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I Fabbroni MARRADI




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family in the sixteenth and seventeenth
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The emblem and one of the family palaces

Fabbroni The family history is deeply intertwined with that of the community marradese which settled far from 1177. The most significant source which drew historians and genealogists is a family history written in 1670 by Abbot Leonardo Fabroni namely the 'History of the Family de' Leonardo Fabbroni Fabbroni written by Abbot and from family writings and news of much of the original "that is stored in a code Choking in the National Library in Florence.

Another important work to reconstruct the history of the family is that of Cav. Crollalanza ie "History and genealogy of the Family Fabbroni", Pisa, 1881, which also contains a number of family trees that starting from the original strain Pistoia, describing the successive branches of the family:

- the branch remained Pistoia ,

- the branch that settled in Marradi and that only a small part in 500, he moved to Florence,
- the branch of the descendants of Paul Anthony, born in Marradi, who went to live in followed in Florence France Cardinal Salviati, abbot of Redon in Langement, taking letters of naturalness in 1556.

Scalelle Square. In the background you can see Palazzo Cannon,

a house of Fabbroni

Back to 'History of Abbot Fabbroni Leonardo, this was written just to restore order the stories of ancestors who were always loyal the Medici family, Mrs. Florence, and their use without hesitation their lives and their wealth, in exchange for benefits, materials, awards, honors.

The following is A summary of the writings of Abbot Leonardo supplemented by other historical information on Fabbroni.

Abbot Fabbroni writes that the family was originally from Pistoia, a city which was expelled as a result of fighting between factions having burned and destroyed their homes. The leaders of this large family took refuge in various places waiting time to return home and there was one, Fabbroni Pietro di Matteo, who has three children and several servants and followers, taking the path of Mugello, crossed the Apennines to Ronta of the band and stopped in an area enclosed by the mountains by buying Signoria. The year was 1177.

La badia del Borgo

Questa era una terra era ricca di poderi molti dei quali di proprietà della Abbazia Vallombrosana di Santa Reparata, oggi Badia del Borgo. Uno di questi, posto sulla destra del Fiume Lamone alla foce del Rio Salto, doveva chiamarsi “Maratus” cioè “ lavorato con la marra” , specie di grossa zappa con lama larga e corta a forma di cuore adatta a preparare il terreno per le semine. Da “ Maratus” probabilmente deriva il nome di Marradi. Una volta estesa la propria giurisdizione nel territorio marradese, per meglio difendersi dagli altri potentati romagnoli quali Ubaldini, Mariscotti, Ceroni e altri, i Fabbroni dettero il proprio cognome e la insegnaai his servants and faithful followers, creating a bond with the lineage of men who had no blood ties with them but they were joined by defending the same interests and the same privileges and loyalty to the Medici family. It 's so explained the large number of Fabbroni in the area some of which, being very wealthy they built churches, monasteries, houses and noble palaces of the family always distinguished from the gun that bears three hammers aligned along diagonal band that overcomes three swords convergent points from 1274 which is added a white ball with a red cross, a heraldic sign which indicates that the Fabbroni were recognized as citizens of Florence.

Fidelity Fabbroni of the Medici of Florence was manifested during the period of the Florentine Republic when Cosimo the Elder, father of his country, and fled from Florence after the death of Giuliano de 'Medici when Fabbroni accompanied his brother in arms Lorenzo to Venice or when Antonio di Piero Fabbroni, in 1491, received in his palace Pietro de 'Medici with the help of the Venetians was the siege of the Fortress Castiglionchio that dominated and protected the valley where it stands Marradi.
beginning of the siege of Florence, also Maria Salviati, wife of Giovanni de 'Medici, called "dalle Bande Nere" with the son Cosimo, the future first Grand Duke of Tuscany, who fled from the Villa Trebbio in Mugello, found shelter and hospitality in the homes of Marradi Fabbroni.

Each time the Medici had passed from the territory marradese alloggiat by the Fabbroni as happened in 1506 when Pope Julius II, who was passing by in Lombardia Emilia Romagna, was staying with his entourage from the Pier Antonio Fabbroni. As a result, the Pope with a Brief of 1506 obtained by the Signoria of Florence, Antonio and his descendants were exempted from any charge or gravity, and the Pope made him exempt from all taxes of the state ecclesiastical.

Pope Julius II

At the same time in ogni modo i Fabbroni avversavano la Repubblica Fiorentina facendo ribellare una parte della Romagna montuosa cosicchè furono dichiarati ribelli dalla Repubblica stessa. Inoltre, a loro spese e con i loro uomini, tenevano il passo dell’Appennino sopra Marradi da cui si scende in Toscana per favorire gli approvvigionamenti di vettovaglie e munizioni all’esercito del Papa e dell’Imperatore che assediava Firenze. Ciò scatenò la furia della Repubblica fiorentina che inviò a Marradi 1500 fanti sotto la guida del capitano Corbizzo da Castrocaro i quali, coadiuvati dalle forze del presidio fiorentino arroccato nella Fortezza di Castiglionchio dovevano conquistare Marradi e rovinare le case dei Fabbroni.
Allora i Fabbroni, poichè il country was being defended without walls, abandoned their houses were looted and then burned.

The Castiglionchio or Castellone, is a fortress that was the subject of much contention in the Middle Ages.

Florence Conquered by Clement VII and Emperor Charles V also Fabbroni Marradi returned to Duke and got many favors from Alexander and after his death, Cosimo assigned to the family Fabbroni Fortress Castiglionchio with all its armaments, ammunition and guards giving the family the right to elect from among its members a castle that held the fort in the name of Grand Duke Cosimo. At the time this fortress Florence was very important to defend against enemies coming from the Romagna Apennines step being the access point at Mugello but also taking Cosimo built the Fortress of the Sun near the Earth Castrocaro, our "Castellone" lost its strategic importance and was unarmed.

When he called the Principality Cosimo took with him fifteen to twenty-four children Giannotto Fabbroni so that they were part of his personal guard. Head of this team was Fabbroni Captain Julian said Pelinguerra, godfather of Cosimo I, and much loved by him as he showed when he was killed Pelinguerra betrayal by some members of the family Ceroni Palazzuolo as he left the church. Cosimo, saddened by the death of his faithful servant, he sent the Bands Romagna against Ceroni who suffered severe losses, the houses were looted and burned and never returned to the distant splendor.
With this news ends the story of Abbot Fabbroni Leonardo but by the news reported by other historians have shown that the Fabbroni Marradi and some of those went to Florence in the second half of the fifteenth century were men of arms, advisers, captains of Ventura and Commanders of Forts but always very strongly linked to the Medici family which followed the good and bad luck from the moment they went asserting their Signoria in Florence.