Brancaccio family

The Brancaccio family is the name of an old Italian noble family of Neapolitan origin, whose members occupied many important ecclesiastical positions in the Hierarchy of the Catholic Church.^[1]

Coat of arms of the Brancaccio family

Notable members

• Antonio Brancaccio (died 1518), Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1508–1518)
• David Brancaccio (born 1960), American journalist
• Francesco Maria Brancaccio (d. 1675), Cardinal^[2]
• Giulio Cesare Brancaccio (1515–1586), courtier, cavalier, actor, writer and singer
• Landolfo Brancaccio (d. 1311), Cardinal^[2]
• Luigi Brancaccio (d. 1411), Cardinal^[2]
• Niccolò Brancaccio (d. 1412), Cardinal^[2]
• Nuria Brancaccio (b. 2000), Italian tennis player
• Raúl Brancaccio (b. 1997), Italian tennis player, brother of Nuria
• Rinaldo Brancaccio (d. 1427), Cardinal^[2]
• Silvio Brancaccio (d. 1961), Italian Lieutenant General
• Stefano Brancaccio (d. 1682), Cardinal^[2]
• Tommaso Brancaccio (cardinal) (d. 1427), Bishop of Pozzuoli, then of Tricarico; Cardinal from 1411^[3]
• Tommaso Brancaccio (1621–1677), Bishop of Nardo, and former bishop of Avellino