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The Gabrielli are an Italian feudal family from Gubbio , in Umbria . Some historians trace their origins back to the Roman age, and claim they descend from the emperor Caracalla , however the first historical documents mentioning the family appear in the 10th century only, when Cante was awarded by Pope Stephen VII a few castles in central Italy, and especially the castle at Luceoli, which was named Cantiano (i.e. belonging to Cante) after him. The family grew in power and many of its members had remarkable lives: Forte Gabrielli was a hermit in the mountains around Gubbio, and later on joined the Benedectines at Fonte Avellana. He died on 9 May 1040 and was beatified by Pope Benedict XIV on 17 March 1756. His body is still exposed in the Cathedral of Gubbio. Saint Rodolfo Gabrielli was born in 1034 and in 1054 bequeathed his castle at Camporeggiano to Saint Peter Damian and became a Benedectine monk at the Monastery of Fonte Avellana. He was appointed bishop of Gubbio in 1061 and died on 17 October 1064. He was later sanctified. His brother Pietro Gabrielli was also beatified. Girolamo Gabrielli was the leader of 1000 knights during the First Crusade . According to an undocumented tradition he was the first Crusader to enter the Holy Sepulchre when Jerusalem was seized (1099). Cante Gabrielli was Commander in Chief of the Guelph League in Central Italy and ''Podestà'' (Lord-Mayor) of Florence . He condemned Dante Alighieri , the famous poet, to exile. Giosue Carducci (1835-1907), the famous Italian poet, dedicated a sonnet to him. Castora Gabrielli joined the Franciscan order as a tertiary. She died on 14 June 1391 and was later beatified. Giovanni Gabrielli, Count Of Borgovalle was lord of Gubbio from 1350 to 1354. Gabriello Gabrielli was bishop and lord of Gubbio from 1381 to 1384. Gabriele Gabrielli was bishop of Urbino and Cardinal . He died in 1511. Francesco Gabrielli, Count Of Baccaresca , served as General of Italian troops during the Portugal war and died at the battle of Alcazarquivir in 1578. Giulio Gabrielli (1604-1677) was created Cardinal in 1641. Another Giulio Gabrielli (1748-1822) served as Cardinal Secretary Of State from 26 March 1808 to 25 July 1814. The count Nicolò Gabrielli (1814-1891) was a well known musician at the court of the French Emperor Napoleon III . The family divided over the centuries in many branches, the most famous of which was the one that settled in Rome and obtained the title of Prince of Prossedi. Two members of this branch married two princesses of the Bonaparte family. The line is currently continuing in the di Carpegna-Falconieri-Gabrielli family. A branch that settled in Fano was styled Gabrielli-Wiseman, and was related to Nicholas Cardinal Wiseman . Another branch settled in Fano was styled Gabrielli di Montevecchio, and bears the titles of Duke and Count. The branch that settled in the Kingdom Of The Two Sicilies bears the title of Count Gabrielli and Baron of Quercita. All the branches bear the title of ''Patrizio di Gubbio'' (Patrician of Gubbio). REFERENCES
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