The lineage from which the name derives was one of the most powerful in Lovere, even as far back as the 15th century. The family, which came from Clusone and had become wealthy through the production of woollen cloth then iron mining, contributed funds for the construction of the Basilica, in which many of its members were later buried. The 1616 building of the Palazzo is attributed to the mercenary leader Adorno Bazzini, in the service of the Serenissima, who distinguished himself for his political connections with the Farnese court in Parma. Antonio Bazzini, an esteemed violinist, was director of the Milan Conservatory. The last male descendant, Odoardo, died in 1938.