Gentileschi Surname History

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Early Origins of the Gentileschi family

Early History of the Gentileschi family

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Gentileschi Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gentile, Gentili, Gentil, Gentilucci, Gentileschi, Gentilini and many more.

Early Notables of the Gentileschi family

By the end of the 15th century, southern Italy was known as the Kingdom of Naples, ruled by the house of Aragon. By the early eighteenth century, the Austrians had gained much of the region, under the rule of the Austrian emperor Kales VI. However, in 1734, Spaniard Don Carlos defeated the Austrians, and the region came under Spanish rule once more. In 1799, the French invaded Naples and in 1806, Napoleon's brother Joseph was made king, but this hold on Italy was not to last. In 1813 the Congress Of Vienna restored pre-Napoleonic rule. Among prominent bearers of this surname in early times were:

• Orazio Gentileschi (1563-1647), was a painter, born at Pisa in 1563, half-brother of the painter Aurelio Lomi, according to some accounts by a second marriage of their mother; but the account generall...
• Artemisia Gentileschi (1590-1642?), was a painter, born at Rome in 1590, and was daughter of Orazio Gentileschi from whom she received her first instructions in painting. 1

Migration of the Gentileschi family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Achille Gentile, aged 19, who arrived at Ellis Island from Campotant, Italy, in 1912; Agostino Gentile, aged 4, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1896; Agostino Gentile, aged 19, who arrived at Ellis Island from Campobello, Sicily, in 1910.