Английская Википедия:Girolamo II Angeli
Шаблон:Infobox royalty Girolamo II Angelo Flavio Comneno (Latin: Hieronymus Angelus Flavius Comnenus;Шаблон:Sfn 1629–1687) was the Grand Master of the Constantinian Order of Saint George from 1679 to 1687. Girolamo's family, the Angelo Flavio Comneno, claimed descent from the Angelos dynasty of Byzantine emperors, and Girolamo also claimed the titles "Prince of Macedonia" and "Duke and Count of Drivasto and Durazzo".
Biography
Girolamo was born in 1629Шаблон:Sfn as the eldest son of Andrea Angeli, who in turn was the youngest son of Girolamo I Angeli.Шаблон:Sfn Girolamo's family, the Angelo Flavio Comneno, claimed descent from the Angelos dynasty of Byzantine emperors.Шаблон:Sfn In the mid-15th century, Andrea'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
Girolamo's father Andrea, and then Girolamo himself, had challenged the claim of Angelo Maria Angeli (grand master 1634–1678) to the grand mastership of the Constantinian Order,Шаблон:Sfn on the basis of Angelo Maria's father Michele Angeli having been born illegitimate.Шаблон:Sfn Despite this, Angelo Maria's lack of children, and the lack of children of his brother and possibly brief successor Marco, led Angelo Maria to designate Girolamo as successor.Шаблон:Sfn
Girolamo maintained the friendly relationship that had been established between Angelo Maria and Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. On 6 January 1679, Leopold acknowledged a letter from Girolamo which informed the emperor of Angelo Maria's death, and on 22 June 1679, Leopold formally recognized Girolamo's accession to the position of grand master.Шаблон:Sfn The relationship between the Angeli and the Holy Roman imperial family went beyond simple courtesies. The two families informed each other of deaths in either family, members of the imperial family sometimes wrote to Girolamo to recommend appointments to the Constantinian Order, and in the correspondence between Girolamo and Leopold, Girolamo was at times addressed as if he were a fellow sovereign monarch.Шаблон:Sfn
Girolamo died in 1687. He was succeeded as grand master by his younger brother, Giovanni Andrea II, the last male member of his family.Шаблон:Sfn With his wife, whose name is not known, Girolamo at some point fathered a daughter, Laura. Laura's death in 1756 extinguished the Angelo Flavio Comneno family.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
- Шаблон:Cite book
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