Fra Gregorio Carafa was a nobleman from the House of Carafa and the 61st Grand Master of the Order of Saint John, from 1680 to his death in 1690.
Size 14 x 17 cms
Price £28.00
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Pierfrancesco Barbiano 1489-1546
Captain of the Spanish army; Governor of Lodi, Governor of Cremona in 1536; Decurion of Milan; Senator and Councilor of Genoa
Son of Carlo Barbiano and Caterina Visconti
Husband of Paola da Barbiano
Father of Francesco Barbiano, count of Belgioioso; Ludovico Barbiano; Carlo Barbiano; Livia Sanvitale, from Belgioioso; Ippolita Visconti, countess of the S.R.I. and 1 other
Brother of Antonia Fiorbellina Barbiano; Lucrezia Barbiano; Barbara Margherita Barbiano and Ludovico da Barbiano
Artist: J.B.Bonacina
Size 18 x 26 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2627
Francesco Pignatelli 1652-1734
Born at Senise, in the province of Potenza, he entered the order of Theatines in 1665 (age 13). On September 27, 1684, after being nominated by King Charles II of Spain, he was elected archbishop of Taranto. He was recruited by Pope Clement XI to be nuncio to Poland, where he attempted to work on the schism between Catholics and Ruthenians (Ukrainians and Polish). On 19 February 1703 he was transferred to the metropolitan see of Naples and occupied it until his
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Size 9 x 15 cms
Price £14.00
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