Braschi family
Country	Italy Former countries  Papal States
Current head	Filippo Braschi
Titles	Pope (non-hereditary) Prince of the Holy Roman Empire Prince of Rocca Sinibalda Duke ofNemi Duke of NemiGrandee of Spain 1st Class Marquess and Count Braschi-Onesti Marquis of Belmonte Sabino Count of Falcino

TheHouse of Braschi is anItalian noble family established inCesena in the 12th century. The family achieved great notoriety with the election of one of its members, Giannangelo Braschi asPope of the Catholic Church (Pius VI).

The Braschi family arrived on theItalian peninsula in the12th century, according to tradition, fromSweden, where the surname was originallyBrasck orBrascke. At first they were inAlessandria, then inVicenza,Rimini and finally inCesena. During time, they acquired numerous noble titles.

• Pius VI
• Luigi Braschi Onesti, Duke of Nemi
• Romoaldo Braschi-Onesti, Cardinal

• Esquilache Immaculate Conception byBartolomé Esteban Murillo (now atHermitage Museum)
• The Mystical marriage of Saint Catherine byDomenico Beccafumi (now atHermitage Museum)
• Equestrian portrait of Francisco de Moncada byAnthony van Dyck (now atLouvre)
• Virgin and Child byBernardino Fasolo (now atLouvre)
• Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John byGiulio Romano (now atLouvre)
• Christ Driving the Merchants from the Temple by Bartolomeo Manfredi (now at Musée des Beaux-Arts de Libourne)
• Self-Portrait byAndrea del Sarto (now atAlnwick Castle)

• Palazzo Braschi inRome
• Palazzo Braschi inCesena
• Palazzo Braschi inTerracina
• Rocca Sinibalda Castle
• Villa Torlonia inSan Mauro Pascoli

• Williams, George L. (1998)Papal Genealogy: The Families and Descendants of the Popes Jefferson:McFarland & Company Inc.
• Antrobus, Frederick (ed.) (1952)The History of the Popes from the Close of the Middle Ages London:Regan Paul Ltd

• Papal families