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They originated from Gregorio Loli, secretary of Pope Pius II, who was adopted by him in P. because his cousin, being born from Nicolò Lodi and Bartolomea P. paternal aunt of the Pope. Many are the authors of Florentine nobles including not least the Ademollo Andrea and Marietta de 'Ricci, who in their work handed down to us in 1845 "Florence at the time of the siege. Historical account with genealogical notes on the Florentine families, corrections and additions, by Cavalier Luigi Passerini", printed in Florence, Chiari in 1845, ensure that this family comes from the lands of Tuscany. This family, as Gamurrini reports in the genealogical history of the noble Tuscan and Umbrian families, printed in Florence by Sanesi in 1641 at volume 6, has already started in the 14th century. Modern historical criticism has, on the safe basis of the documents, accounted for the artificial genealogical reconstructions of those writers who, out of complacent spirit of flattery, claimed to have this family descended from noble and ancient prosapias like that of other families, who would have had representatives among the champions of Florence in the battle of Montaperti in 1260. And instead, he identified the progenitor of this family, though so illustrious even if not of warrior and magnate origins. The family is one of the ancient families of this city, and for this reason they are named Malaspini in his Istoria Fiorentina in chapter 57. in which he describes all the ancient families of Florence, and the first circle. It is true that this family can very well be called very noble, and very ancient; as still powerful, as Ugolino Verini attests. Monaldi in his speech, which makes the ancient Families of Fiorenza, who had the Consulate, appoint the family in the Sesto di Duomo; whence this