Codice albumGBB-F-007529

Codice inventarioGBB-F-007529-0000

1730 ca, ROMA, ITALY: The Pope BENEDETTO XIII (1649 1730) born Pietro Francesco Orsini. Portrait engraved by Guillard, Paris, XVIII century. Was Pope from 29 May 1724 to his death. He took the name of Vincenzo Maria Orsini when he became a Dominican friar. He was born in Gravina in Puglia to prince Ferdinando III Orsini duke of Gravina and Giovanna Frangipani della Tolfa di Toritto. Was a member of the Orsini of Rome, the third and last member of that family to become Pope

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