was originally an Orsini family fortress until it was sold to pay debts. The family is currently represented by Carlo Odescalchi (b.1954), whose heir is his son Baldassare Odescalchi (b.1993). Hungarian line A junior member of the house, prince Augusto Odescalchi (1808-1848) settled in Hungary. His descendants were integrated in the Hungarian nobility. In the 20th century, Prince Karoly Odescalchi and his son, Prince Paul, were members of the Hungarian resistance to Nazism, as well as Communism. See also Castello Orsini-Odescalchi The Conversion of Saint Paul (Caravaggio) References Sources Bianchi, Eugenia (2012). Gli Odescalchi a Como e Innocenzo XI : committenti, artisti, cantieri. Como : Nodo libri. Bucci, Ferdinando (2009). Il Castello Orsini-Odescalchi di Bracciano : storia, tesori e segreti. Manziana (Roma) : Vecchiarelli. De Syrmia, Edmond (1978). At the head of nations : the rise of the papal and princely House of Odescalchi. Pleasant Valley, N.Y. : Cyclopedia Pub. Co. Original 1922 Almanach de Gotha (edited by Justice Perthes) entry for the Odescalchi family External links A. von Reumont, Geschichte der Stadt Rom (Berlin, 1868) Italian noble families Grandees of Spain Italian bankers Papal families Pope Innocent XI