Altieri family

Altieri
Black noble family
Coat of Arms of the house of Altieri
Country	Papal States Republic of Genoa Republic of Venice Kingdom of Italy Italy
Founded	14th century (14th century)
Founder	Corraduccio de Mastronis
Final head	Ludovico Altieri, IX principe di Oriolo
Titles	List of titles Pope (non-hereditary) Cardinal (non-hereditary) Prince of Oriolo Prince of Viano Prince of Rasina Duke of Monterano Noble of Ancona Patrizio Genovese Patrizio Veneziano
Motto	Tanto Alto Quanto Se Puote (As high as possible)
Dissolution	June 6, 1955 (1955-06-06)

The House of Altieri was an ancient noble family of Rome, present in the history of the city since the Middle Ages, yet now extinct in the noble line. In addition to the title of Prince granted by the Pontiffs,^[1] branches of the Altieri were also part of the aristocracy of Genoa and of Venice. The family consolidated its position in the ranks of the great senatorial and cardinal aristocracy thanks to dynastic marriages with families like the Colonna, Paluzzi, Chigi, Odescalchi, Doria-Pamphili, Ruspoli, Barberini, Borghese and in more recent times the di Napoli Rampolla, relatives of the famous Cardinal Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro, Secretary of State of Pope Leo XIII, not to mention a multitude of princely families of Europe. Their fiefs consisted of the principality of Oriolo Romano and Vejano and the duchy of Monterano in the Alto Lazio. The Altieri were among the protagonists of the history of the city from the earlier Middle Ages until the second half of the twentieth century, reaching the apogee of their power with Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, elected pope in 1670 under the name of Clement X.