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Alvito Da Beira
Alvito may refer to: Places Italy * Alvito, Lazio, a ''comune'' in the Province of Frosinone * Duchy of Alvito, a fiefdom in the Kingdom of Naples, now part of Lazio Portugal * Alvito, Portugal Alvito () is a town and a municipality in Beja District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,504, in an area of 264.85 km2. The current president municipal chamber is António João Feio Valério. History The Alvito region has been inh ..., a ''municipio'' in Beja District, Alentejo * Alvito da Beira * Alvito Parish, Portugal * Alvito River, Portugal {{geodis ...
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Alvito, Lazio
Alvito is a town and ''comune'' in central Italy, in the province of Frosinone, south of Rome in the Lazio region. Its territory is included in the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park. History Alvito was called in antiquity "Albetum", and was later a possession of the Counts of Aquino and the Cantelmo family. Alvito was the seat of a Duchy, created in 1454, on the boundary of the Kingdom of Naples (later, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies). Alvito, together with Sora, remained faithful to the Angevine line during the conquest of Alfonso V of Aragon, being conquered by the Aragonese only in 1496. Later it was a possession of the Gallio family. Main sights The village is articulated in three district urban nuclei that include: il Castello (fortress), il Peschio, La Valle, contained in long town-walls still well preserved here and there. The Palazzo Ducale (or Palazzo Gallio, Ducal Palace), built in Renaissance style by Tolomeo Gallio in the late 16th-early 17th centuries, is lo ...
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Duchy Of Alvito
The Duchy of Alvito was a fiefdom of the Kingdom of Naples, in southern Italy. Rule of the Cantelmo The Cantelmo family, of French origins, arrived in Italy in the 13th century around the time the Capetian House of Anjou, Angevins conquered Naples (1266). From the Angevins, the Cantelmo received several castles and fiefs around Alvito, Lazio, Alvito in what is now the Comino Valley, Valcomino, dominated by the numerous fiefs of the powerful regional monasteries (such as Monte Cassino and Abbey of San Vincenzo al Volturno, San Vincenzo al Volturno), as well as by the rival family of the Counts of Aquino. Rostaino and his successors tried unsuccessfully to extend their control over the whole region in the 14th century. They sided with Queen Joan II of Naples but were defeated by the troops of Charles III of Naples, Charles of Durazzo. In a document of 1384, Giacomo IV is mentioned as "lord of the lands of Alvito". During the turmoil caused by the succession of Ladislaus of Naples ...
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Alvito, Portugal
Alvito () is a town and a municipality in Beja District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,504, in an area of 264.85 km2. The current president municipal chamber is António João Feio Valério. History The Alvito region has been inhabited since the Neolithic, and during the period of Roman domination several villae were established nearby, later occupied by Visigoths and Moors. During the Reconquista, Alvito was conquered by the Portuguese in 1234, being later (1251) donated by King Afonso III to Estêvão Anes, chancellor of the kingdom, who promoted the settlement of the area. The village gained a foral (letter of feudal rights) in 1280, confirmed by King Dinis I in 1283. In 1296 an annual fair was established, attesting the rapid development of the region. In 1387, King John I donated Alvito to knight Diogo Lobo in exchange for his services in the decisive Battle of Aljubarrota (1385), and in 1475 the title of Baron was granted to the rulers of Alvito. The 15 ...
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Alvito Da Beira
Alvito may refer to: Places Italy * Alvito, Lazio, a ''comune'' in the Province of Frosinone * Duchy of Alvito, a fiefdom in the Kingdom of Naples, now part of Lazio Portugal * Alvito, Portugal Alvito () is a town and a municipality in Beja District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,504, in an area of 264.85 km2. The current president municipal chamber is António João Feio Valério. History The Alvito region has been inh ..., a ''municipio'' in Beja District, Alentejo * Alvito da Beira * Alvito Parish, Portugal * Alvito River, Portugal {{geodis ...
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Alvito Parish
Alvito may refer to: Places Italy * Alvito, Lazio, a ''comune'' in the Province of Frosinone * Duchy of Alvito, a fiefdom in the Kingdom of Naples, now part of Lazio Portugal * Alvito, Portugal, a ''municipio'' in Beja District, Alentejo * Alvito da Beira Alvito may refer to: Places Italy * Alvito, Lazio, a ''comune'' in the Province of Frosinone * Duchy of Alvito, a fiefdom in the Kingdom of Naples, now part of Lazio Portugal * Alvito, Portugal Alvito () is a town and a municipality in Beja Distr ... * Alvito Parish, Portugal * Alvito River, Portugal {{geodis ...
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