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History of
Bracciano
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The history of the area is indeed fused in
the one of Rome and there are not certain historical records of
the town itself.
What is known is that the town started to be
inhabited around its castle?s towers built in the X century as a
defence against the Saracens.
It was later acquired by the Vico?s family
and afterwards it became a Papal possession.
In 1419 the Papacy transferred the power of
the city to the Orsini?s family under which the region
developed. The town became famous for its castle, the famous
Castle of Orsini-Odescalchi.
The most important century for Bracciano has
been the XV century, in particular year 1560 when the town saw
the important marriage between the Orsini and the De Medici.
In this period the economy developed for the
sulphur and iron industries, and the production of tapestries
and paper.
The city further became a cultural center in
Italy.
From 1696 the city started to decline when
the power passed to the Odescalchi family, who is still the
proprietor of the Castle.
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