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House of Caetani
Also known as Caetani family, Geatani family
The House of Caetani (), or Gaetani, is the name of an Italian noble family, originally from the city of Gaeta, connected by some to the lineage of the lords of the Duchy of Gaeta, as well as to the patrician Gaetani of the Republic of Pisa. It played an important role in Rome, in the Papal States and in the Kingdom of Naples, and later in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
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- 140px
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- 12th century
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- Prince of Gioia Prince of Piedimonte Prince of Caserta Prince of Teano Prince of Bassiano Duke of Laurenzana Duke of Sermoneta Count of Alife Count of Fondi Count of Morcone Count of Torre Cajetani Patrician of Anagni Lord of Torre Cajetani
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The House of Caetani (), or Gaetani, is the name of an Italian noble family, originally from the city of Gaeta, connected by some to the lineage of the lords of the Duchy of Gaeta, as well as to the patrician Gaetani of the Republic of Pisa. It played an important role in Rome, in the Papal States and in the Kingdom of Naples, and later in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
==Origins== thumb|upright|The Gaetani coat of arms during the time of Boniface VIII The House of Caetani, or Gaetani, according to a family tradition, was descendant of the Dukes of Gaeta. Nevertheless, the family had no more great importance in Rome until the elections of Giovanni Caetani and Benedetto Caetani to the papacy as Pope Gelasius II and Pope Boniface VIII in 1118 and 1294 respectively, when they at once became the most notable in the city. The pope helped them to buy Sermoneta, Bassiano, Ninfa and San Donato (1297, 1300), and the marquisate of Ancona in 1300, while Charles II of Anjou created the pope's brother count of Caserta.