Corsini is an Italian surname.

The Corsini family is a princely Florentine family. The emperor Charles IV created the head of the house a count palatine in 1371; the marquisate of Sismano was conferred on them in 1620, those of Casigliano and Civitella in 1629, of Lajatico and Orciatico in 1644, of Giovagallo and Tresana in 1652. In 1730 Lorenzo Corsini, as pope, conferred the rank of Roman princes and the duchy of Casigliano on his family, and in 1732 they were created grandees of Spain.[1]

Other people with the surname Corsini:

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  1. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Corsini". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 204.
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