Palazzo Mattei
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To distinguish this section from the others it carries the name of a Mattei [fief](/wiki/Fief "Fief"), [Giove](/wiki/Giove_%28Italy%29 "Giove (Italy)"). The Mattei owned a number of other *palazzi* that carried the family name including *Palazzo Mattei di Trastevere* across the Tiber as well as properties in Umbria, the *Palazzo Mattei Paganica*.[Roberto Piperno, "Palazzo Mattei"](http://romeartlover.tripod.com/Vasi78.html#Palazzo)


What is the significance of the Mattei name being carried by various palazzi?