Information AboutBarberini |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT BARBERINI | |
| ancient roman families | |
| italian noble houses | |
| italian people | |
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After Urban's death in 1644 his successor, Pope Innocent X , was hostile to the Barberini family. Taddeo fled to Paris , where he died in 1647 , and with him the family became extinct in the male line. His daughter Cornelia married Prince Giulio Cesare Colonna di Sciarra of the Colonna Family in 1728 , who added her name to his own. On the death of Prince Enrico Barberini-Colonna the name went to his daughter and heiress Donna Maria and her husband Marquis Luigi Sacchetti , who received the title of prince of Palestrina and permission to bear the name of Barberini. The fine Palazzo Barberini and library in Rome give evidence of their wealth and magnificence. The ruthless way in which they plundered ancient buildings, such as the copper roof tiles of the Pantheon to adorn the Baldachin of St. Peters , is the origin of the saying, "''Quod non fecerunt barbari, fecerunt Barberini.''" SEE ALSO REFERENCES |