Sciarra Colonna

Giacomo Colonna, Prince of Palestrina (1270-1329), more commonly known by his bynames Sciarrillo or Sciarra, was a member of the powerful Colonna family. He is most famous for attacking Pope Boniface VIII and for crowning Louis IV of Germany as Holy Roman Emperor.

Giacomo Sciarra Colonna
Prince of Palestrina
Posthumous portrait by Cristofano dell'altissimo de Colonna
Tenure?-1328
PredecessorNone
SuccessorNone
Born1270
Rome, Papal States
Died10 September 1328
Venice, Republic of Venice
FatherGiovanni Colonna, Maquis of Ancona