Adorno family
The Adorno family was a patrician family in Genoa, Italy, of the Ghibelline party, several of whom were Doges of the republic. The first of these, Gabriele Adorno, is also the tenor role in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Simon Boccanegra.
Principal members
Doges
- Gabriele Adorno (1320–1398)
- Antoniotto Adorno (1340–1398)
- Giorgio Adorno (1350 – 1430)
- Raffaele Adorno (1375 – 1458)
- Barnaba Adorno (1385 – 1459)
- Prospero Adorno (1428 – 1486)
- Agostino Adorno (1488-1499)
- Antoniotto II Adorno (c. 1479 - 1528)
Castles and palaces of the Adornos
- Doge's Palace, Genoa
- Borgo Adorno
- Castello della Pietra
- Castello di Gabiano
- Castello di Bolzaneto
- Il castello Adorno in Silvano d'Orba
- Castelletto di Branduzzo
- Castello di Savignone
- Cortachy Castle in Scotland (according to Italian Wikipedia)
- Palazzo Adorni Braccesi
Palazzo Adorno di Lecce; Palazzo Adorno di Genova;Palazzo Cattaneo Adorno;Palazzo baronale di Caprarica di Lecce (Puglia)
See also
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