Braschi family


The Braschi family is an Italian noble family established in Cesena in the 12th century. The family achieved great notoriety with the election of one of its members, Giannangelo Braschi as Pope of the Catholic Church

History

The Braschi arrived on the Italian peninsula in the 12th century, according to tradition, from Sweden, where the surname was originally Brasck or Brascke. At first they were in Alessandria, then in Vicenza, Rimini and finally in Cesena.

Notable members