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The Count family DELLA GENGA, with ancient origins from the
Marche, date back to the XI century in the castle of Genga in
the province of Ancona, in which it comes from, and in which it
received its name.
The Genga family distinguished themselves in an illustrious way
in the literary, political,religious, and weapons field over the
course of the centuries since medieval times.
From them, we remember: the poet Leonora, a contemporary of
Petrarch, the commander Guido at the time of Frederick II of
Swabia, Rinaldo, Ercole, Donnino that served Pope Julius II of
Rovere. The cardinal Annibale became Pope in 1823 with the name
Leo XII,
which he was proclaimed in the jubilee year of the XIX century
and was buried in the St. Peter’s Basilica. Cardinal Gabriele
was buried in San Lorenzo in Lucina, Rome.
As a result of marriages and acquired relationships, the family
progressively moved in Umbria, between Assisi and Spoleto, the
city where it settled definitively.
In the historic part of the town of Spoleto you can admire the
De Domo Alberini Palace acquired by the Genga family by
succession. The Palace was a dwelling of Pope Leone XII.
The last and only descendant, Count Lorenzo Pucci Boncambj
Marchese of Genga, administers his properties while maintaining
and enhancing the important estate handed down through the
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