Editing Segni (section)

===Later history===

Segni was a refuge for various [[pope]]s with [[Pope Eugene III]] erecting a [[palace]] in the middle of the twelfth century. The [[Counts of Marsi]], hereditary enemies of the [[Orsini family|Orsini]], obtained Segni in the twelfth century. The family called de' Conti produced several popes ([[Pope Innocent III|Innocent III]], [[Pope Gregory IX|Gregory IX]] and [[Pope Alexander IV|Alexander IV]]) and many cardinals. In 1558 Segni was sacked by the forces of the [[Duke of Alba]] in the war against [[Pope Paul IV]]; immense booty was captured, as the inhabitants of the other towns of the [[Campagna]] had fled thither.