Virginio Orsini, Duke of Bracciano

Virginio Orsini (* September 1572; † September 9, 1615 in Rome) was the second Duke of Bracciano.

The son of a violent Paolo Giordano I and Isabella de ' Medici in 1585 inherited the title and estates of his father. Virginio was in the service of the Venetian Republic, and later the church. He was awarded the Order of the Golden Fleece. His numerous children with Beatrice Vitelli made ​​great careers and joined advantageous marriages. The first born Paolo Giordano II (1591-1646) married the reigning Princess of Piombino and reached the rank of princes of the Holy Roman Empire. Another son Alessandro Orsini (1592-1626), reached the dignities of a cardinal and papal legate.

  • Orsini
  • Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
  • Born in 1572
  • Died in 1615
  • Man
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