Bentivoglio family | |
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Patrician noble family | |
Parent family | Hohenstaufen (claimed) |
Country | Papal States |
Founded | 1401 |
Founder | Giovanni I Bentivoglio |
Final ruler | Annibale II Bentivoglio |
Titles | Signore of Bologna |
Motto | NUNC MICHI[1] (Ora è il mio momento; "Now is my time") |
Estate(s) | Palazzo Bentivoglio, Bologna |
Deposition | 1512 |
The Bentivoglio family (Latin: Bentivoius) was an Italian noble family that became the de facto rulers of Bologna and responsible for giving the city its political autonomy during the Renaissance, although their rule did not survive a century.