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The Palm Springs Unified School District, or PSUSD, is one of three public education governing bodies in the Coachella Valley desert region of Southern California.PSUSD governs the western half of the valley; the Coachella Valley Unified School District and Desert Sands Unified School District oversee communities in the eastern half.
Neri Corsini may refer to: Neri Corsini (1614–1678), cardinal from 1664 onwards; Neri Maria Corsini (1685–1770), nephew of Pope Clement XII, made cardinal by his uncle in 1730; Neri Corsini (died 1377), bishop of Fiesole from 1374 to 1377, see War of the Eight Saints; Neri Corsini (fl. 1170), founder of the Corsini family
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Born in Florence, Corsini was the second of the two sons of Filippo Corsini and Lucrezia Rinuccini of the influential Corsini family. He traveled widely through Europe between 1709–1713. Following this, he was appointed to serve as the ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany to France in 1709, followed by serving that same office in England.
The family's fortunes were to peak with the election of Lorenzo Corsini as Pope Clement XII (1730 - 1740). The palace still contains remnants of a sculptural collection, but most of the movable artwork was transferred to the family's palazzo in Rome. [2] The palace is still owned by the Corsini family, and rented out for events.
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In 1697, in part due its proximity to the Medici Villa La Petraia, the Corsini family bought the villa, and the property underwent to a complete renovation in a sober baroque style, designed by Giovan Battista Foggini.
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.