Editing Colonna family (section)

==Notable members==
[[File:Pisanello, copia da Ritratto di Martino V (Galleria Colonna).jpg|thumb|Oddo Colonna (1368–1431), [[Pope Martin V]] 1417-1431]]
[[File:WP Prospero Colonna.jpg|thumb|[[Prospero Colonna]] (1452–1523), papal condottiere]]
* Blessed [[Margherita Colonna]] ({{circa|1255}} – 1280)
* [[Stefano Colonna]] (1265 – {{circa|1348}}), an influential noble in Medieval Rome and Imperial vicar in the early 14th century
* [[Giacomo Colonna (cardinal)|Jacopo Colonna]] (1250–1318), cardinal
* [[Giacomo Colonna (cardinal)|Giacomo Colonna]] (1270–1329), who took part in the Outrage of Anagni against [[Pope Boniface VIII]]
* [[Giovanni Colonna (cardinal, 1295-1348)|Giovanni Colonna]] (1295–1348), influential [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]] during the [[Avignon papacy]]
* Oddone Colonna (1369–1431), whose election as [[Pope Martin V]] in 1417 ended the [[Western Schism]]
* [[Ludovico Colonna]] (1390–1436), condottiero
* [[Prospero Colonna (cardinal)|Prospero I Colonna]] (1410–1463), cardinal
* [[Fabrizio Colonna]] ({{circa|1450}} – 1520), the father of [[Vittoria Colonna]], and a general in the [[War of the League of Cambrai|Holy League]]
* [[Prospero Colonna]] (1452–1523), who fought alongside his cousin Fabrizio Colonna
* Francesco Colonna (1453? – 1517?) [La "Pugna d'amore in sogno" di Francesco Colonna Romano, 1996, Maurizio Calvesi], who was credited (along with the monk [[Francesco Colonna (writer)|Francesco Colonna]]) with the authorship of the ''[[Hypnerotomachia Poliphili]]'' by an acrostic in the text; also believed to have written the story
* [[Marcantonio I Colonna]] (1478–1522), [[condottiero]] of the 15th–16th centuries
* [[Pompeo Colonna]] (1479–1532), cardinal, a nephew of Prospero Colonna, mentioned above. [[Viceroy of Naples]] from 1530 to 1532
* [[Vittoria Colonna]] (1490–1547), friend of [[Michelangelo]]. Married in 1507 the Spanish-Italian [[Fernando d'Avalos]], marquis of [[Pescara]] (deceased 1525), adopting (on becoming a widow) [[Alfonso d'Avalos]], also marquis del [[Vasto]], a nephew of her former husband
* [[Pirro Colonna]] (1500–1552), 16th century captain under [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor]]
* [[Marco Antonio Colonna]] (1523–1597), [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinal]]
* [[Marcantonio II Colonna]] the Younger (1535–1584), Duke of [[Tagliacozzo]]. Son of [[Ascanio Colonna]] and [[Giovanna d'Aragona|Juana de Aragón]]. He participated in the naval [[Battle of Lepanto]] against the Turks, 7 October 1571 and was [[Viceroy of Sicily]] in 1577–1584. Prince of [[Paliano]].
* [[Ascanio Colonna]] (1560–1608), cardinal
* Federico Colonna y Tomacelli, Prince of Butera (1601–1641), [[Viceroy of Valencia]], in [[Spain]], 1640–1641, [[Viceroy of Catalonia]], 1641. He was Great Constable of the kingdom of Naples (1639–1641) as had been his father [[Filippo I Colonna]], (1578 – 11 April 1639).
* [[Marcantonio V Colonna]] (1606/1610–1659), Prince of Paliano
* [[Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna, 8th Prince of Paliano|Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna]],  [[Viceroy of Aragon]], 1678–1681, in [[Spain]]
* [[Prospero II Colonna]] (1662–1743), cardinal
* [[Carlo Colonna]] (1665–1739), cardinal, created by [[Clement XI]] in 1706
* [[Marcantonio Colonna (cardinal)|Marcantonio Colonna]] (1724–1793), cardinal 
* [[Giovanni Antonio Colonna]] (1878–1940), politician
* [[Guido Colonna di Paliano]] (1908–1982), diplomat and European Commissioner