News and Curiosities of the Laderchis

• From 1100 to 1900 the men who carry the surname of Laderchi was 124
• The baptismal names used by the Laderchis were: Achille, 4 times; Antonio, 5 times; Camillo, 10 times; Carlo, 5 times; Francesco, 7 times; Giacomo, 14 times; Giovan Battista, 11 times; Marco and Marcantonio, 7 times; Pietro, 10 times. Other names used less than three times: Alessandro, Alfonso, Augusto, Cesare, Domenico, Fabio, Fabrizio, Ferdinando, Filippo, Giorgio, Malpilio, Martino, Ottaviano, Paolo, Scacciato, Terenzio, Tigrino, Tommaso, Vincenzo.
• Funny and unusual names: Scacciato [tr. meaning, “cast out”], Terenzio, Santa, Pellegrina [“pilgrim”], Pantasilea [after Penthesilea, Amazon queen], Nobilia.
• Surnames of Laderchi spouses: Pasi, Portelli, Paganelli, Franzoni (two times), Severoli, Gulmanelli, Barbavasi (two times), Naldi (three times), Rondanini, de Pazzi, Gavardini, Missiroli, Gavasani, Agnoletti, Falkner, Boyer, Stanghellini, Andreani, Guidoboni, Pepoli, Prelli, Bossi, Timermans, Ruggeri, Brusantini, Pistoia, Niccoli, Severoli della Scala, Zattini, Mazzolani, Bertoni, Orefici, Armerini, del Pane, Porzia, Campioni, Zucchini, Laderchi.
• The Laderchis by profession: Military 16, Attorneys 13, Engineers 2, Doctors 2, Clergymen 7, Civil Servants 19.
• Prolific Laderchi mothers (more than 8 children): Laura Mazzolani (1628) wife of Giovan Battista 4/VII: 21 children; Gentile Severoli della Scala (1690) wife of Camillo 2/VII: 11 children; Francesca Bertoni (1656) wife of Camillo 7/VI: 10 children; Isabella Gavardini (1751) wife of Lodovico 10/III: 9 children.
• From March 29 1556, the books of the cathedral of Faenza have a registry in which is listed the baptisms of some Laderchis.
• The family sepulcher was purchased by Giacomo 4/I Laderchi in 1498. It was at the feet of the altar of the Visitation (or of St. Joseph) in the church of St. Andrea delle Vigne (now called the Church of St. Domenico), which is the altar second to the left from the entrance. The altar bears at its two sides the coat of arms of the Laderchi in colored marble. The “Gens Laderchia” stone that lay at the foot of the altar was torn up when the pavement of the church was redone; in its place is placed the number in brass: 19.
• Giovan Battista Laderchi 2/IV, called the Imola, received from Emperor Rodolfo II, with a chirograph on September  1598, the right to quarter his coat of arms with two single-headed, crowned eagles with open wings.
• Giovan Battista 2/IV, called the Imola, is buried in Ferrara in the Church of the Jesus on Corso Giovecca, where there still exists his funeral monument.
• Giovan Battista 2/IV did not have male children, but only daughters. From his daughter Sigismonda, wife of Count Francesco Montecuccoli, can be traced the origins of the Montecuccoli-Laderchi family.
• Emperor Rodolfo II, on his return to Germany brought with him members of various Romagnole noble families among whom a Laderchi who gave origin to the line of Barons of Vanzel-Laderchi.
• Marcantonio 4/III (1660), hosted in Faenza Giacomo III Stuard.
• Giacomo 11/III, scholar of the Congregation of St. Filippo Neri is interred underground in the Chiesa Nuova (“New Church”) in Rome. He is the author of a detailed history of the origins of the Laderchi Family conserved in the archives of Bologna.
• Martino 1/II (1388-1417), a very worthy leader, died of decapitation in Fano at the order of Carlo Malatesta who betrayed him to take possession of his goods.
• Marcantonio 1/III degli Anziani (1577-1633), Chief Prior of Faenza, was much loved and when his son Ludovico 5/III was killed, the city of Faenza desired that his office always be given to his descendants. He was conferred the title of Patricion of Faenza.
• Lodovico 5/III (1596-1627) barbarously killed at the age of 31, husband of Girolama Severoli and father of 7 children, died forgiving his own murderer and seaking to clear him, making people believe that he had been wounded accidentally.
• Achille 3/III (1754) married the ideas of the French Revolution. Imprisoned at san Leo, he was liberated by the French and was forced into exile in France.
• Giacomo 8/III (1771-1856) was condemned to death by the Pontifical Governor, sentenced then transmuted to 25 years of prison which he served in the prisons of Ferrara.

• Pietro 9/XIII was a condemned politician (1787-1834).
• Camillo 9/III (1800-1867) was a condemned politician at the Spilberg and friend of Silvio Pellico, who was also in that prison. Pardoned, he was condemned by the Pontifical Governo to 15 years in prison which he served in Ferrara.
• Francesco 6/XIII (1808-1855) incarcerated politician; exile. A stone at the entrance of the Palazzo Laderchi memorializes this.
• Achille 4/XIII (1830-1906) Patriot, volunteer, achieved high civil positions. A stone at the entrance of the Palazzo Laderchi memorializes this.
• Francesco 6/XIII (1808-1855). Was the most authoritative Faentine ruler in the critical period  between 1848 and 1849, distinguished for his numerous political crimes and strong passion on his part. He boldly confronted political adversaries who had decreed his death in the Caffè della Costituente, offering himself to the judges and so earning their respect (from Il Mondo, number of December 2, 1950 “Sangue Romagnolo” p. 13)

Convinced of the necessity of industrializing the country, he brought from England a steam-powered windmill to grind the grain which he installed with the help of technical personnel on their properties in Prada.

He died Christmas day in 1855 from an infected bite delivered by the monkey that he kept in the park of his Villa in Prada.

N.B.: The various Laderchis are indexed by following their name with a fraction the numerator of which, in arabic numerals, indicates the progressive number of their baptismal name and the denominator of which, in roman numerals, is indicated the number of the column to which they belong.