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Orsini del Balzo
Italian noble family / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The House of Orsini del Balzo was an Italian noble family from the 13th and 14th centuries.
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The dynasty was founded with the marriage between Roberto from the Orsini family and Sveve del Balzo from the House of Baux. The family produced a Queen of Naples and held the principal title of Count of Soleto before it was confiscated by Pope Boniface IX.[1][2][3]