The County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos existed from 1185 to 1479 as part of the Kingdom of Sicily. The title and the right to rule the Ionian islands of Cephalonia and Zakynthos was originall
County palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos
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The House of Orsini is an Italian noble family that was one of the most influential princely families in medieval Italy and Renaissance Rome. Members of the Orsini family include five popes: Stephen I
County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos
…given to Margaritus of Brindisi for his services to William II, King of Sicily, in 1185. Following Margaritus, the county passed on to a branch of the Orsini family until 1325, when it passed briefly to Angevins and then, from 1357, to the Tocco family. The Tocco used the county as a springboard for their acquisition…
Palazzo Orsini in Fara Sabina, northern Lazio, central Italy. The Orsini were amongst the main feudatories in Italy from the Middle Ages onwards, holding a great number of fiefs and lordships in Lazio and in the Kingdom of Naples.
The Tower of Raimondello Orsini in Taranto, c. 1880.
Gerolama Orsini, Pier Luigi's wife.
The Orsini Castle in Nerola.