History
During the Middle Ages, some of the Petrucci Family served as knights for the Republic of Venice.
From 1487 until 1523 the Petrucci family ruled the Italian city-state of Siena. The most famous ruler was the first of the Petrucci's to rule, Pandolfo, who brought prosperity to Siena. The son of Pandolfo was Alfonso, who became a cardinal in 1511, but was found guilty of plotting to kill Pope Leo X and was strangled to death for his crimes in 1517. After Pandolfo died in 1512, his son, Borghese succeeded him, only to be ousted by his cousin, Raffaello, with the help of Pope Leo X. The final ruler of the Petrucci Dynasty was Raffaello's son, Fabio, who was driven into exile by the Siennian people in 1523.
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