Английская Википедия:Angelo Maria Angeli
Шаблон:Infobox royalty Angelo Maria Angelo Flavio Comneno (Latin: Angelus Maria Angelus Flavius Comnenus;Шаблон:Sfn 1600–1678) was the Grand Master of the Constantinian Order of Saint George from 1634 to 1678. Angelo Maria's family, the Angelo Flavio Comneno, claimed descent from the Angelos dynasty of Byzantine emperors, and Angelo Maria also claimed the titles "Prince of Macedonia and Thessaly" and "Duke and Count of Drivasto and Durazzo".
Biography
Angelo Maria was born in 1600Шаблон:Sfn as the eldest son of Michele Angeli, who in turn was the eldest son of Girolamo I Angeli. Angelo Maria had a younger brother, Marco, as well as three sisters; Ursula, Maria Altadonna and Laura.Шаблон:Sfn Angelo Maria's family, the Angelo Flavio Comneno, claimed descent from the Angelos dynasty of Byzantine emperors.Шаблон:Sfn In the mid-15th century, Michele's uncles Andrea and Paolo were officially acknowledged as descendants of the Angelos emperors by Pope Paul III (Шаблон:Reign1534–1549) and founded the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George,Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn a chivalric order with invented Byzantine connections.Шаблон:Sfn
Angelo Maria's father Michele was technically of illegitimate birth, having been born while his mother, Ursula Bini, was still married to her first husband, and not to his father, Girolamo I. Although Girolamo and Ursula eventually did marry, on 8 February 1575, the only of the couple's five children to have been born while they were married was their youngest son, Andrea.Шаблон:Sfn Though Girolamo succeeded in having Michele legitimized by the Roman Curia on 27 March 1574,Шаблон:Sfn his lineage was confirmed by legal courts to be allowed to succeed to the position of grand masterШаблон:Sfn and Giovanni Andrea I (grand master 1592–1623 and 1627–1634) explicitly designated Angelo Maria as his successor,Шаблон:Sfn Angelo Maria's accession to the position of grand master in 1634 was challenged by his uncle Andrea on the grounds of his "adulterous lineage".Шаблон:Sfn
Upon Angelo Maria's accession, the Constantinian Order was effectively run by Majolino Bisaccioni, a prominent member of the order under Giovanni Andrea I, as vice-grand master. Though Bisaccioni accepted Angelo Maria's accession, he did not relinquish his own power and Angelo Maria was unable to actually secure control of the order until Bisaccioni resigned in 1656, 22 years after Angelo Maria inherited the position. As grand master, Angelo Maria managed to improve the financial circumstances of both his family and the Constantinian Order, possibly owing to a large inheritance from his mother, Lucietta Michiel,Шаблон:Sfn who belonged to a prominent Venetian noble family.Шаблон:Sfn Angelo Maria worked to maintain the prestige and honor of the Constantinian Order, noted for having expelled disorderly members, such as Paolo Francesco Modrono, who was expelled in February 1673 because of criminal proceedings against him.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1671, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (Шаблон:Reign1658–1705), confirmed the Holy Roman imperial recognition of the Constantinian Order (previously recognized by Emperor Ferdinand II in 1630), issuing a diploma on 25 June which affirmed the rights of the order and the right of its knights to bear arms throughout the Holy Roman Empire. There are extensive surviving records of correspondence between Leopold and Angelo Maria. Imperial correspondence continued under Angelo Maria's successors.Шаблон:Sfn Angelo Maria died in 1678.Шаблон:Sfn He was succeeded either briefly by his younger brother Marco,Шаблон:Sfn or, if Marco predeceased him,Шаблон:Sfn his cousin Girolamo II Angeli.Шаблон:Sfn
See also
References
Bibliography
- Шаблон:Cite journal
- Шаблон:The Immortal Emperor: The Life and Legend of Constantine Palaiologos, Last Emperor of the Romans
- Шаблон:Cite book
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