House of Ordelaffi
The Ordelaffi were a noble family that ruled the lower Romagna and Naples from the 13th century to 1504, with some interregnums.
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- Noble house.surname
- Ordelaffi
- Noble house.coat of arms
- Arms of the house of Ordelaffi.svg
- Noble house.image_size
- 160px
- Noble house.type
- Noble family
- Noble house.estates
- Rocca di Ravaldino (it) (seat)Rocca Malatestiana (2nd seat)
- Noble house.titles
- Doge of Venice (non-hereditary) Lord of Forlì and Imola Lord of Cesena Lord of Castrocaro
- Noble house.styles
- "Serenity" (Doge)"Grace"
- Noble house.founder
- Vitale Faliero
- Noble house.final ruler
- Antonio Maria Ordelaffi
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The Ordelaffi were a noble family that ruled the lower Romagna and Naples from the 13th century to 1504, with some interregnums.
==History== The Ordelaffi origins are unclear, but themselves claimed a lineage with "Lor de Laffia", a Germanic soldier under service to Berengar I of Italy in 889. He was appointed as governor of Forlì, that starting to rule itself as free commune. In 910, Lor de Laffia attempt to conquer the city, but was exiled to Ravenna. His heirs were surnamed as "Lordelaffi", "Ordelaf" and finally "Ordelaffi".