Editing Crescentii (section)

{{Short description|Italian noble family}}
{{Infobox family|
| coat_of_arms = Stemma crescenzi.png
| coat_of_arms_size = 140px
| country = {{flag|Papal States}} <br /> (modern day [[Italy]])
| founded = 10th century
| founder = Crescentius
| dissolution = 1768
| titles = * [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal]]
* [[Marquis]] of [[Montorio al Vomano]]
* [[Roman patrician]]
}}

The '''Crescentii''' (in modern Italian '''Crescenzi''') were a [[Baronial|baronial family]], attested in [[Rome]] from the beginning of the 10th century and which in fact ruled the city and the election of the popes until the beginning of the 11th century.<ref name="ce">{{CathEncy|wstitle=Pope John XIII}}</ref>