Civitella Ranieri. A thousand years of history


edited by Marilena de Vecchi Ranieri

A noble family of distant origin living in a medieval castle in the Italy, it may sound as an introduction to a fable. In truth this book is the history of the Ranieri family written by marchesa Marilena de Vecchi Ranieri.
The book recostructs the history of the Civitella Ranieri situated near Umbertide (Perugia) and discuses the important role the Ranieri family had in central Italy dating back to 1000 AD.