Italy, as a single nation state, began only in 1861, after the Piedmont-based Kingdom of Sardinia conquered most of present-day Italy. At that point, titles were recognized to all who held them according to the law of so-called pre-unitarian States. Consequently, the Kingdom of Italy had several different nobility traditions, one for each pre-unitarian State and one for the unified state (that was actually the Piedmontese-Savoyard one). That is why the Italian College of Arms, called Consulta araldica (heraldic council), was organized in 14 "regional" commissions. Common rules concerning all titles were established only in 1926.[Note 1] That is why a list of Italian marquisates has to be divided into different pre-unitarian lists, plus a unified list for titles granted after 1861.[Note 2] The latter should be completed with titles granted by the last King of Italy, Humbert II, during his exile and after the proclamation of the republic (1946), until his death in 1983: these concessions base upon the fact that he was not defeated in war and thus remained a king, that is a fons honorum, but this issue is controversial, titles granted by a non-reigning king not being recognized by most noble and royal families in Europe. Only the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the Corpo della Nobiltà Italiana recognize these titles, while the CILANE treats them as mere titles of courtesy.[1]
Since 1948, the republican constitution states that nobility titles are not recognized.[2] It means that public bodies have not the power to use them towards nobility and tribunals have no power to state about their existence or non-existence, even as an interlocutory matter. The main association that privately protects titles and nobility is the Corpo della Nobiltà Italiana (body of the Italian nobility, also known as CNI).
List of marquesses in the Papal States
In Rome, several families hold a title of Marquis. A couple of them (traditionally four) are called "Marquesses of canopy" (in Italian: marchesi di "baldacchino"), since they hold the privilege of being among those that the Pope could visit and kept in their residence a special throne under a canopy for this aim.[Note 3] It is a historical privilege (the Pope does not visit privates nowadays) that permits these families to rank among Roman Princes[Note 4] and Dukes and let their members – as it happens for all families of Princes and Dukes in Italy – to be styled as Don or Donna before their first name. Since it is a customary privilege, some of them are disputed, especially in cases when a family became extinct and it is not clear whether another family has inherited the dignity.
House of Costaguti: the Marquess of Sipicciano; this house became extinct in 1921 with the marriage of the last Marquess Costaguti's only child, a daughter, with Marquess Afan de Rivera, whose descent have added the surname Costaguti: it is disputed weather Marquess Afan de Rivera Costaguti is actually a Canopy Marquess;
House of Cavalieri: the Marquess of Penna; this house became extinct in 1814: it is disputed if the house Capranica had succeeded to the Cavalieri as Canopy Marquesses;
Count Gerolamo Riccini: the Marquess of Vallepietra, title granted in 1842 explicitly together with honours of canopy but rapidly extinct;[4]
House of Serlupi (Serlupi Crescenzi), beforehand Crescenzi:[3][5] Marquess;
House of Sacchetti: Marquess of Castelromano (Letters patent 1933)
Other marquesses in Rome
Other marquesses include some distinguished families and also many of the Roman princes, who have among their many titles some of Marquess. The latter are non-included in the list hereafter; on the other hand, the list is incomplete also as concerns houses whose main title is that of Marquess.
List of marquesses in the rest of Latium, in Umbria and in the Marches
The list is incomplete.
House del Gallo, Noble of Rieti: the Marquess of Roccagiovine.
Marchesi Del Monte
List of marquesses in the papal "Romagne"
The list is incomplete.
Hercolani (Princes of the Holy Roman Empire, Patrician of Bologna): the Marquess of Blumberg;
Malvezzi, Patrician of Bologna (1st line, Malvezzi Campeggi): the Marquess of Dozza
Malvezzi, Patrician of Bologna (2nd line, Malvezzi de' Medici): the Marquess of Castelguelfo;
List of marquesses in Piedmont
Present Piedmont was called the principality of Piedmont and in its territory lie the former sovereign Marquisates of Montferrat (later Dukedom) and Saluzzo. Since it has been ruled by the Duke of Savoy whose sovereign title was that of Duke, the title of Marquis is quite rare and reveals a relevant rank. Hereafter some of the houses holding a title of marquis are listed, in alphabetical order, and the relevant title is indicated with the form of succession. The list is incomplete.
Asinari: the Marquess of San Marzano (the eldest male);
Birago de Candia e Borgaro: since 1680, Marquess of Candia (all males).[6]
del Carretto (Lords of Ponti and Sessame): Marquess (all males);
Cordero (known as Montezemolo): the Marquess of Montezemolo (the eldest male);
Guasco (Princes): Marquess of Bisio and Francavilla (all males);
Manfredi (known as d'Androgna): the Marquess of Angrogna (all males);
Incisa (both lines d'Incisa di Camerana and d'Incisa della Rocchetta): Marquess (all males);
Ripa: the Marquess of Giaglione (the eldest male), Marquess of Meana (all males);
Taparelli (known as d'Azeglio): the Marquess of Azeglio (the eldest male);
Thaon (Counts of Revel; known as Thaon di Revel): Marquess (the eldest male);
List of marquesses in Sardinia
The following section contains the list of all Marquessates that have been existing or have existed in the Kingdom of Sardinia. Titles were created through letters patent by the King of Sardinia, who was also King of Aragon since 1326 (actual creation of the Kingdom of Sardinia) to 1500, King of Spain and of Aragon since 1500 to 1713, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire since 1519 to 1556 and since 1713 to 1720 and Duke of Savoy since 1720 to 1847. The autonomous Kingdom of Sardinia ceased in 1847, when its Parliament asked the King – and obtained – for the unification (Italian: perfetta fusione) with the other States belonging to him, namely the Dukedom of Savoy, the Principality of Piedmont, the County of Nice and the Dukedom of Genoa. Titles granted after 1847 by the kings of Sardinia, who became also Kings of Italy since 1861, are not listed here.
Feudalism ceased in the years 1838–1840, when fiefs were redeemed by the Crown, i.e. bought. Afterwards, titles continued to be recognized as honours, and nothing changed to this regard after the unification of Italy. Since the establishment of the Italian Republic in 1946, titles are not officially recognized anymore and they exist as traditional and historical remains. The main associations that privately protect titles and nobility are the Corpo della Nobiltà Italiana (body of the Italian nobility, also known as CNI) and the Corpo della Nobiltà Sarda (body of the Sardinian nobility).
In 14th and 15th centuries, no titles were granted, but only fief possession. Lords of fiefs were called (in Catalan) Barons or Señors, i.e. lords (normally – but not always – the distinction depended on the extent of the power granted with the fief: Barons had the merum and mixtum imperium, meaning civil and criminal jurisdiction, while Lords only the mixtum imperium, civil jurisdiction) without these terms referring to specific titles but indicating just their quality of fief owners. Progressively, as a mark of distinction, a couple of titles of Viscount were granted: the Kings of Aragon were primarily Counts of Barcelona, so the usual title they had granted in Catalonia had been the one below their own rank. Chiefly in the 16th century, most important feudal lords began to receive titles of Counts, in order to emphasize their role. Only since the end of the century titles of Marquess (Marquis) were granted, as a result of an inflation of titles. Titles of Dukes were as rare as only one was granted before the Savoy rule. A few exception to this trend have to be regarded as recognition of quasi-sovereign status: the rulers of Arborea had in different times the titles of Judex Arboreae,[Note 7] Count of Goceano,[Note 8] Count of Monteleone[Note 9] and Marquis of Oristano,[7] while the foremost house of Carroz, admirals and viceroys, had the title of Count of Quirra.[Note 10][8]
Since the rank of marquis was theoretically the highest one, marquesses were addressed as "illustrious" by anyone and as "cousin" by the monarch, a concept similar to peerage.[Note 11]
Titles were granted either according to the Italian or the Catalan tradition (Latin respectively iuxta morem Italiae and iuxta morem Cathaluniae), meaning that the succession was only by male primogeniture or also by females if the holder of the title had no sons. Succession by females was abolished in 1926, meaning that if the holder has no sons, the title passes to his younger brother, if any (as the normal succession for British titles today).
created as continuation of once-autonomous "judgedom" (kingdom) of Arborea, after the defeat of the rebellious Marquis in 1478 the Crown added that title to its own titles; the city of Oristano, once Arborea capital city, became a royal city
upgrading of the ancient county of Mores. After in 1775 the Dukedom of Asinara was created and granted to the Marquis of Mores, the latter title could be borne by the Duke's first son and heir apparent; since the dukedom has peculiar succession rules, who actually holds the title is an unsolved question
originally constituted by different kind of possessions (territories of Platamona and La Crucca in north Sardinia, the rights of the registrar of the cities of Sassari and Bosa, the little island of San Simone called Sa Illetta in the pond of Cagliari, called Santa Gilla and two fisheries nearby called Is Ois and Sa Coa), it was inherited by Don Francisco Vico; after his death, the fief was renewed to Vincenzo Amat in 1826 but only consisting of Sa Illetta and the fisheries.
consisting in the territory of Marrubiu, it was inherited by a line of Cugias (see after) now extinct; it is unsure whether the present line retains the right to it
Due to a trial about the ancient county of Oliva that the Crown considered extinct, doña Maria Pimentel obtained the title after being recognized partial heir[Note 30][58]
The fief included only the incomes of the three Campidanos plains of Oristano (Greater Campidano, Campidano of Milis and Campidano of Zerfaliu, excluding the Royal City of Oristano), with no judiciary or administrative power whatsoever
Not a feudal title. The possession of the title of Baron of Samatzai was contested to Damiano Flores's mother, Maria Rita Cervellon, by the Crown; since the trial was still on-going when fiefs were redeemed, he had as a renewal of the old title the mere dignity of Marquis of Cervellon.
Note on language. The ordinary use in Sardinia is that proper names be translated according to the language of the document: that is why name of titles has been translated to English if the case be.[Note 35] For name of people, we adopted the actual most used language at the time: Catalan until the 16th century included, Spanish for the 17th and 18th centuries and later for Spanish subjects, and Italian for the 19th century for Sardinian subjects.
List of marquesses in Lombardy
Lombardy has probably been Italian land with most encountering of Nobility traditions. Consequently, Lombard Nobility has all Italian ranks, including Patricians of the most important cities. Just a few main existing houses being styled as Marquesses are listed hereafter in alphabetical order, indicating the house main title if other and – the case be – the city that houses are Patricians of. The list is most incomplete.
Genoa was ruled as an aristocrat republic until the Napoleonic age, extending its dominion to the whole Liguria and some areas of present Piedmont; after the restoration it became part of the Piedmont-led Kingdom of Sardinia. As all Nobles could be elected to a government office, all were in principle equal; they had the title of Patrician of Genoa, indicated by p.g. after the name and surname, while members of noble families outside the capital had the title of Nobleman or Noblewoman. No other title was specific of the Republic, but several families got titles from other rulers.
After the fall of the republic, a consideration arouse: since the head of the State was the Doge, i.e. a Duke, Patrician of Genoa had to be considered as just below, i.e. Marquesses: consequently several head of families pledged for such an acknowledgment by the Consulta araldica and the Corpo della Nobiltà Italiana and are styled as Marquesses today; this automatic acknowledgment has been questioned at the end of 20th century and is no more realized by the C.N.I., those acknowledgments already done remaining valid.
Houses whose eldest male bear the title of Marquess before his name (incomplete list):
Venice has been an independent aristocratic republic since the 8th century until 1797. Since the power was shared among noble houses and every nobleman could be elected (by vote or by ballot) to the most important offices, all noble houses were in principle equal: every member of the aristocracy had the only title of nobiluomo (nobleman) or nobildonna (noblewoman), although some of the Venetian houses are actually the oldest aristocracy in the world, since they can track their ancestors back to the beginning of the Republic. Venice (usually called the Serenissima Republica) was a naval power and thus the wealth of Venetians did not depend on the land but on trades. Also other cities and towns in Venice inland, although subject to Venice, were ruled by noble councils, whose members were nobles by the right to participate to council: the Venetian region is the land of civic nobility. For these reasons, nobility titles other than Nobil Homo/Nobil Donna (usually indicated as N.H. and N.D.), Patrician of Venice (or Venetian Patrician) and Nobleman/Noblewoman of a certain city or town are the only real Venetian titles.
After the fall of the republic, under Habsburgs rule, and since 1866 under Italian rule, many Venetian houses got traditional titles, most of them count, that is usually for all family members or at least for all males and usually with no territorial indication.
The following list of titles of Marquesses is just the list of families living in the Venetian territories who presently bear such a title, without these title being "Venetian" titles. It is an extract of titles recorded by the three Nobility associations whose competence is the former Venetian territory and that are inspired by the regional commissions of the Consulta araldica: the Venetian one for present Italian regionVeneto and provinces of Udine and Pordenone of present-day Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia (that is proper Friuli), the Trento one for present Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (although its competence for noble houses from Alto Adige or South Tyrol, that is the German-speaking province of Bolzano, remains doubtful: are they Italian or Austrian nobles?), and the one for Venezia Giulia, Istria e Dalmazia for present provinces of Trieste and Gorizia (Venezia Giulia or Julian March, part of present administrative region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia) and families coming from present Slovenian and Croatian territories of Istria and Dalmatia. Only flourishing families are recorded[68] and they appear in alphabetical order, the particle "de" not being considered to this aim unless it is written with a capital letter.[Note 36]
the last surviving branch of the lords, marquesses and dukes of Mantua, they are registered in the Venetian lists due to the title of Venetian Patrician, that they bring among others (first and foremost, prince of the Holy Roman Empire and Highness)
The use of the Roman Catholic Church is that bishop not use nobility tiles nowadays.
List of marquesses in Parma and Piacenza
List of all noble houses bearing the title of Marquis nowadays or that are recently extinct, recognized by the Corpo della Nobiltà Italiana.[70] The list is ordered by ancientness of the title.
line of Frassi; title recognized by the CNI in 2000
List of marquesses in Modena and Reggio
The Duchy of Modena and Reggio was an independent State from 1598 (before it depended upon Ferrara, that was the main see of the ruling family) until the unification of Italy in 1859, under the rule of the Este until the Napoleonic era and after the Restoration, since 1814, under the Habsburg-Este who had inherited it.
The aristocracy of the Duchy includes many families whose members are Patricians of Modena, Patricians of Reggio, Noble of Mirandola, Noble of Carpi, Noble of Finale or Noble of Correggio; several of them, moreover, have the title of Count or Marquis; some had foreign titles.
The list hereunder includes only the titles of flourishing families recognized by the Corpo della Nobiltà Italiana (C.N.I.)[Note 37] listed in alphabetical order: the particle "de" is not considered to this aim unless it is written with a capital letter.
Number
Family name
Title
Arms
Holder(s)
Other titles
Comments
1
de Buoi
Marquis
all males
Patricians of Modena and others
2
de Buoi Vizzani
Marquis
all males
Patricians of Modena and others
a line of the preceding family
3
Calori Stremiti
Marquis of Cavriago and of Cadè
the eldest male
Count (other males) and others
4
Campori
Marquis of Soliera
all males
Patricians of Modena etc.
5
Carandini
Marquis of Sarzano
the eldest male
Counts (other males) etc.
6
Coccapani Imperiali
Marquis of Spezzano; Marquis
the eldest male; all other males
Noble of Carpi
also called Coccapani Imperiale
7
Fontanelli
Marquis
the eldest male
Counts (all males and females)
extinct
8
Frosini
Marquis of Albinea, Borzano, Mozzadella, Montericco
the eldest male
Patricians of Modena
9
Gherardini
Marquis of Scurano, Bazzano and Pianzo; Marquis of San Polo; Marquis
the eldest male; the eldest male; all males
Counts, Patrician of Reggio, etc.
10
Malaspina Estense
Marquis of Virgoletta, Villa Rocchetta, Beverone, Garbugliaga, Villafranca
the eldest male
none
11
Malaspina Torello Scotti
Marquis of Ponte Bosio
the eldest male
none
12
Molza
Marquis
the eldest male
Patrician of Modena
extinct line
13
Montecuccoli Degli Erri
Marquis of Polinago, Vaglio, Susano, Pigneto, Prignano; Marquis
the eldest male; all males
Patricians of Modena
14
Ollandini
Marquis
all males
none
15
Paolucci
Marquis of Vigona, Cividale, Roncole; Marquis
the eldest male, all males
Patricians of Modena, etc.
16
Parisetti Vaini
Marquis of Sigola
the eldest male
Don or Donna
extinct
17
Ponticelli
Marquis of Camposanto; Marquis
the eldest male; all males
Patricians of Modena
extinct
18
Rangoni Machiavelli
Marquis
all males
Patricians of Modena, Patricians of Reggio etc.
19
Rocca Saporiti
Marquis of the Sforzesca
the eldest male
Counts (all members)
extinct
20
Tacoli
Marquis of San Possidonio; Marquis
the eldest male; all males
Patricians of Modena, Patricians of Reggio
21
Tassoni Estense
Marquis of Castelvecchio
all males
Patricians of Modena etc.
List of marquesses in Tuscany
In Tuscany during the middle age and early modern era all towns and cities were autonomous States with the form of Republics, each having its own Nobility. That is why, in the most incomplete list hereafter, for each house not only is indicated the title of Marquess, but also the Patriciate they hold. Houses are listed by order of creation.
List of marquesses in the "Neapolitan provinces" (kingdom of Naples and the continental part of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies)
The Kingdom of Naples – united, after the Napoleonic age, to the Kingdom of Sicily thus forming an accentrate Kingdom of the Two Sicilies – was the largest and most demographically and culturally developed of the Italian states. Nobles were many, powerful and with many titles: it was one of the few states that used the title of Prince (Principe) as a title of nobility, being why in the mostly incomplete list below Marquessates are divided according to the house and line to which they belong, identifying the line with its main title. Succession is by eldest male.
House d'Aquino, Princes of Caramanico: Marquess of Francolise and Marquess of Castelnuovo;
House Capece Minutolo, Dukes of San Valentino, second line: Marquess of Bugnano (Capece Minutolo Princes of Canosa also exist);
House Caracciolo, family Caracciolo-Rossi:
line of Princes of Avellino: Marquess of Sanseverino;
line of Princes of Torella: Marquess of Valle Siciliana and Marquess of Monacilioni;
line of the Princes of Spinoso: Marquess of Laterza and Marquess of Guardia Perticara;
line of Dukes of Laurino: Marquess of San Marco dei Cavoti;
House Caracciolo, family Caracciolo-Pisquizi:
line of Princes of Marano: Marquess of Barisciano;
line of Princes of Melissano: Marquess of Amorosi and Marquess of Taviano;
line of Princes of Cellamare: Marquess of Alfedena;
line of Princes Caracciolo Carafa: Marquess of Santeramo and Marquess of Cervinara;
House Carafa, line Carafa della Spina Princes of Roccella: Marquess of Brancaleone and Marquess of Castelvetere;
House Carafa, line Carafa della Stadera Dukes of Andria: Marquess of Corato;
House Imperiali, Princes of Francavilla: Marquess of Oyra (Grand of Spain) and Marquess of Latiano;
House de Vargas Machuca, Dukes of Vargas Machuca: Marquess of San Vicente (Grand of Spain) and Marquess of Valtolla;
House Campolattaro, family dAgistino-Campolattaro: Marquess of Campolattaro. Castello dCampolattaro.
House Pucci: Marquess of Barsento (created by Philip IV, King of Spain 1664[74])
List of marquesses in Sicily
The Kingdom of Sicily was founded in 1282 and ended in 1816 when it was succeeded by the unified Kingdom of Two Sicilies (and since 1859 by the even more unified Kingdom of Italy). Sicilian Nobility, during these centuries, got much power and many titles, up to that of Prince. Only a few existing titles of Marquess are listed hereafter, in alphabetical order of the houses bearing them, indicating also the line and their main title. The list is thus mostly incomplete.
house Alliata (9 titles of Prince): Marquess of Santa Lucia;
house de Gregorio (Princes of Saint Theodore): Marquess;
house Lanza (Princes of Trabia): Marquess of Militello, Marquess of Barrafranca, Marquess of the Ginestra (of the Broom), Marquess of Misuraca (Neapolitan title);
house Paternò (line of Dukes of Roccaromana): Marquess of the Toscano;
house Paternò (family Paternò Castello, line of San Giuliano): Marquess of San Giuliano;
house Paternò (family Paternò Ventimiglia, line of Regiovanni): Marquess of Regiovanni;
house Paternò (line of Dukes of San Nicola): Marquess;
house Salvo: Marquess of Pietraganzili
house Stagno (princes of Alcontres): Marquess of Roccalumera and Soreto;
house Starrabba (Princes of Giardinelli and Militello): Marquess of St. Agatha;
house Trigona (whose 1st line are Princes of Sant'Elia), 3rd line: Marquess of Canicarao; Marquess of Dainammare.
Notes
^Through the Royal Decree N. 1489 dated 16 August 1926 which contains the statute of the successions to nobility titles (published in the Official Journal on 7 September 1926, N. 208).
^Titles granted by the King of Italy are actually included in the lists of each Nobility region hereafter, with the exception of Sardinia (for the latter, however, no news about titles of Marquis granted after 1861 is known).
^The throne is kept with its front towards the wall and its back onwards, meaning that nobody can sit in it but the Pope.
^In Rome, Prince is the upper grade of nobility titles, since there are not Princes of blood royal.
^The canopy privilege pertains also to the house of Counts Soderini.
^House Mori Ubaldini are from Tuscany, Patricians both of Florence and of Siena; this line inherited the title of Marquess of Marmora from the Piedmontese house Ferrero and lives in Piedmont.
^Berenguer Carroz in 1363: see below for the upgrading of this fief in Marquessate.
^When since 1793 the stamento militare (a kind of house of lords of the Sardinian parliament) met to face the revolutionaryFrenchmen (and they were actually successful: Sardinia remained the only European land not invaded by Napoleon, together with Great Britain, Ireland, Sicily and Russia) and had a correspondence with the crown, they got quite upset with a king's reply not respecting that tradition in addressing the marquis of Laconi, then the chairman of the house, until the secretary (i.e. the minister for interiors) explained that the marquis had not been addressed by his majesty as "illustrious cousin" due to a mere copyist's mistake. The letters are now published together with the parliamentary minutes in Carta, Luciano, ed. (2000) [1793]. Acta Curiarum Regni Sardiniae – L'attività degli stamenti nella "Sarda rivoluzione" [The Sardinia parliament acts – The activity of the houses in the "Sardinian revolution"] (in Italian). Vol. 24-I. Cagliari: Consiglio regionale della Sardegna (Sardinia Regional Council. pp. 340, 380, 416 and 649.
^The title takes name from the village of Mores in Northern Sardinia and is spellt Mores in Catalan, Spanish, Sardinian, Italian and Latin; when the main branch of the family moved to France, the title started to be spellt Morès to roughly indicate the right pronunciation to French-speakers and was widely widespread by the famous Antoine Manca de Vallombrosa
^The diploma has been issued in 1651 but the ancientcy of the title is 1645, since the decision was in that year but the diploma could be issued only in 1651 due to a pending cause. This fact is referred to by Origen, D. Scano say 1649 and F. Floris 1643. The original diploma, kept in the archive Amat di San Filippo in Cagliari with accession code TPP/30, fully confirms Origen.
^Due to a transaction between the crown and the marchioness of Albis in her own right, in 1808 the fief was abolished and incorporated to the crown possessions, while the marchioness and her descendants kept the title and the connected rank, together with other fiefs. See F. Floris, page 532.
^Origen, Elenco and F. Floris. D. Scano says Francisco, who however was Juan Bautista's father who had previously obtained the title of count of Villanova del Rio.
^The fief consisted in the castle of the Guard and the unpopulated surrounding territories in Sulcis. The Marquis never succeeded in populating them, but the fief is important because it is the first one granted to this merchant family rapidly growing in importance, until they obtained the title of Duke of San Pietro in 1737. In 1812 they got extinguished and the fiefs were incorporated to the crown possession.
^Although the Isola Rossa ("the Red Island") itself had been acquired by the crown: see Vacca Odone
^The eldest of Del Alcazar house does not use that title.
^The first grant has been by King Charles VI to Francisco Pilo-Boyl in 1717 (1714 according to F. Floris), during the War of the Spanish Succession; after the loss of the throne by the Habsburgs, the fief was contested and a trial began, ended by a confirmation of the title by King Charles Emanuel III (of the new ruler dynasty, the House of Savoy) to Pedro Pilo Boyl in 1757.
^According to F. Floris (p. 501), Francisco Solinas bought the fief for his nephew or grandson Juan Maria, who obtained the title of marquis.
^It had been inherited by Giuseppe Gnecco, but got extinct with his son Luigi, who had no sons at a time when female succession was not allowed anymore.
^E. Vacca Odone calls her by mistakes Giovanni, as if she were a male.
^It had been inherited by Giuseppe Gnecco, but got extinct with his son Luigi, who had no sons at a time when female succession was not allowed anymore.
^Also called Palici (that is the present form of the family's surname, although they are usually called "di Suni" (see N. 47).
^Having the last Marquis of Manca, another Emanuele Delitala, died 8 March 2011. See the genealogical tree. The news of the last Marquess's death is in the Sardinian Nobility Association website, by entering and clicking on "L'associazione araldica" on the left: in the last-but-one section, "Aggiornamenti agli alberi genealogici delle famiglie nobili sarde" (updates to Sardinian noble families genealogical trees), in order by date.
^Also called Stefania. D. Scano calls her Stefanino, as if it were a male.
^D. Scano calls him Gaetano Marazza Guirisi (the double surname, the father's and the mother's ones, being a common usage in Sardinia until the 20th century such as it is still now in Spain), but the form of the first surname is probably due to a typographic mistake.
^In general terms, the names have been translated if referring to persons or churches or concepts (especially for saints), e.g. San Felipe, and left in the original or present most used form if they are names of villages (except when there is an English form for the name of the village: but this does not actually happen), e.g. San Sperate in Italian or Siete Fuentes in Spanish.
^Because in that case it is not a particle but part of the name.
^The list of all noble houses of the Duchy has been edited by the local association of the nobility, part of the C.N.I., together with the association of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (see sources).
References
^Luigi Michelini di San Martino, "C.I.L.A.N.E. et C.N.I.: que signifient-ils ces deux acronymes pour les nobles italiens? Un demi-siècle au service de la noblesse", in Notiziario dell'Associazione nobiliare regionale veneta, 2010 (II), N. 2, pp. 7–23: p. 14, ref. 10, lines 9–10.
^ abB. Berthod and P. Blanchard, Trésors inconnus du Vatican, 2001, referred to in this site (page Serlupi, in fine), whose text have been acquired by the Casanate library of Rome. That book has the Cardelli Archive as its source.
^Palazzo Borgaro, Libro d'Oro della Nobiltà (famiglia Birago de Candia e Borgaro), Francesco Milizia, Memorie degli architetti antichi e moderni, p.321, 1781.
^The year 1614 is referred to by D. Scano; F. Floris says once 1614 too and once 1616 (while in the Floris-Serra he had said 1644), Origen says 1654 and Elenco 1656.
^Referred to by D. Scano and F. Floris, while Origen and Elenco (and Floris-Serra) refer to Jayme Manca, her grandson.
^The year 1617 is referred to by D. Scano and F. Floris, while Origen says 1624.
^Referred to by D. Scano, while Origen refers to Diego De Silva and F. Floris to Ana Portugal, Rodrigo De Silva's wife.
^Referred to by Vacca-Odone and Elenco (1921 version), while Floris refers to Rafael Fadriguez Fernandez.
^The year 1629 is referred to by D. Scano, this article in the Spanish Wikipedia says 1626 (retrieved in August 2013), while Origen and Floris say 1627.
^The year 1631 is referred to by F. Floris, Origen says 1630 and D. Scano 1635.
^The year 1635 is referred to by Origen and D. Scano, F. Floris says 1633.
^ abConsidered extinct by D. Scano and Elenco, but as F. Floris says it was actually recognized to the Marquis of Villaclara due to the transaction made in 1735 by the three pretenders: the said Marquis of Villaclara, the Marquis of Albis and the Marquis of the Guard; according to this act the fief was divided in three parts and each pretender got one (the Marquis of Albis got the Barony of Montiferru and the Marquis of the Guard the County of Cuglieri). Origen confirms this inheritance, stating that none of the holder got the diploma: probably the fact that the first Marquis did not live enough, the heir being Donna Francisca Zatrillas, who lost the fief due to the Camarassa affair, and the subsequent trial lasted decades also due to the War of the Spanish Succession; and when the pretenders solved the question through the said transaction they all already had other titles and avoided getting the diploma.
^The year 1646 is referred to by Origen, Elenco and F. Floris, while D. Scano says 1647. The original diploma, kept in the archive Amat di San Filippo in Cagliari with accession code TPP/29, fully confirms 1646.
^According to Origen and F. Floris, while D. Scano says 1645.
^Origen and F. Floris refer the year 1651, while D. Scano says 1637. The original diploma, kept in the archive Amat di San Filippo in Cagliari with accession code TPP/32, has actually been issued in the year 1651, 1637 being the acquisition of the fief by the 1st Marquis's grandfather.
^Origen explains that 1652 is the date of the diploma, which does not state (as it had been the case for other titles) that the ancientcy is the actual date of concession, i.e. 1635. F. Floris refers to 1635 and D. Scano to 1636.
^The year 1699 is referred to by Origen and D. Scano, while F. Floris says 1700.
^Pages 560 and 586. No other sources refer about this concession.
^Inherited by count Francesco Maria Malliano, whose sons died without surviving issue. See tree by Vincenzo Amathere.
^The name of the last feudal marquis is referred to by E. Vacca-Odone (who writes it Rica). F. Floris states it was Luigi Ricca di Castelvero (p. 145).
^The year 1747 is referred to by Origen and F. Floris, while D. Scano states 1741.
^Called Juana by Origen and Maria by D. Scano and F. Floris: both names are correct, but together, according to this tree, where the names are translated into Italian: Giovanna Maria.
^ abSee Collegio araldico romano, Libro d'oro della nobiltà italiana, vol XVIII (1977–80), ad vocem.
^The year 1749 is referred to by Origen and D. Scano, while F. Floris states 1742.
^The year 1754 is referred to by Origen and F. Floris, while D. Scano states 1712: F. Floris explains that in 1712 the family obtained the territory with the jurisdiction, while the title was issued in 1754 (page 258).
^D. Scano says Juan Bautista Borro, who was the landowner in 1712: see F. Floris, pages 651–652.
^This name is referred to by Origen and D. Scano, while F. Floris calls him Antonio Ignazio Paliacio.
^The year 1777 is referred to by D. Scano, Elenco states 1758.
^The year 1790 is referred to by D. Scano, while F. Floris states January 1791.
^The 18th century is referred to by D. Scano. F. Floris states that when the Maça family, lords of Gallura, became extinct, a trial began, that led to the division of the whole region; the part called Gallura Gemini was obtained by the Portugal family with the title of Marquis of Gallura in 1571–1577, while the rest went to Pedro Ladron, who took the name Pedro Maça Ladron, with the title of Marquess of Terranova: F. Floris, p. 242.
^Referred to by Floris, while Vacca-Odone refers to Rafael Rodriguez Fernandez.
^ abcFrancesco Floris and Sergio Serra, Storia della nobiltà in Sardegna. Genealogia e araldica delle famiglie nobili sarde.
^Elenco (1921 edition, see how to reach the link in references).
^The titles are registered in Corpo della Nobiltà Italiana (Associazione nobiliare regionale veneta), Famiglie nobili delle Venezie, 2001.
^Charles-Hugues Lefèbvre de Saint-Marc, Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire générale d'Italie (476 - 1748), Vol. 5, 1769, p. 488.
^Elenco nobiliare di Modena e Reggio e di Parma e Piacenza.
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Rome
Caffarelli, Giovanpietro (October 1982). "I marchesi romani di baldacchino"(PDF). Bollettino Ufficiale del Corpo della Nobiltà Italiana. Corpo della Nobiltà Italiana. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 January 2009.
Venice
Corpo della Nobiltà Italiana (2001). Associazione nobiliare regionale veneta (ed.). Famiglie nobili delle Venezie [Noble families of the "Venices"] (in Italian). Udine: Gaspari. ISBN88-86338-67-8.
Modena and Reggio
Parma and Piacenza
Associazione nobiliare regionale di Modena e Reggio, ed. (2007). Elenco nobiliare di Modena e Reggio e di Parma e Piacenza [List of Nobles from Modena and Reggio and from Parma and Piacenza] (in Italian). Sassari: Delfino. ISBN978-88-7138-443-6.