Alidosi

In the XVIII century, genealogies appeared that proved the existence of much more ancient roots of the genus, but they do not stand up to criticism. We can confidently talk about the founder of this family, Alidosio de Malaparta, who is listed as one of the witnesses in the act of March 9, 1159, on the basis of which Count Palatine Federico, on behalf of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, was taken into custody by the Church of San Cassiano and the property of Bishop Imola . Decades later, a certain San Cassiano castle is referred to as “domus Aliducis,” or “Alidosi's house,” apparently respected because the bishop gathered the top of the local church hierarchy for a traditional obligatory annual dinner.

In 1209, the brothers Alidosio and Lito (Malgarito) , the sons of Alidosio, received from the Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV land at the foot of the Apennines in the valley of the Santerno River under the name Massa di San Abrogio. Since then, the family joined the ranks of the feudal nobility and, having full ownership of their lands, added “de Massa” to their name, and in the 13th century, with the addition of the name of the ancestor, a surname appeared. Later, the city of Castell del Rio arose here.

In the XIII century, Alidosi spread their possessions along the Santerno current: they became Signor Castiglioncello , Vizignano in Florentine territory , found the castle of Linaro on the left bank of Santerno, in an advantageous strategic position important for establishing control over Imola. Having increased in number and gaining strength, Alidosi quickly settled in Bologna and San Giovanni in Persicheto .

Nevertheless, the bulk of the family settled in Imola , where by 1302 they had achieved actual dominance, not yet confirmed by legal authority. In 1334, the rules of communal self-government were updated in Imola, and in the same year Lippo Alidosi was appointed to the position of captain of the people with a five-year term of office, but did not leave a seat after the specified time. In 1341, Pope Benedict XII appointed him papal vicar, and eventually Lippo received Imola in Signoria .

From Lippo, power passed to his son Roberto Alidosi , who provided every possible support to Cardinal San Clemente Albornoz ( en: Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz ) in his struggle with the supporters of Visconti - Ordelaffi and Manfredi . From his marriage to Melkina di Malatesta from Rimini, Lito (later - Bishop of Imola), Azzo , Bertrando , Alidosio , Lippo and Malatesta , as well as two daughters - Teresa and Violante were born.

After the death of his father on November 29, 1362, Azzo challenged the signoria. Escaping from arrest, he fled to Bologna , then managed to return and in 1365 applied for the resolution of the dispute to Avignon to Pope Urban V , whom the supporters of his brother Bertrando from Imola made the same request. At the same time, a special delegation from Imola’s citizens went to Avignon, which included the famous commentator of the “ Divine Comedy ” Dante Benvenuto da Imola ( it: Benvenuto da Imola ), which aimed to get the Pope to remove Alidosi’s family from Imola, but did not succeed; ^[1] as a result, both rivals were appointed vicars, and Benvenuto no longer returned to Imola. Azzo died in 1372, and on August 26, 1373, Bertrando received confirmation of his vicariate from Pope Gregory XI . In 1384, Signoria Alidosi in Imola was recognized by Pope Urban VI as hereditary.

Bertrando married the daughter of Signor Arezzo Maso Tarlati - Elise Tarlati ^[2] , their daughter Giovanna was born in their marriage, as well as the sons of Ludovico and Lippo .

Giovanna in 1416 married Signore Castel Durante (from 1636 - Urbania ) Bartolomeo Brancaleoni ; married daughters of Pierre and Gentile . Gentile married Federigo da Montefeltro , Duke of Urbino , and their marriage was childless.

Juveniles Ludovico and Lippo inherited from their father. Lippo died in 1396; Ludovico, who became a staunch follower of humanistic ideas, kept Imolu in the Signoria for more than two decades. In February 1424, he and his son Bertrando were expelled from Imola by the troops of Filippo Maria Visconti and imprisoned in the castle of Monza, from where he was later released thanks to the petitions of his Setra Giovanna. In 1430, he died, and the signoria over Imola was lost forever by the Alidosi family.

Alidosi - Signor Imola

• Alidosio (XIII century. - after 1311), captain of the people in Imola in 1290-1293 and in 1302.
• Lippo II (XIV century - after 1351), 1st Signor Imola
• Roberto (XIV century - 1362), 2nd Signor of Imola
• Azzo (XIV century - 1372), 3rd Signor of Imola
• Bertrando (XIV century - until 1391), 4th Signor Imola
• Ludoviko (XIV century - 1430), 5th Signor Imola

The other branch of the Alidosi clan held Castell del Rio in their possession until Mariano Alidosi , who was in a difficult financial situation, tried in 1636 to sell it to the Duke of Florence Salviati ; in 1638, ownership passed to Pope Urban VIII .

Cardinal Francesco Alidosi (1455-1511), an associate of Pope Julius II, belonged to this branch of the Alidosi clan. The last in the family was Helena, who was married to Count Francesco Avoly of Ferrara in the first marriage, and Gregorio Tedeschi of Pistoia in the second marriage.

In Castel del Rio, Alidosi lived in a castle, from which only ruins have survived to this day. In 1542, an ancient family estate was destroyed as a result of an earthquake, and Alidosi built a new palace with diamond-shaped bastions, which is now one of the architectural sights. Alidosi also bears the name of the bridge over the Santerno River in the old family estate of Massa Sant Ambrogio, unique due to the boldness of the architectural plan: its only span is 42 meters.

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  Alidosi Palace in Castel del Rio

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  Alidosi Bridge

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  Alidosi Bridge

• F. Sansovino, Storia delle Case illustri d'Italia , 1609;
• D. Spreti, Storie di Ravenna , libro I;
• Ginanni, Memorie storiche dell'antica ed illustre famiglia Alidosia , Roma (fine del sec. XVIII);
• P. Litta, Le famiglie celebri d'Italia: Alidosi ;
• G. Alberghetti, Storia d'Imola , Imola 1810, voll. 2;
• AM Manzoni, Episcoporum Corneliensium sive Imolensium historia , Faenza 1719.

• “Alidosi” di Romeo Galli // Enciclopedia Italiana (1929)
• Treccani Enciclopedie on line
• Symbols and signs: Coat of arms of Alidosi di Forlì
• LUNGO LA VALLE DEL SANTERNO