Salviati family
The Salviati is an Italian family that was prominent in the Republic of Florence. Members of the family frequently occupied public positions; there were 20 Salviati gonfalonieri and 62 priori. The first recorded member of the family is Cambio di Salvi, who occupied both positions.
Francesco Salviati, archbishop of Pisa, was hanged from the walls of the Palazzo della Signoria in 1478 for his part in the Pazzi Conspiracy.
Cassandre Salviati, daughter of Bernardo Salviati was the muse of poet Pierre de Ronsard, and her niece, Diane Salviati - of poet Agrippa d'Aubigné.
The cardinal Anton Maria Salviati was mostly known for having been a benefactor. In Rome, he refunded the Hospital of San Giacomo degli Incurabili as Arcispedale and founded the Collegio Salviati at his own expense at the end of XVI century.
