cite web |last=Damiani |first=Roberto |date=2012-11-27 |title=GIAN GIORDANO ORSINI Duca di Bracciano |url=https://condottieridiventura.it/gian-giordano-orsini-duca-di-bracciano-conte-di-a/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Condottieri di ventura |language=it-IT}}</ref>.
He died in [[Vicovaro]] in 1517.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Damiani |first=Roberto |date=2012-11-27 |title=GIAN GIORDANO ORSINI Duca di Bracciano |url=https://condottieridiventura.it/gian-giordano-orsini-duca-di-bracciano-conte-di-a/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Condottieri di ventura |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


== Issue ==
== Issue ==
Gian Giordano Orsini married twice.
Gian Giordano Orsini married twice.


In 1486 he married Maria Cecilia of Aragon-Naples, an illegitimate daughter of King [[Ferdinand I of Naples|Ferrante of Naples]].
In 1486 he married Maria Cecilia of Naples, an illegitimate daughter of King [[Ferdinand I of Naples|Ferrante of Naples]] by Eulalia Ravignani.


They had one son and two daughters<ref>Pompeo Litta, <nowiki>''</nowiki>[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8452326b.r=?rk=343349;2 Orsini di Roma]<nowiki>'', in ''Famiglie celebri italiane''</nowiki>, Torino, 1846.</ref>:
They had one son and two daughters:<ref>Pompeo Litta, <nowiki>''</nowiki>[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8452326b.r=?rk=343349;2 Orsini di Roma]<nowiki>'', in ''Famiglie celebri italiane''</nowiki>, Torino, 1846.</ref>


* [[Napoleone Orsini (died 1553)|Napoleone]] (1500 - 17 February 1554), condottiero, killed by his half-brother Girolamo.
* Napoleon (d. 1553), condottiero.
* Francesca, who married Giovanni Cardona.
* Francesca, who married Giovanni Cardona and later, in 1516, Lorenzo dell’Anguillara.
* Carlotta, who married [[Giantommaso Pico della Mirandola]]. They had three sons, Girolamo, Virginio and Giovanni Antonio, and a daughter, Maddalena.
* Carlotta, who married [[Giantommaso Pico della Mirandola]] on 28 October 1519. They had three sons, Girolamo, Virginio and Giovanni Antonio, and a daughter, Maddalena.


In 1506 he married [[Felice della Rovere]], illegitimate daughter of Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere (from 1513 [[Pope Julius II]])
In 1506 he married [[Felice della Rovere]], illegitimate daughter of Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere (from 1513 [[Pope Julius II]])


They had three sons and two daughters: {{sfn|Murphy|2005|page=101}} {{sfn|Murphy|2005|page=154}} {{sfn|Murphy|2007|page=144}} {{sfn|Murphy|2005|pages=100, 102}}
They had three sons and two daughters: {{sfn|Murphy|2005|page=101}} {{sfn|Murphy|2005|page=154}} {{sfn|Murphy|2005|page=144}} {{sfn|Murphy|2005|pages=100, 102}}


* Giulia Orsini (1507 - 1537). She married [[Pietro Antonio Sanseverino]], IV prince of [[Bisignano]], and had two daughters, Eleonora "Dianora", poetess and wife of Ferdinando de Alarcón y Mendoza; and Felicia, who married Antonio Orsini, V Duke of [[Gravina in Puglia|Gravina]].
* Giulia Orsini (1507 - 1537). She married [[Pietro Antonio Sanseverino]], IV prince of [[Bisignano]], and had two daughters, Eleonora "Dianora", poetess and wife of Ferdinando de Alarcón y Mendoza; and Felicia, who married Antonio Orsini, V Duke of [[Gravina in Puglia|Gravina]].
* Giulio Orsini (1508 - 1508). He lived only few months.
* Giulio Orsini (August 1508 - 1508). He lived only few months.
* Francesco Orsini (1512 - 1544 or after). Bishop of [[Tricarico]] between 1539 and 1544.
* Francesco Orsini (17 May 1512 - April 1560). Bishop of [[Tricarico]] between 1539 and 1544.
* Girolamo Orsini (1513 - 1545), V Lord of [[Bracciano]]. He married Francesca Sforza di Santa Fiore, daughter of [[Bosio II Sforza]], XI Count of [[Santa Fiora]], and his wife [[Costanza Farnese]]. They had a daughter, Felicia (1535 - 1596), who married [[Marcantonio II Colonna]] and had with him seven children, and a son, [[Paolo Giordano I Orsini]], who married first [[Isabella de' Medici]] and had with her two daughters, Francesca Eleonora and Isabella, and a son, [[Virginio Orsini, Duke of Bracciano|Virginio]]; and later married [[Vittoria Accoramboni]], without issue.
* Girolamo Orsini (7 July 1513 - 3 November 1540), V Lord of [[Bracciano]]. He married Francesca Sforza di Santa Fiore, daughter of [[Bosio II Sforza]], XI Count of [[Santa Fiora]], and his wife [[Costanza Farnese]], natural daughter of [[Pope Paul III|Pope Paulus III]]. They had a daughter, Felicia (1535 - 1596), who married [[Marcantonio II Colonna]] and had with him seven children, and a son, [[Paolo Giordano I Orsini]], who married first [[Isabella de' Medici]] and had with her a daughter, Francesca Eleonora, and a son, [[Virginio Orsini, Duke of Bracciano|Virginio]]; and later married [[Vittoria Accoramboni]], without issue.
* Clarice Orsini (1514 - before 1562). She married [[Luigi Carafa della Stadera]] and had a son, [[Antonio Carafa (1542-1578)|Antonio]].
* Clarice Orsini (1514 - before 1562). She married [[Luigi Carafa della Stadera]] and had a son, [[Antonio Carafa (1542-1578)|Antonio]].
== Honour ==
== Honours ==
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* [[Order of the Ermine (Naples)|Order of the Ermine]] - ''1487''

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* [[Order of the Ermine (Naples)|Order of the Ermine]] - 1487
* [[Order of Saint Michael]]
* [[Order of Saint Michael]]


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* {{cite book |last=Murphy |first=Caroline P. |url=https://archive.org/details/popesdaughter00caro |title=The Pope's Daughter: The Extraordinary Life of Felice della Rovere |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-19-518268-2 |location=New York |url-access=registration}}
* {{cite book |last=Murphy |first=Caroline P. |url=https://archive.org/details/popesdaughter00caro |title=The Pope's Daughter: The Extraordinary Life of Felice della Rovere |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-19-518268-2 |location=New York |url-access=registration}}
* Pompeo Litta Biumi|Pompeo Litta, ''Orsini di Roma'', in ''Famiglie celebri italiane'', Torino, 1846.
* Pompeo Litta, ''[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8452326b.r=?rk=343349;2 Orsini di Roma]'', in ''Famiglie celebri italiane'', Torino, 1846.


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Latest revision as of 13:06, 15 April 2024

Gian Giordano Orsini
IV Lord of Bracciano
Arms of Orsini of Bracciano family
Reign8 January 1497 - 1517
PredecessorGentile Virginio Orsini
SuccessorGirolamo Orsini
Bornc. 1460
Bracciano
Died1517
Vicovaro
Noble familyOrsini
Spouse(s)
Maria Cecilia of Naples
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(m. 1486)​

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(m. 1506)​
IssueFirst marriage
Napoleone Orsini
Francesca Orsini
Carlotta Orsini
Second marriage
Giulia Orsini
Giulio Orsini
Francesco Orsini
Girolamo Orsini, V Lord of Bracciano
Clarice Orsini
FatherGentile Virginio Orsini
MotherIsabella Orsini

Gian Giordano Orsini, IV Lord of Bracciano (Bracciano, c. 1460 – Vicovaro, 1517) was an Italian nobleman and condottiero. He married Felice della Rovere and was the son-in-law of Pope Julius II.

Biography[edit]

Gian Giordano Orsini was born around 1460 in Bracciano. He was the son of Gentile Virginio Orsini, III Lord of Bracciano, and of his wife Isabella Orsini.[1]

In 1482 he was captain of the papal army of Sixtus IV against the Duke of Calabria Alfonso II of Naples. He participated in the Battle of Campomorto alongside the famous Roberto Malatesta.[1]

In 1495 he was captain of King Charles VIII of France against the Kingdom of Naples of King Ferrante and his son Alfonso. He was captured and released only after two years. In this period, some possessions of the Orsini family were assigned to the rival Colonna family.[1]

Once free, he escaped an attack ordered by the Colonnas and took refuge in France, at the court of Louis XII.[1]

In 1511 his father-in-law, Pope Julius II, negotiated a peace with the Colonnas and recalled Gian Giordano to Italy.[1]

He died in Vicovaro in 1517.[2][1]

Issue[edit]

Gian Giordano Orsini married twice.

In 1486 he married Maria Cecilia of Naples, an illegitimate daughter of King Ferrante of Naples by Eulalia Ravignani.

They had one son and two daughters:[3]

  • Napoleone (1500 - 17 February 1554), condottiero, killed by his half-brother Girolamo.
  • Francesca, who married Giovanni Cardona and later, in 1516, Lorenzo dell’Anguillara.
  • Carlotta, who married Giantommaso Pico della Mirandola on 28 October 1519. They had three sons, Girolamo, Virginio and Giovanni Antonio, and a daughter, Maddalena.

In 1506 he married Felice della Rovere, illegitimate daughter of Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere (from 1513 Pope Julius II)

They had three sons and two daughters: [4] [5] [6] [7]

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Orsini, Gian Giordano nell'Enciclopedia Treccani". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  2. ^ Damiani, Roberto (2012-11-27). "GIAN GIORDANO ORSINI Duca di Bracciano". Condottieri di ventura (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  3. ^ Pompeo Litta, ''Orsini di Roma'', in ''Famiglie celebri italiane'', Torino, 1846.
  4. ^ Murphy 2005, p. 101.
  5. ^ Murphy 2005, p. 154.
  6. ^ Murphy 2005, p. 144.
  7. ^ Murphy 2005, pp. 100, 102.

Sources[edit]

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