Our story

The Alberighi story

Where the name comes from, the places it has called home, and the people who built it.

Timeline

Key moments

The family history as it has been recorded so far.

1265

Dante Alighieri born in Florence

Dante would later name the Alberighi among the ancient Florentine houses in Paradiso XVI — "già nel calare, illustri cittadini". See the Name page for the sourced history.

1350

The Florentine Alberighi disappear

By the middle of the fourteenth century the Florentine house had gone. The chronicler Giovanni Villani records that "today there is none of them."

1 Feb 1870

Angelo Della Casa Alberighi born at Cervia

Born 1 February 1870 at Cervia, in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna — son of Antonio Della Casa Alberighi and Cristina Berardi. The clearest documented bearer of the compound surname found so far.

4 Aug 2026

Alberighi.com goes online

The family site launches with a page and an email address for every family member.