Born in Rome to Pietro Aldobrandini and Flaminia Ferracci, she was a sister of
Pietro Aldobrandini (1571-1621), who was made a cardinal in 1593 by their uncle
Pope Clement VIII. In 1585 she married
Giovanni Francesco Aldobrandini, first prince of Meldola and Sarsina (1545-1601) and had issue: •
Silvestro (1587 – 1612), cardinal; •
Margherita (1588 – 1646), married
Ranuccio I Farnese, 4th
Duke of Parma Piacenza, with whom she had nine children; • Elena (1590 – 1663), married
Antonio Carafa della Stadera, fifth
Duke of Mondragone, with whom she had three children; •
Giovan Giorgio (1591 – 1637), 2nd prince of Meldola and Sarsina, married Ippolita Ludovisi, with whom he had one child
Olimpia; • Caterina Lesa (1594 – 1620), married Marino II Caracciolo, 3rd prince of Avellino, with no issue; •
Ippolito (1596 – 1638), cardinal; • Pietro (1600 – 1630), duke Carpineto, married
Carlotta Savelli, with whom he had two children; • Maria (1601 – 1657), married
Giovanni Paolo II Sforza, fifth
Marquess of Caravaggio, with whom she had four children She died in Rome.
Principality of Rossano and the Lordship of the Aldobrandini In 1612 the Principality of
Rossano, the estate of
Longobucco and the hamlet of
Paludi were bought by her brother Pietro for her son Giorgio Aldobrandini (1591-1637), then under his mother's tutelage. The sale of the Principality of Rossano cost the University 10,000
ducats, but as this sum was not available the estates of Valle dell'Ambra and San Giovanni in Foresta were ceded to Princess Aldobrandini. In 1620 she financed the construction of a new church in
Corigliano-Rossano dedicated to
San Nilo. The Principality was owned by the Aldobrandini family until the mid 17th century. == References ==