Origins and Rise of the Capra Family between the 13th and 16th Centuries

The seminar presents some of the most recent research on the documentation of the Capra family from the Middle Ages to the early modern period, offering an in-depth look at the family's rise and political role between the 13th and 16th centuries.

📅 June 6, 2025
🕓 4:00 PM
📍 Castello di Thiene — Corso Garibaldi, 2 — Thiene (VI)
Veneto Section

Event organized by Department of Historical, Geographical and Ancient Sciences - Unipd of the University of Padua, in collaboration with Castello di Thiene and under the patronage of the Associazione Dimore Storiche Italiane (Italian Historic Houses Association).

Free admission upon reservation, subject to availability.

Program:

• 4:00 PM — Institutional greetings
  Giacomo di Thiene (Italian Historic Houses Association)

• Chair: Edoardo Demo (University of Verona)

• 4:10 PM — Francesco Bianchi (eCampus University)
  From the Countryside to the City: The Rise and Fortunes of the Capra Family, 13th–15th Centuries

• 4:30 PM — Andrea Savio (University of Padua)
  The Political Faction of the Capra in the 16th Century: Insights on Valerio Chiericati from the Capra Archive

• 4:50 PM — Sofia Stefani (freelance archivist)
  Arrangement and Inventory of the Capra Private Archive: Reflections and Results

• 5:10 PM — Concluding remarks