{"id":997,"date":"2014-03-01T11:43:42","date_gmt":"2014-03-01T10:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/history"},"modified":"2014-10-15T12:44:32","modified_gmt":"2014-10-15T10:44:32","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Pignatelli Princes of Monteroduni<\/h2>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail rps-image-gallery-format-default rps-image-gallery-theme-default rps-image-gallery-columns-no-responsive rps-image-gallery rps-image-gallery-no-masonry rps-image-gallery-no-heading rps-image-gallery-no-caption rps-image-gallery-no-social \" style=\"text-align:left\" pageSize=\"0\" currentPage=\"0\" ><ul><li class=\"gallery-item gallery-item-begin-row\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a rel=\"rps-image-group-997\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/StemmaArazzoBig.jpg\" title=\"&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;fancybox-title-heading&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Tapestry with the Coat of Arms of the Pignatelli family&amp;lt;\/div&amp;gt;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/StemmaArazzoBig-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Tapestry with the Coat of Arms of the Pignatelli family\" title=\"Tapestry with the Coat of Arms of the Pignatelli family\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/StemmaArazzoBig-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/StemmaArazzoBig-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item \"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a rel=\"rps-image-group-997\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PavimentoBig.jpg\" title=\"&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;fancybox-title-heading&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Original floor decorated with the Pignatelli Coat of Arms&amp;lt;\/div&amp;gt;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PavimentoBig-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Original floor decorated with the Pignatelli Coat of Arms\" title=\"Original floor decorated with the Pignatelli Coat of Arms\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PavimentoBig-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PavimentoBig-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item gallery-item-end-row\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a rel=\"rps-image-group-997\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ParticolareBig.jpg\" title=\"&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;fancybox-title-heading&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Detail of ancient miniature-illustrated Code with the Pignatelli family tree&amp;lt;\/div&amp;gt;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ParticolareBig-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of ancient miniature-illustrated Code with the Pignatelli family tree\" title=\"Detail of ancient miniature-illustrated Code with the Pignatelli family tree\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ParticolareBig-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ParticolareBig-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item gallery-item-begin-row\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a rel=\"rps-image-group-997\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/StemmaBig.jpg\" title=\"&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;fancybox-title-heading&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Coat of Arms of the Pignatelli Family of Monteroduni&amp;lt;\/div&amp;gt;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/StemmaBig-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Coat of Arms of the Pignatelli Family of Monteroduni\" title=\"Coat of Arms of the Pignatelli Family of Monteroduni\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/StemmaBig-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/StemmaBig-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item \"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a rel=\"rps-image-group-997\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/alberoGenealogico.jpg\" title=\"&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;fancybox-title-heading&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Naples\u2019 State Archives,  Livio Serra di Gerace Genealogy Archives, volume 1&amp;lt;\/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;fancybox-title-caption&amp;quot;&amp;gt;ARCHIVIO DI STATO DI NAPOLI, Archivio genealogico di Livio Serra di Gerace, volume 1&amp;lt;\/div&amp;gt;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/alberoGenealogico-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Naples\u2019 State Archives,  Livio Serra di Gerace Genealogy Archives, volume 1\" title=\"Naples\u2019 State Archives,  Livio Serra di Gerace Genealogy Archives, volume 1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail last\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/alberoGenealogico-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/alberoGenealogico-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The Pignatelli family is one of the most prominent noble families in Italy\u2019s heraldry. The Pignatellis, of Longobard origin, as testified by the three pots that adorn the family coat of arms, were among the protagonists of Italian history from 1100 to the end of 1800.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail rps-image-gallery-format-default rps-image-gallery-theme-default rps-image-gallery-columns-no-responsive rps-image-gallery rps-image-gallery-no-masonry rps-image-gallery-no-heading rps-image-gallery-no-caption rps-image-gallery-no-social \" style=\"text-align:left\" pageSize=\"0\" currentPage=\"0\" ><ul><li class=\"gallery-item gallery-item-begin-row\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a rel=\"rps-image-group-997\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PonteficeBig.jpg\" title=\"&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;fancybox-title-heading&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Antonio Pignatelli di Spinazzola, Pope Innocent XII&amp;lt;\/div&amp;gt;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PonteficeBig-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Antonio Pignatelli di Spinazzola, Pope Innocent XII\" title=\"Antonio Pignatelli di Spinazzola, Pope Innocent XII\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PonteficeBig-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PonteficeBig-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item \"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a rel=\"rps-image-group-997\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CannoneBig.jpg\" title=\"&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;fancybox-title-heading&amp;quot;&amp;gt;XVII century cannon, entrance to the Castle&amp;lt;\/div&amp;gt;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CannoneBig-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"XVII century cannon, entrance to the Castle\" title=\"XVII century cannon, entrance to the Castle\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CannoneBig-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CannoneBig-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item gallery-item-end-row\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a rel=\"rps-image-group-997\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armi_CeramicheBig.jpg\" title=\"&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;fancybox-title-heading&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The Pignatelli arms and ceramics collection&amp;lt;\/div&amp;gt;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armi_CeramicheBig-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The Pignatelli arms and ceramics collection\" title=\"The Pignatelli arms and ceramics collection\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail last\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armi_CeramicheBig-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armi_CeramicheBig-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The most prominent sign of the family\u2019s presence in the area is the Pignatelli Castle at Monteroduni: strategically built to control the Volturno river valley in a well-defended position, it stands out against the background of the Mainarde and Matese ridges, with Abruzzi outlines visible in the distance.<span id=\"more-99\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail rps-image-gallery-format-default rps-image-gallery-theme-default rps-image-gallery-columns-no-responsive rps-image-gallery rps-image-gallery-no-masonry rps-image-gallery-no-heading rps-image-gallery-no-caption rps-image-gallery-no-social \" style=\"text-align:left\" pageSize=\"0\" currentPage=\"0\" ><ul><li class=\"gallery-item gallery-item-begin-row\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a rel=\"rps-image-group-997\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/StemmaPietraBig.jpg\" title=\"&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;fancybox-title-heading&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The Pignatelli Coat of Arms, Castle courtyard&amp;lt;\/div&amp;gt;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/StemmaPietraBig-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The Pignatelli Coat of Arms, Castle courtyard\" title=\"The Pignatelli Coat of Arms, Castle courtyard\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/StemmaPietraBig-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/StemmaPietraBig-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item \"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a rel=\"rps-image-group-997\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CastelloBig.jpg\" title=\"&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;fancybox-title-heading&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Castle Tower&amp;lt;\/div&amp;gt;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CastelloBig-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Castle Tower\" title=\"Castle Tower\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CastelloBig-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CastelloBig-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item gallery-item-end-row\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a rel=\"rps-image-group-997\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScalinataBig.jpg\" title=\"&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;fancybox-title-heading&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Castle entrance, staircase&amp;lt;\/div&amp;gt;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScalinataBig-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Castle entrance, staircase\" title=\"Castle entrance, staircase\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScalinataBig-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScalinataBig-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item gallery-item-begin-row\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a rel=\"rps-image-group-997\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EntrataBig.jpg\" title=\"&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;fancybox-title-heading&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Castle entrance, overview&amp;lt;\/div&amp;gt;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EntrataBig-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Castle entrance, overview\" title=\"Castle entrance, overview\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EntrataBig-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EntrataBig-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item \"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a rel=\"rps-image-group-997\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SoffittoBig.jpg\" title=\"&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;fancybox-title-heading&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Inside view, wooden ceiling&amp;lt;\/div&amp;gt;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SoffittoBig-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Inside view, wooden ceiling\" title=\"Inside view, wooden ceiling\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail last\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SoffittoBig-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oliopignatelli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SoffittoBig-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<p>For centuries, the Castle was the center of Monteroduni economic activities until, during the Renaissance, it became the residency of the Pignatelli family.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pignatelli Princes of Monteroduni The Pignatelli family is one of the most prominent noble families in Italy\u2019s heraldry. 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