Doria Pamphilj Landi Doria Pamphilj | |
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Noble house | |
Parent house | |
Country | Italy |
Founded | 1610 |
Founder | Giovanni Andrea II Doria |
Final head | Orietta Doria Pamphilj |
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Style(s) | His Excellency (Cardinal) |
Motto | Optima Pandes |
Estate(s) | Palazzo Doria Pamphilj (Rome) Collegio Innocenziano (Rome) Villa del Principe (Genoa) Palazzo di San Matteo (Genoa) |
The House of Doria Pamphilj Landi (also called simply Doria Pamphilj) was a princely Roman family of Genoese extraction. Legend has it that the origins of the Doria family date from the early 11th century, but the authentic pedigree is traced to Ansaldo d'Oria, consul of Genoa in the 12th century. The descent of the several Doria family lines in Genoa is well-known and is described in Natale Battilana's 19th-century genealogical study of old Genoese families.
The Doria Pamphili Landi princely family was a sub-branch of the Doria di Oneglia branch: in 1291, two Doria brothers bought the lordship of Oneglia, which was co-owned by their descendants until the late 15th century. Admiral Andrea Doria was descended from a Doria di Oneglia, Genoese soldier Aitone Doria (also called Antonio Doria), who fought for the French at the Battle of Crécy.