Gaetano Filangieri, prince of Satriano (
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
, 1824–1892) was a prominent
Neapolitan
Neapolitan means of or pertaining to Naples, a city in Italy; or to:
Geography and history
* Province of Naples, a province in the Campania region of southern Italy that includes the city
* Duchy of Naples, in existence during the Early and Hig ...
art historian and collector who founded the
Museo Civico Filangieri.
He inherited the titles of prince of
Satriano in
Calabria
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and duke of
Taormina
Taormina ( , , also , ; scn, Taurmina) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina, on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy. Taormina has been a tourist destination since the 19th century. Its beaches on ...
from his father.
He was a member of the prominent Neapolitan family of the
Filangieri, the son of
Carlo Filangieri and the grandson of
Gaetano Filangieri.
He was vice president of the Società di Storia Patria, director of the Consulta Araldica, and president of the museum he founded.
His work was pursued by his grandson
Riccardo Filangieri di Candida Gonzaga.
1824 births
1892 deaths
Italian art historians
Italian princes
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