Camerino
Camerino was a lordship in the Marche Apennines, rebuilt by Gentile da Varano after its destruction in 1256. In 1337 his grandson Gentile II ruled the enlarged state.
Under Giulio Cesare da Varano, who built the ducal palace, the family reached its height. In 1502 Cesare Borgia captured Camerino and killed him and several of his sons. Giovanni Maria briefly restored the state and became duke in 1515; his death in 1527, leaving only a daughter, ended its independence, and Camerino later passed to the Papal States.
Characters
- Angelo da Varano
- Bellafiore Brunforte
- Berardo I da Varano
- Berardo II da Varano
- Gentile I da Varano
- Gentile II da Varano
- Gentile III da Varano
- Gentile da Varano
- Giovanni I da Varano
- Giovanni da Varano
- Rodolfo I da Varano
- Rodolfo II da Varano
- Venanzio da Varano