The Colonna family is notable for its bitter feud with the Orsini Colonna family over influence in Rome, until it was stopped by Papal Bull in 1511.
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10 Facts About Colonna family
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Giovanni Colonna was born on c 1206 and nephew of Cardinal Giovanni Colonna di Carbognano, made his solemn vows as a Dominican around 1228 and received his theological and philosophical training at the Roman studium of Santa Sabina, the forerunner of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum.
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Colonna family served as the Provincial of the Roman province of the Dominican Order and led the provincial chapter of 1248 at Anagni.
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Margherita Colonna family was a member of the Franciscan Order.
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The Colonna family's lands were distributed among Landolfo and his loyal brothers; the rest of the Colonna family fled Italy.
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In honor of this event, the Colonna family was granted the privilege of using the imperial pointed crown on top of their coat of arms.
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Colonna family composed a number of sonnets for special occasions within the Colonna family, including "Colonna the Glorious, the great Latin name upon which all our hopes rest".
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Vittoria Colonna family became famous in the sixteenth century as a poet and a figure in literate circles.
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In 1728, the Carbognano branch of the Colonna family added the name Barberini to its family name when Giulio Cesare Colonna di Sciarra married Cornelia Barberini, daughter of the last male Barberini to hold the name and granddaughter of Maffeo Barberini .
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Colonna family have been Prince Assistants to the Papal Throne since 1710, though their papal princely title only dates from 1854.
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