Imperiali family

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Coat of arms of the Imperiali family

The Imperiale - or Imperiali - family is a princely noble family from the Republic of Genoa. Previously named Tartaro (10th century), it was one of the most powerful families dominating the city's politics in the 17th and 18th century and owned a vast fiefdom in Italy.

Famous members

• Michele Imperiali Simeana, Prince of Montena and Francavilla (c1736-1782).
• Davide Imperiale (1540-1612).
• Giovanni Vincenzo Imperiale (1582-1648), politician.
• The Marquis Guglielmo Imperiali (1858-1944), diplomat.
• The Marquis Pierre Imperiali (1874-1940) (second cousin of Guglielmo), Belgian politician and senator, inventor of the Imperiali quota and of the Imperiali method.

Bibliography

• Gian Domenico Oltrona Visconti, Imperialis Familia, Piacenza 1999.

External links

• it:Imperiale (famiglia)
• The Castello Imperiali at Francavilla Fontana
• Genealogy of the Imperiali family from the Libro d'Oro of the Italian nobility
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• Imperiali family tree
• The journey of Gian Vincenzo Imperiale in 1633
• History and biographies of the Imperiali of Genova and of the Sant'Angelo branch
• Poggio Imperiali