Paliano is a town and comune in the province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region of central Italy. Paliano was the seat of a branch of the powerf…Paliano is a town and comune in the province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region of central Italy. Paliano was the seat of a branch of the powerful Colonna family whose head was Lord, then Duke, then Prince of Paliano. Their fortress dominates the town. In 1556 papal forces captured the town, which was governed for a few years by Giovanni Carafa, nephew of Pope Paul IV, as Duke. His wife, Violante di Cardona, was the Duchess of Paliano celebrated in Stendhal's novella of the same name.
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