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The Popes

Famous descents

Six Renaissance pontiffs

Ten papal descents — six Renaissance popes — converge into the main line of the Guerri dall’Oro Gallone family.

Six Renaissance pontiffs appear in the ascending line of the Guerri dall’Oro Gallone di Tricase e di Moliterno family: the Antipope Felix V (1439–1449), Innocent VIII, Alexander VI, Julius II, Paul III and Gregory XIII, across an arc of nearly one hundred and fifty years of Church history.

Each branch is presented here in full, from the pontiff down to Léon (2018), 13th Prince of Tricase. The ten descents rejoin the main line at three key dates: 1705 (Goffredo Borgia branch, via Capua, entering directly into the Gallone house), 1796 (Boncompagni branch, via Pignatelli, with the contribution of the Principalities of Moliterno and Marsiconovo) and above all 1834, the great confluence that reunites Felix V, Innocent VIII, Alexander VI, Julius II and Paul III through the marriage of Margherita Carignani and Augusto I della Posta.

Pope Felix V (Amadeus VIII of Savoy)

Stage 1 · 1439–1449

Felix V

Amadeus VIII of Savoy, called the Peaceful

Antipope · b. Chambéry 1383 — † Geneva, 7 January 1451

Arms of Felix V

Amadeus VIII of Savoy, called the Peaceful, 1st Duke of Savoy (1416), relinquished direct rule in 1434 and abdicated in 1439. His career seemed destined to end with his renunciation of power, but his name returned to the fore at the Council of Basel.

The controversies with Pope Eugene IV — accused of simony and heresy — are at the origin of the schism: the pontiff convened a Council at Ferrara, but many bishops and cardinals, having remained at Basel, declared the pope deposed (24 May 1438) and offered the pontifical tiara to Amadeus VIII. The Duke, not being properly a churchman and having no theological knowledge, long hesitated before accepting, choosing for himself the name of Felix V.

When Eugene IV died and Nicholas V succeeded him, Felix V yielded to the Roman pontiff’s requests by abandoning the tiara and putting an end to the schism: he resigned spontaneously “to favour the unity of Christians” (1449) and was thereafter recognised Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church. Felix V was the last Antipope.

Pontiff in green · confluences in light green

  1. Pope Felix V — Amadeus VIII of Savoy Chambéry 1383 — Geneva 1451
  2. Margherita di Savoia 1420–1479 of the Dukes of Savoy
    Luigi IV «il Dolce» di Wittelsbach 1424–1449 8th Elector Palatine of the Rhine
  3. Filippo «l'Ingenuo» di Wittelsbach 1448–1508 10th Elector Palatine of the Rhine
    Margherita di Wittelsbach 1456–1501 of the Dukes of Bavaria Landshut
  4. Amelia di Wittelsbach 1490–1524
    Giorgio I di Pomerania 1493–1521 15th Duke of Pomerania Wolgast
  5. Margherita di Pomerania 1518–1569
    Ernesto V di Brunswick Grunenhagen 1518–1567 9th Duke
  6. Elisabetta di Brunswick Grunenhagen 1550–1586
    Giovanni III «il Giovane» di Schleswig Holstein 1545–1622 1st Duke of Sonderburg
  7. Alessandro di Schleswig Holstein 1573–1627 2nd Duke of Sonderburg
    Dorotea di Schwarzburg 1579–1639
  8. Filippo Luigi di Schleswig Holstein 1620–1689 1st Duke of Sonderburg Wiesenburg
    Caterina di Waldeck 1612–1649
  9. Dorotea Elisabetta di Schleswig Holstein 1645–1725
    Giorgio Luigi di Sinzendorf 1616–1681 5th Count of Sinzendorf, Golden Fleece 1663
  10. Filippo Luigi Wenzel di Sinzendorf 1671–1742 7th Count, Chancellor of the Austrian Empire
    Regina Caterina di Waldstein 1672–1733
  11. Giovanni Guglielmo di Sinzendorf 1697–1766 8th Count of Sinzendorf
    Bianca Maria Sforza Visconti 1697–1717 9th Marchioness of Caravaggio
  12. Bianca Maria di Sinzendorf 1717–1783 10th Marchioness of Caravaggio
    Filippo Domenico Doria Landi 1710–1768 of the Princes of Melfi, Count of Loano
  13. Andrea Doria Sforza Visconti 1738–1771 11th Marquis of Caravaggio
    Maria Giovanna Doria del Carretto 1743–1832 5th Duchess of Tursi, 6th Princess of Avella — confluence of the 5 converging popes
  14. Maria Teresa Doria Sforza Visconti 1765–1814 of the Marquises of Caravaggio
    Marcantonio IV Doria d'Angri 1765–1837 7th Prince of Angri, 1st Prince of Centola, 7th Duke of Eboli
  15. Livia Doria d'Angri 1791–1841 of the Princes of Angri and Centola
    Giovanni Battista II Carignani 1787–1844 4th Duke of Novoli, Minister of Foreign Affairs
  16. Margherita Carignani 1815–1891 of the Dukes of Novoli
    Augusto I della Posta 1813–1890 4th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
  17. Augusto II della Posta 1849–1917 5th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
    Beatrice Arnould 1861–1942 of the Arnould Baronets
  18. Augusto III della Posta 1890–1970 7th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
    Maria Bianca Gallone 1895–1982 10th Princess of Tricase, 7th Princess of Moliterno
  19. Simonetta della Posta 1916–1986 of the Dukes of Civitella Alfedena
    Aldo Guerri dall'Oro 1913–2004 Count Guerri dall'Oro
  20. Guido Guerri dall'Oro Gallone 1941–2019 11th Prince of Tricase, 8th Prince of Moliterno
    Jeanine Schneider b. 1945
  21. Simon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 1985 12th Prince of Tricase, 9th Prince of Moliterno
    Coline Morel b. 1986
  22. Léon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 2018 13th Prince of Tricase, 10th Prince of Moliterno
Origins — House of Savoy (14 generations, from 1003)
  1. Beroldo
  2. Umberto I «Biancamano» di Savoia 980–1048 1st Count of Savoy 1003
    Ancilla 998c–1050c
  3. Oddone I di Savoia 1023–1057 3rd Count of Savoy
    Adelaide degli Arduini 1015–1091
  4. Amedeo II di Savoia 1046–1080 5th Count
    Giovanna di Ginevra 1050–1095
  5. Umberto II «il Rinforzato» di Savoia 1065–1103 6th Count
    Gisella di Borgogna 1070–1133
  6. Amedeo III di Savoia 1087–1148 7th Count, Count of the HRE 1111
    Matilde d'Albon 1100c–1145
  7. Umberto III di Savoia 1136–1188 8th Count
    Beatrice di Vienne Macon 1160–1230
  8. Tommaso I «il Ghibellino» di Savoia 1177–1233 9th Count, Imperial Vicar 1226
    Beatrice di Ginevra 1180–1257
  9. Tommaso II di Savoia 1199–1259 11th Count, Count of Flanders and Hainaut
    Beatrice Fieschi 1230c–1283
  10. Amedeo V «il Grande» di Savoia 1249–1323 15th Count, Prince and perpetual Vicar of the HRE 1313
    Sibilla di Baugé e Bresse 1255–1294
  11. Aimone I «il Pacifico» di Savoia 1291–1343 17th Count
    Iolanda di Monferrato 1318–1342
  12. Amedeo VI «il Conte Verde» di Savoia 1334–1383 18th Count
    Bona di Borbone 1341–1403
  13. Amedeo VII «il Conte Rosso» di Savoia 1360–1391 19th Count
    Bona di Berry 1362–1435
  14. Amedeo VIII «il Pacifico» di Savoia 1383–1451 1st Duke of Savoy 1416 → Antipope Felix V
Pope Innocent VIII (Giovanni Battista Cybo)

Stage 2 · 1484–1492

Innocent VIII

Giovanni Battista Cybo

213th Pope · b. Genoa 1432 — † Rome 1492

Arms of Innocent VIII

Born Giovanni Battista Cybo, bishop of Molfetta, he was elected in the conclave that followed the death of Sixtus IV thanks to the support of Giuliano della Rovere, the future Julius II. Bound in friendship to Lorenzo de’ Medici, he made the latter’s son Giovanni a cardinal at only 13, later elected pope under the name of Leo X.

During his pontificate the struggle against witchcraft became ever more cruel, in particular after the promulgation of the bull Summis desiderantes. Innocent VIII was also the first pontiff to establish relations with the Ottoman empire, holding prisoner in the Vatican Cem (Djem), brother of the sultan Bayezid II. At his death Alexander VI was elected.

Pontiff in green · confluences in light green

via Franceschetto Cybo

  1. Pope Innocent VIII 1432–1492
  2. Franceschetto Cybo 1449–1519 1st Count of Ferentillo, legit. nat. son
    Maddalena de' Medici 1473–1528 of the Lords of Florence
  3. Lorenzo Cybo Malaspina 1500–1549 2nd Count of Ferentillo, 4th Marquis of Massa
    Ricciarda Malaspina 1497–1553 Marchioness of Massa, Lady of Carrara
  4. Alberico I Cybo Malaspina 1532–1623 1st Duke of Massa, 1st Marquis of Carrara
    Elisabetta della Rovere 1529–1561 of the Dukes of Urbino
  5. Alderano Cybo Malaspina 1552–1606 1st Duke of Ferentillo, 2nd Marquis of Carrara
    Marfisa d'Este 1562–1608 of the Dukes of Ferrara, nat. daughter — connection to Alexander VI branch
  6. Carlo I Cybo Malaspina 1581–1662 2nd Duke of Ferentillo
    Brigida Spinola 1587–1660 of the Marquises of Calice and Veppo
  7. Veronica Cybo Malaspina 1611–1691 of the Dukes of Massa
    Jacopo Salviati de' Medici 1607–1672 1st Duke of Giuliano
  8. Francesco Maria Salviati de' Medici 1628–1698 2nd Duke of Giuliano
    Caterina Sforza 1630c–1698 of the Counts of Santa Fiora
  9. Eleonora Salviati de' Medici 1674–1738 of the Dukes of Giuliano
    Francesco III Sforza Visconti † 1697 8th Marquis of Caravaggio
  10. Bianca Maria Sforza Visconti 1697–1717 9th Marchioness of Caravaggio
    Giovanni Guglielmo di Sinzendorf 1697–1766 8th Count
  11. Bianca Maria di Sinzendorf 1717–1783 10th Marchioness of Caravaggio
    Filippo Domenico Doria Landi 1710–1768
  12. Andrea Doria Sforza Visconti 1738–1771 11th Marquis of Caravaggio
    Maria Giovanna Doria del Carretto 1743–1832 5th Duchess of Tursi
  13. Maria Teresa Doria Sforza Visconti 1765–1814 of the Marquises of Caravaggio
    Marcantonio IV Doria d'Angri 1765–1837 7th Prince of Angri, 1st Prince of Centola, 7th Duke of Eboli
  14. Livia Doria d'Angri 1791–1841 of the Princes of Angri and Centola
    Giovanni Battista II Carignani 1787–1844 4th Duke of Novoli, Minister of Foreign Affairs
  15. Margherita Carignani 1815–1891 of the Dukes of Novoli
    Augusto I della Posta 1813–1890 4th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
  16. Augusto II della Posta 1849–1917 5th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
    Beatrice Arnould 1861–1942 of the Arnould Baronets
  17. Augusto III della Posta 1890–1970 7th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
    Maria Bianca Gallone 1895–1982 10th Princess of Tricase, 7th Princess of Moliterno
  18. Simonetta della Posta 1916–1986 of the Dukes of Civitella Alfedena
    Aldo Guerri dall'Oro 1913–2004 Count Guerri dall'Oro
  19. Guido Guerri dall'Oro Gallone 1941–2019 11th Prince of Tricase, 8th Prince of Moliterno
    Jeanine Schneider b. 1945
  20. Simon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 1985 12th Prince of Tricase, 9th Prince of Moliterno
    Coline Morel b. 1986
  21. Léon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 2018 13th Prince of Tricase, 10th Prince of Moliterno

via Teodorina Cybo

  1. Pope Innocent VIII 1432–1492
  2. Teodorina Cybo 1455–1508 legit. nat. daughter
    Gherardo Usodimare † 1502
  3. Peretta Usodimare 1478–1550
    Alfonso I del Carretto 1457–1523 10th Marquis of Finale, Imperial Vicar
  4. Marcantonio del Carretto 1513–1574 Marquis del Carretto, 4th Prince of Melfi
    Giovanna de Leyva 1521–1545 of the Princes of Ascoli
  5. Zenobia del Carretto 1541–1590 5th Princess of Melfi
    Giovanni Andrea I Doria 1540–1606 Marquis of Tursi, 6th Prince of Melfi
  6. Carlo I Doria del Carretto 1576–1649 1st Prince of Avella, 1st Duke of Tursi
    Placida Spinola 1584–1660 2nd Marchioness of Calice and Veppo
  7. Giovanni Andrea I Doria del Carretto 1607–1628 2nd Prince of Avella
    Costantina Doria 1611–1681
  8. Carlo II Doria del Carretto 1628–1665 2nd Duke of Tursi, 3rd Prince of Avella
    Giovanna Maddalena Gonzaga 1635–1695 of the Princes of Castiglione delle Stiviere
  9. Giovanni Andrea II Doria del Carretto 1660–1742 3rd Duke of Tursi, 4th Prince of Avella
    Livia Grillo b. 1685 of the Marquises of Francavilla
  10. Giovanna Maria Teresa Doria del Carretto 1710–1750 4th Duchess of Tursi
    Lazzaro Doria † 1756 Marquis of Tizzano
  11. Maria Giovanna Doria del Carretto 1743–1832 5th Duchess of Tursi
    Andrea Doria Sforza Visconti 1738–1771 11th Marquis of Caravaggio — confluence with Franceschetto branch
  12. Maria Teresa Doria Sforza Visconti 1765–1814 of the Marquises of Caravaggio
    Marcantonio IV Doria d'Angri 1765–1837 7th Prince of Angri, 1st Prince of Centola, 7th Duke of Eboli
  13. Livia Doria d'Angri 1791–1841 of the Princes of Angri and Centola
    Giovanni Battista II Carignani 1787–1844 4th Duke of Novoli, Minister of Foreign Affairs
  14. Margherita Carignani 1815–1891 of the Dukes of Novoli
    Augusto I della Posta 1813–1890 4th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
  15. Augusto II della Posta 1849–1917 5th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
    Beatrice Arnould 1861–1942 of the Arnould Baronets
  16. Augusto III della Posta 1890–1970 7th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
    Maria Bianca Gallone 1895–1982 10th Princess of Tricase, 7th Princess of Moliterno
  17. Simonetta della Posta 1916–1986 of the Dukes of Civitella Alfedena
    Aldo Guerri dall'Oro 1913–2004 Count Guerri dall'Oro
  18. Guido Guerri dall'Oro Gallone 1941–2019 11th Prince of Tricase, 8th Prince of Moliterno
    Jeanine Schneider b. 1945
  19. Simon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 1985 12th Prince of Tricase, 9th Prince of Moliterno
    Coline Morel b. 1986
  20. Léon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 2018 13th Prince of Tricase, 10th Prince of Moliterno
Origins — House of Cybo (17 generations, Patricians of Genoa from 999)
  1. Guido Cybo fl. 999
  2. Edoardo Cybo fl. 1020
  3. Guido Cybo fl. 1038
  4. Lamberto Cybo
  5. Aranito Cybo
  6. Ermes Cybo fl. 1188
  7. Guglielmo Cybo fl. 1200
    Petrona della Volta
  8. Lanfranco Cybo fl. 1200 Consul of Genoa 1241
    Brachetta Cicala Patrician of Genoa
  9. Guglielmo «il Buono» Cybo b. 1200 Count Palatine of the HRE 1260, Admiral of the Genoese fleet
    Maria Guercio Patrician of Genoa
  10. Francesco Cybo b. 1220c
    Marietta Doria Patrician of Genoa
  11. Cybo «Cybetto» Cybo 1240c–1310c
    Lauretta Cattaneo della Volta of the Lords of Tagliolo
  12. Guglielmo Cybo 1265c–1331c
    Bianchinetta Fieschi of the Counts of Lavagna
  13. Francesco Cybo 1290c–1345c 1st Count of Gragnano
    Moisetta Carmandini
  14. Alaone (Alano) Cybo 1320c–1353c 2nd Count of Gragnano
    Nicoletta de' Marini
  15. Maurizio Cybo 1350c–1353c Governor of Chios and Smyrna
    Saracena Marucella
  16. Aronne Cybo 1377–1457 Senator and Prefect of Rome 1455, Viceroy of Naples 1438–1441
    Teodorina de' Mari 1395c–1470
  17. Giovanni Battista Cybo 1432–1492 → Pope Innocent VIII
Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia / de Borja)

Stage 3 · 1492–1503

Alexander VI

Rodrigo Borgia / de Borja

214th Pope · b. Valencia c. 1431 — † Rome 1503

Arms of Alexander VI

Born Rodrigo Borgia / de Borja, he was adopted by the family of his maternal uncle Alfonso Borgia / de Borja (later pope Callixtus III). He studied law at Bologna, became cardinal in 1456, then vice-chancellor and an able administrator of the papal court.

He had four children by a Roman noblewoman, Vannozza Cattanei — among them the famous Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia — and a natural daughter, Isabella, by another concubine. In the conclave of 1492, which followed the death of Innocent VIII, he was elected to the pontifical throne thanks to his immense wealth and the promises made to the rival candidate Ascanio Sforza.

Alexander VI launched the reform of the papal finances, recovered the pontifical territories governed by local lords and sought to unite the Christian world against the Turks. In 1493 he published the bull Inter caetera, which divided the territories of the New World between Spain and Portugal. At his sudden death, pope Pius III was elected.

Pontiff in green · confluences in light green

via Goffredo Borgia (the most direct)

  1. Pope Alexander VI c. 1431–1503
    Vannozza Cattanei 1442c–1518 concubine
  2. Goffredo Borgia / de Borja 1481–1517 1st Prince of Squillace, legit. nat. son
    Maria Giovanna de Milà of the Counts of Albayde
  3. Marina Borgia / de Borja of the Princes of Squillace
    Michele Ayerbe d'Aragona 1500c–1548 2nd Count of Simari
  4. Girolamo Ayerbe d'Aragona † 1591 1st Baron of Providente
  5. Vittoria Ayerbe d'Aragona † 1651
    Cesare di Capua
  6. Ettore di Capua
    Porzia Siscara of the Counts of Ajello
  7. Cesare di Capua b. 1669
    Fulvia del Tufo 1624–1675 of the Marquises of Matino
  8. Lucrezia di Capua † 1744
    Stefano III Gallone 1666–1733 3rd Prince of Tricase — entry of the Goffredo Borgia branch into the Gallone house
  9. Giuseppe Domenico Gallone 1706–1766 5th Prince of Tricase
    Beatrice Sersale 1737–1786 of the Sersale Marquises
  10. Giuseppe Gerardo Gallone 1766–1806 6th Prince of Tricase
    Maria Emanuela Pignatelli 1775–1818 Princess of Moliterno and Marsiconovo (heiress)
  11. Giovanni Battista Gallone 1800–1868 7th Prince of Tricase, 4th Prince of Moliterno, 6th Prince of Marsiconovo
    Maria Felicia Statella 1801–1846 of the Princes of Cassaro
  12. Giuseppe Gallone 1819–1898 8th Prince of Tricase, Senator of the Kingdom of Italy
    Antonietta Melodia 1829–1924 of the Barons of San Pietro in Melicozza
  13. Pietro Giovanni Battista «Gino» Gallone 1855–1931 9th Prince of Tricase, 6th Prince of Moliterno
    Giuseppina Moncada 1860–1946 of the Princes of Paternò
  14. Maria Bianca Gallone 1895–1982 10th Princess of Tricase, 7th Princess of Moliterno
    Augusto III della Posta 1890–1970 7th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
  15. Simonetta della Posta 1916–1986 of the Dukes of Civitella Alfedena
    Aldo Guerri dall'Oro 1913–2004 Count Guerri dall'Oro
  16. Guido Guerri dall'Oro Gallone 1941–2019 11th Prince of Tricase
    Jeanine Schneider b. 1945
  17. Simon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 1985 12th Prince of Tricase
    Coline Morel b. 1986
  18. Léon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 2018 13th Prince of Tricase

via Lucrezia Borgia

  1. Pope Alexander VI c. 1431–1503
    Vannozza Cattanei 1442c–1518 concubine
  2. Lucrezia Borgia / de Borja 1480–1519 legit. nat. daughter
    Alfonso I d'Este 1476–1534 Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio
  3. Francesco d'Este 1516–1578 Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio
  4. Marfisa d'Este 1562–1608 nat. daughter
    Alderano Cybo Malaspina 1552–1606 1st Duke of Ferentillo — confluence with Cybo Malaspina branch of Innocent VIII
  5. Carlo I Cybo Malaspina 1581–1662 2nd Duke of Ferentillo
    Brigida Spinola 1587–1660 of the Marquises of Calice and Veppo
  6. Veronica Cybo Malaspina 1611–1691 of the Dukes of Massa
    Jacopo Salviati de' Medici 1607–1672 1st Duke of Giuliano
  7. Francesco Maria Salviati de' Medici 1628–1698 2nd Duke of Giuliano
    Caterina Sforza 1630c–1698 of the Counts of Santa Fiora
  8. Eleonora Salviati de' Medici 1674–1738 of the Dukes of Giuliano
    Francesco III Sforza Visconti † 1697 8th Marquis of Caravaggio — confluence with Julius II branch
  9. Bianca Maria Sforza Visconti 1697–1717 9th Marchioness of Caravaggio
    Giovanni Guglielmo di Sinzendorf 1697–1766 8th Count — confluence with Felix V branch
  10. Bianca Maria di Sinzendorf 1717–1783 10th Marchioness of Caravaggio
    Filippo Domenico Doria Landi 1710–1768
  11. Andrea Doria Sforza Visconti 1738–1771 11th Marquis of Caravaggio
    Maria Giovanna Doria del Carretto 1743–1832 5th Duchess of Tursi
  12. Maria Teresa Doria Sforza Visconti 1765–1814 of the Marquises of Caravaggio
    Marcantonio IV Doria d'Angri 1765–1837 7th Prince of Angri, 1st Prince of Centola, 7th Duke of Eboli
  13. Livia Doria d'Angri 1791–1841 of the Princes of Angri and Centola
    Giovanni Battista II Carignani 1787–1844 4th Duke of Novoli, Minister of Foreign Affairs
  14. Margherita Carignani 1815–1891 of the Dukes of Novoli
    Augusto I della Posta 1813–1890 4th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
  15. Augusto II della Posta 1849–1917 5th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
    Beatrice Arnould 1861–1942 of the Arnould Baronets
  16. Augusto III della Posta 1890–1970 7th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
    Maria Bianca Gallone 1895–1982 10th Princess of Tricase, 7th Princess of Moliterno
  17. Simonetta della Posta 1916–1986 of the Dukes of Civitella Alfedena
    Aldo Guerri dall'Oro 1913–2004 Count Guerri dall'Oro
  18. Guido Guerri dall'Oro Gallone 1941–2019 11th Prince of Tricase, 8th Prince of Moliterno
    Jeanine Schneider b. 1945
  19. Simon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 1985 12th Prince of Tricase, 9th Prince of Moliterno
    Coline Morel b. 1986
  20. Léon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 2018 13th Prince of Tricase, 10th Prince of Moliterno

via Isabella Borgia

  1. Pope Alexander VI c. 1431–1503
    concubine (different from Vannozza)
  2. Isabella Borgia / de Borja 1471–1547 nat. daughter
    Pietro Giovanni Matuzzi 1465c–1517c Noble and perpetual Chancellor of Rome
  3. Giulia Matuzzi b. 1492 Noble of Rome
    Ciriaco Mattei 1485c–1517c Conservator of Rome 1524
  4. Orazia Mattei b. 1512c Noble of Rome
    Pamphilio I Pamphili 1495–1563 Conservator of Rome 1532
  5. Camillo I Pamphili 1539–1610 Conservator of Rome 1586
    Maria Flaminia Cancellieri del Bufalo b. 1545c Noble of Rome
  6. Pamphilio II Pamphili 1564c–1639 Conservator of Rome 1625
    Olimpia «la Pimpaccia» Maidalchini 1592–1657 Noble of Viterbo
  7. Camillo II Pamphili 1622–1666 Cardinal-nephew (renounced to marry), 1st Prince of Valmontone
    Olimpia Aldobrandini 1623–1691 2nd Princess of Rossano, 3rd Princess of Meldola
  8. Anna Pamphili 1652–1728 of the Princes of Valmontone
    Giovanni Andrea III Doria Landi 1653–1737 11th Prince of Melfi, Grandee of Spain 1703
  9. Andrea Doria Landi 1675–1737 8th Marquis of Torriglia
    Livia Maria Centurione 1685–1748 of the Centurione Marquises
  10. Filippo Domenico Doria Landi 1710–1768 of the Princes of Melfi, Count of Loano
    Bianca Maria di Sinzendorf 1717–1783 10th Marchioness of Caravaggio — confluence with Sinzendorf
  11. Andrea Doria Sforza Visconti 1738–1771 11th Marquis of Caravaggio
    Maria Giovanna Doria del Carretto 1743–1832 5th Duchess of Tursi
  12. Maria Teresa Doria Sforza Visconti 1765–1814 of the Marquises of Caravaggio
    Marcantonio IV Doria d'Angri 1765–1837 7th Prince of Angri, 1st Prince of Centola, 7th Duke of Eboli
  13. Livia Doria d'Angri 1791–1841 of the Princes of Angri and Centola
    Giovanni Battista II Carignani 1787–1844 4th Duke of Novoli, Minister of Foreign Affairs
  14. Margherita Carignani 1815–1891 of the Dukes of Novoli
    Augusto I della Posta 1813–1890 4th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
  15. Augusto II della Posta 1849–1917 5th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
    Beatrice Arnould 1861–1942 of the Arnould Baronets
  16. Augusto III della Posta 1890–1970 7th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
    Maria Bianca Gallone 1895–1982 10th Princess of Tricase, 7th Princess of Moliterno
  17. Simonetta della Posta 1916–1986 of the Dukes of Civitella Alfedena
    Aldo Guerri dall'Oro 1913–2004 Count Guerri dall'Oro
  18. Guido Guerri dall'Oro Gallone 1941–2019 11th Prince of Tricase, 8th Prince of Moliterno
    Jeanine Schneider b. 1945
  19. Simon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 1985 12th Prince of Tricase, 9th Prince of Moliterno
    Coline Morel b. 1986
  20. Léon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 2018 13th Prince of Tricase, 10th Prince of Moliterno
Origins — House of Borgia / de Borja (7 generations, Lords of Borja from the 13th c.)
  1. Ximeno Perez de Borja Lord of Borja
    Teresa Gaston
  2. Fortunio Arnaldo Ximenez de Borja Lord of Borja
    Isabella de Banzo / Baucio
  3. Gonzalo de Borja fl. 1349 Lord of Borja
    Francesca de Saux
  4. Rodrigo de Borja Lord of Borja
    Francesca de Fenollet
  5. Rodrigo «il Giovane» de Borja v. 1360–1407 Lord of Borja
    Sibilla Escrivà 1365c–1407 of the Lords of Agres and Rafoi
  6. Goffredo (Joffre) de Borja 1390c–1437 Lord of Borja
    Isabella de Borja 1400c–1468 Lady of Torre Borja and Canales
  7. Rodrigo Borgia / de Borja 1431–1503 → Pope Alexander VI
Pope Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere)

Stage 4 · 1503–1513

Julius II

Giuliano della Rovere

216th Pope · b. Albisola Superiore 1443 — † Rome 1513

Arms of Julius II

Born Giuliano della Rovere, he entered the Franciscan order. His uncle, pope Sixtus IV, made him bishop and then cardinal. When in 1492 his sworn enemy, Rodrigo Borgia, became pope under the name of Alexander VI, Giuliano fled into exile in France, where he remained until the Borgia’s death. In 1503 he was elected pope, succeeding Pius III.

The principal concern of his pontificate was the reunification and expansion of the Papal State. Julius II also relaunched the works of St Peter’s Basilica, availing himself of the work of the masters of the Renaissance — Bramante, Raphael and Michelangelo, whom he commissioned for the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel and his own funerary monument.

Pontiff in green · confluences in light green

  1. Pope Julius II 1443–1513
    Lucrezia Normanni concubine
  2. Felicia della Rovere 1483c–1536c legit. nat. daughter
    Giovanni Giordano Orsini 1478c–1517 9th Count of Tagliacozzo, Lord of Bracciano
  3. Girolamo Orsini 1500c–1545c Lord of Bracciano, Condottiere
    Francesca Sforza b. 1520c of the Counts of Santa Fiora
  4. Felicia Orsini 1538c–1596 of the Lords of Bracciano
    Marcantonio II Colonna 1535–1585 3rd Duke of Paliano, 1st Duke of Tagliacozzo
  5. Costanza Colonna b. 1553 of the Dukes of Paliano and Tagliacozzo
    Francesco I Sforza Visconti 1550c–1576 3rd Marquis of Caravaggio
  6. Muzio II Sforza Visconti 1577–1622 4th Marquis of Caravaggio
    Felice Orsina Damasceni Peretti b. 1573c Noble of Rome
  7. Francesco II Sforza Visconti 1628–1680 7th Marquis of Caravaggio, General of the galleys of the Order of Malta
    Bianca Maria Imperiali b. 1629 of the Lords of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi
  8. Francesco III Sforza Visconti 1670c–1697 8th Marquis of Caravaggio
    Eleonora Salviati de' Medici 1674–1738 of the Dukes of Giuliano — confluence with Innocent VIII branch
  9. Bianca Maria Sforza Visconti 1697–1717 9th Marchioness of Caravaggio
    Giovanni Guglielmo di Sinzendorf 1697–1766 8th Count — confluence with Felix V branch
  10. Bianca Maria di Sinzendorf 1717–1783 10th Marchioness of Caravaggio
    Filippo Domenico Doria Landi 1710–1768
  11. Andrea Doria Sforza Visconti 1738–1771 11th Marquis of Caravaggio
    Maria Giovanna Doria del Carretto 1743–1832 5th Duchess of Tursi
  12. Maria Teresa Doria Sforza Visconti 1765–1814 of the Marquises of Caravaggio
    Marcantonio IV Doria d'Angri 1765–1837 7th Prince of Angri, 1st Prince of Centola, 7th Duke of Eboli
  13. Livia Doria d'Angri 1791–1841 of the Princes of Angri and Centola
    Giovanni Battista II Carignani 1787–1844 4th Duke of Novoli, Minister of Foreign Affairs
  14. Margherita Carignani 1815–1891 of the Dukes of Novoli
    Augusto I della Posta 1813–1890 4th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
  15. Augusto II della Posta 1849–1917 5th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
    Beatrice Arnould 1861–1942 of the Arnould Baronets
  16. Augusto III della Posta 1890–1970 7th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
    Maria Bianca Gallone 1895–1982 10th Princess of Tricase, 7th Princess of Moliterno
  17. Simonetta della Posta 1916–1986 of the Dukes of Civitella Alfedena
    Aldo Guerri dall'Oro 1913–2004 Count Guerri dall'Oro
  18. Guido Guerri dall'Oro Gallone 1941–2019 11th Prince of Tricase, 8th Prince of Moliterno
    Jeanine Schneider b. 1945
  19. Simon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 1985 12th Prince of Tricase, 9th Prince of Moliterno
    Coline Morel b. 1986
  20. Léon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 2018 13th Prince of Tricase, 10th Prince of Moliterno
Origins — House of della Rovere (3 generations, humble origin)

A “short” house: the grandfather Leonardo was a cloth-shearer — a humble origin rare among the Renaissance popes, with their long genealogies.

  1. Leonardo (Beltramo) della Rovere fl. 1436 Cloth-shearer
    Lucrezia Monleone
  2. Raffaello della Rovere 1410c–1477
    Teodora Mantrola b. 1422c
  3. Giuliano della Rovere 1443–1513 → Pope Julius II
Pope Paul III (Alessandro Farnese)

Stage 5 · 1534–1549

Paul III

Alessandro Farnese

220th Pope · b. Canino (Viterbo) 1468 — † Rome 1549

Arms of Paul III

To him is owed the launch of the Counter-Reformation. Born Alessandro Farnese, after a youth of ease and dissipation he was made a cardinal at the age of twenty-five by Alexander VI. At the death of Clement VII he ascended the pontifical throne. Despite an inordinately nepotistic policy that advantaged his two illegitimate sons and some nephews, he openly supported the reform of the Catholic Church.

After having restored the Inquisition and in 1542 founded the Holy Office, in 1545 he convened the Council of Trent. He also commissioned Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel and authorised the foundation of the order of the Jesuits, an important element of the Counter-Reformation. At his death pope Julius III was elected.

Pontiff in green · confluences in light green

via Pier Luigi Farnese

  1. Pope Paul III 1468–1549
    Silvia Ruffini 1475c–1561 concubine
  2. Pier Luigi Farnese 1503–1547 1st Duke of Parma and Piacenza, legit. nat. son 1505
    Girolama Orsini 1504–1570 of the Counts of Pitigliano
  3. Ottavio Farnese 1524–1586 2nd Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Golden Fleece
  4. Ersilia Farnese 1565–1596 nat. daughter, of the Dukes of Parma
    Renato I Borromeo 1555–1608 9th Count of Arona
  5. Giulio Cesare Borromeo 1590–1638 10th Count of Arona
    Giovanna Cesi † 1672 of the Marquises of Riano
  6. Anna Maria Borromeo b. 1638 of the Counts of Arona
    Filippo Candido Pepoli † 1661 Count of Castiglione
  7. Cornelio I Pepoli 1658–1706 Count of Castiglione
    Caterina Bentivoglio
  8. Alessandro Pepoli Count of Castiglione
    Ginevra Isolani Lupari † 1753
  9. Anna Pepoli of the Counts of Castiglione
    Giuseppe Ercole Malvezzi Locatelli 1708–1781 Count Palatine, 12th Count della Selva
  10. Ippolita Francesca Malvezzi Locatelli 1732–1794 of the Counts della Selva
    Giovanni Battista I Carignani 1720–1796 2nd Duke of Novoli
  11. Giuseppe Carignani 1759–1829 3rd Duke of Novoli, Mayor of Naples, Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Margherita Pignatelli 1755–1796 of the Princes of Monteroduni
  12. Giovanni Battista II Carignani 1787–1844 4th Duke of Novoli, Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Livia Doria d'Angri 1791–1841 of the Princes of Angri and Centola
  13. Margherita Carignani 1815–1891 of the Dukes of Novoli
    Augusto I della Posta 1813–1890 4th Duke of Civitella Alfedena — great confluence of the five branches
  14. Augusto II della Posta 1849–1917 5th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
    Beatrice Arnould 1861–1942 of the Arnould Baronets
  15. Augusto III della Posta 1890–1970 7th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
    Maria Bianca Gallone 1895–1982 10th Princess of Tricase
  16. Simonetta della Posta 1916–1986
    Aldo Guerri dall'Oro 1913–2004
  17. Guido Guerri dall'Oro Gallone 1941–2019
    Jeanine Schneider b. 1945
  18. Simon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 1985
    Coline Morel b. 1986
  19. Léon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 2018 13th Prince of Tricase

via Costanza Farnese

  1. Pope Paul III 1468–1549
    Silvia Ruffini 1475c–1561 concubine
  2. Costanza Farnese 1500c–1545 Marchioness of Proceno, legit. nat. daughter 1505
    Bosio II Sforza 1485c–1535 Count of Santa Fiora
  3. Faustina Sforza † 1546 of the Counts of Santa Fiora
    Muzio I Sforza Visconti 1528c–1553 2nd Marquis of Caravaggio
  4. Francesco I Sforza Visconti 1550c–1576 3rd Marquis of Caravaggio
    Costanza Caterina Colonna b. 1553 of the Dukes of Paliano — confluence with Julius II branch
  5. Muzio II Sforza Visconti 1577–1622 4th Marquis of Caravaggio
    Felice Orsina Damasceni Peretti b. 1573c Noble of Rome
  6. Francesco II Sforza Visconti 1628–1680 7th Marquis of Caravaggio
    Bianca Maria Imperiali b. 1629 of the Lords of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi
  7. Francesco III Sforza Visconti 1670c–1697 8th Marquis of Caravaggio
    Eleonora Salviati de' Medici 1674–1738 of the Dukes of Giuliano — confluence with Innocent VIII branch
  8. Bianca Maria Sforza Visconti 1697–1717 9th Marchioness of Caravaggio
    Giovanni Guglielmo di Sinzendorf 1697–1766 8th Count — confluence with Felix V branch
  9. Bianca Maria di Sinzendorf 1717–1783 10th Marchioness of Caravaggio
    Filippo Domenico Doria Landi 1710–1768
  10. Andrea Doria Sforza Visconti 1738–1771 11th Marquis of Caravaggio
    Maria Giovanna Doria del Carretto 1743–1832 5th Duchess of Tursi
  11. Maria Teresa Doria Sforza Visconti 1765–1814 of the Marquises of Caravaggio
    Marcantonio IV Doria d'Angri 1765–1837 7th Prince of Angri, 1st Prince of Centola, 7th Duke of Eboli
  12. Livia Doria d'Angri 1791–1841 of the Princes of Angri and Centola
    Giovanni Battista II Carignani 1787–1844 4th Duke of Novoli, Minister of Foreign Affairs
  13. Margherita Carignani 1815–1891 of the Dukes of Novoli
    Augusto I della Posta 1813–1890 4th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
  14. Augusto II della Posta 1849–1917 5th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
    Beatrice Arnould 1861–1942 of the Arnould Baronets
  15. Augusto III della Posta 1890–1970 7th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
    Maria Bianca Gallone 1895–1982 10th Princess of Tricase, 7th Princess of Moliterno
  16. Simonetta della Posta 1916–1986 of the Dukes of Civitella Alfedena
    Aldo Guerri dall'Oro 1913–2004 Count Guerri dall'Oro
  17. Guido Guerri dall'Oro Gallone 1941–2019 11th Prince of Tricase, 8th Prince of Moliterno
    Jeanine Schneider b. 1945
  18. Simon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 1985 12th Prince of Tricase, 9th Prince of Moliterno
    Coline Morel b. 1986
  19. Léon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 2018 13th Prince of Tricase, 10th Prince of Moliterno
Origins — House of Farnese (12 generations, Lords of Farnese and Latera from the 12th c.)
  1. Pietro I Farnese Lord of Farnese and Latera
  2. Prudenzio I Farnese † 1170 Lord of Farnese and Latera
  3. Pietro II Farnese † 1200c Consul of Orvieto 1174
  4. Pepone «Malavicino» Farnese † 1220c Consul of Orvieto 1193
  5. Ranuccio I Pepo Farnese Lord of Farnese and Ischia
  6. Ranuccio II Nicola Farnese Captain of the Church 1309
  7. Niccolò Farnese 1260c–1339 Governor of Bologna
  8. Ranuccio III Farnese 1315–1380 General of the Army of Florence 1368
    Pantasilea Salimbeni b. 1322c Patrician of Siena
  9. Pietro III Farnese 1350c–1415 General of the Church 1386
    Francesca Pantasilea Dolci of the Counts of Corbara Montemarte
  10. Ranuccio IV «il Vecchio» Farnese 1390–1450 Senator of Rome 1419, General of the Church 1432
    Agnese de' Monaldeschi della Cervara b. 1395c
  11. Pier Luigi Farnese 1435–1487 Lord of Farnese, Count of Montalto
    Giovannetta Gaetani dell'Aquila of the Dukes of Sermoneta
  12. Alessandro Farnese 1468–1549 → Pope Paul III
Pope Gregory XIII (Ugo Boncompagni)

Stage 6 · 1572–1585

Gregory XIII

Ugo Boncompagni

226th Pope · b. Bologna 1502 — † Rome 1585

Arms of Gregory XIII

He reformed the calendar according to the system currently in force — the Gregorian calendar. Born Ugo Boncompagni, he distinguished himself as a theologian during the Council of Trent and in 1564 was made a cardinal by Pius IV. At the death of Pius V he was elected pontiff.

Gregory XIII promoted the re-edition of the Corpus iuris canonici (1582), spent considerable sums on instruction and the foundation of universities and undertook the construction of the papal Palace on the Quirinal hill in Rome, which later became the residence of Italian kings and presidents. A fierce anti-Protestant, he sought to form a coalition to fight against the Reformation. At his death pope Sixtus V was elected.

Pontiff in green · confluences in light green

  1. Pope Gregory XIII 1502–1585
    Maddalena Fulchini concubine
  2. Jacopo Boncompagni 1548–1612 1st Duke of Sora, legit. nat. son 1572
    Costanza Francesca Sforza 1550–1617 of the Counts of Santa Fiora
  3. Giulia Boncompagni 1586–1622 of the Dukes of Sora and Arce
    Giovanni II de Guevara † 1631 3rd Duke of Bovino, Grand Seneschal of the Kingdom of Naples
  4. Anna de Guevara 1614–1689 of the Dukes of Bovino
    Andrea d'Avalos 1618–1709 4th Prince of Montesarchio, Admiral of the Neapolitan galleys, Golden Fleece
  5. Giulia d'Avalos 1644–1737 Princess of Montesarchio (heiress)
    Giovanni d'Avalos † 1712 5th Prince of Montesarchio, 2nd Prince of Troia
  6. Nicola d'Avalos 1665c–1729 6th Prince of Montesarchio
    Giovanna Caracciolo Rosso b. 1672 of the Princes of Avellino
  7. Diego I d'Avalos 1697–1764 8th Prince of Montesarchio
    Eleonora d'Acquaviva d'Aragona † 1760 of the Dukes of Nardò and Noci
  8. Maria Luisa d'Avalos 1748–1781 Marquises del Vasto and Pescara
    Giovanni Battista III Pignatelli 1740–1805 2nd Prince of Moliterno, 4th Prince of Marsiconovo
  9. Maria Emanuela Pignatelli 1775–1818 Princess of Moliterno and Marsiconovo (heiress)
    Giuseppe Gerardo Gallone 1766–1806 6th Prince of Tricase — entry of the Boncompagni branch into the Gallone house
  10. Giovanni Battista Gallone 1800–1868 7th Prince of Tricase, 4th Prince of Moliterno
    Maria Felicia Statella 1801–1846 of the Princes of Cassaro
  11. Giuseppe Gallone 1819–1898 8th Prince of Tricase, Senator of the Kingdom of Italy
    Antonietta Melodia 1829–1924
  12. Pietro Giovanni Battista «Gino» Gallone 1855–1931 9th Prince of Tricase
    Giuseppina Moncada 1860–1946 of the Princes of Paternò
  13. Maria Bianca Gallone 1895–1982 10th Princess of Tricase
    Augusto III della Posta 1890–1970 7th Duke of Civitella Alfedena
  14. Simonetta della Posta 1916–1986
    Aldo Guerri dall'Oro 1913–2004
  15. Guido Guerri dall'Oro Gallone 1941–2019
    Jeanine Schneider b. 1945
  16. Simon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 1985
    Coline Morel b. 1986
  17. Léon Guerri dall'Oro Gallone b. 2018 13th Prince of Tricase
Origins — House of Boncompagni (16 generations, Patricians of Bologna from the 11th c.)
  1. Luitolfo
  2. Boncompagno fl. 1010
  3. Rodolfo Boncompagni
  4. Boncompagno Boncompagni Lord of Assisi
  5. Rodolfo Boncompagni Count of Assisi
    Ildegonda
  6. Giovanni Boncompagni
  7. Boncompagno Boncompagni fl. 1191
  8. Paolo Boncompagni † 1240c
  9. Boncompagno «del Drago» Boncompagni Notary at Bologna 1243
  10. Giovanni «Zanino» Boncompagni † 1291
  11. Pirrino Boncompagni Patrician of Bologna, General Councillor of Bologna 1347
    Misina dal Ponte
  12. Pietro Boncompagni † 1408 Ambassador of Bologna 1386
    Gerardina de' Cattani
  13. Gaspare Boncompagni † 1437 Patrician of Bologna
    Giacoma Bucchi
  14. Giacomo Boncompagni Patrician of Bologna
    Scolastica Banzi
  15. Cristoforo Boncompagni 1470–1546 Patrician of Bologna
    Angela Marescalchi Patrician of Bologna
  16. Ugo Boncompagni 1502–1585 → Pope Gregory XIII

The ten papal descents converge into the main Guerri dall’Oro Gallone line at three key dates: 1705 (Lucrezia di Capua × Stefano III Gallone — entry of the Goffredo Borgia branch), 1796 (Maria Emanuela Pignatelli × Giuseppe Gerardo Gallone — entry of the Boncompagni branch with the Moliterno + Marsiconovo contribution), 1834 (Margherita Carignani × Augusto I della Posta — great confluence of the five remaining branches).