 It originates from a "rocca" castle ordered by Maghinardo Pagani and later expanded by Francesco Manfredi, lord of Faenza.It is the birthplace of Dino Monduzzi (1922–2006), a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.The final part of the novel "The Gadfly" by Ethel Lilian Voynich (1897) is set in Brisighella.