Palazzo Caetani, in Fondi (LT), was built during the Norman occupation in approx. 1140 and in the years that followed was transformed into a noble palace by the Caetani dynasty.
It became famous across Europe when Onorato Caetani I used it to host the conclave of 1378 which culminated in the election of Pope Clement VII and subsequently led to the Western schism; for approximately a year the rooms acted as a Papal palace, the seat of the antipope and his curia. Count Onorato Caetani II later renovated the stone decoration, commissioning windows in late Gothic Aragonese style. He also renovated the chapel and installed fireplaces with the new Caetani of Aragon crest in the grand room and his private rooms. An external staircase, leaning against constructions on the eastern side of the building, leads to the piano nobile. Turning right in this open loggia leads to the Count’s oratory. The count’s room is in the north-eastern corner of the building which is linked to the castle by a bridge-corridor that crosses over the Napoli gate.
Having acquired a large part of this massive complex, the Regione Lazio has curated its restoration and improvement.
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