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The history of the Frescobaldis begins around the year 1000, when the first members of the family moved to Florence from Val di Pesa, where we still find the Castiglioni estate today, the family’s oldest agricultural possession. The Frescobaldis settled in the Oltrarno part of the city in Piazza de’ Frescobaldi where they built the loggia, the tower and the palace. The first news of the Frescobaldi winemaking activity dates back to 1308.

During the period of Florence as capital Palazzo Vecchio became for obvious reasons the center of power of the new Italian State. Inside, due to the size of the various rooms, the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were placed. But at that point the problem arose of the municipal offices, where to place all the aforementioned rooms with the staff? As often happens in our times, even at the time the Municipality owned various properties in the city, a medieval building was chosen for its size and proximity to the city’s center of power: Palazzo Spini Feroni.

The Frescobaldi family of Florence is one of the oldest and most prominent noble families in Italy, with a rich history dating back to the Middle Ages. They gained wealth and influence through banking, commerce, and land ownership, becoming one of the wealthiest and most influential families in Renaissance Florence.