Marquess of Castelnuovo (

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: ''Marchese di Castelnuovo'') was a title in the

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that was created in the late 17th century for

Ferdinand van den Eynde, 1st Marquess of Castelnuovo Ferdinand van den Eynde, 1st Marquess of Castelnuovo (mid-17th century1674) was an Italian nobleman and magnate of Flemish people, Flemish descent. He was the son of Jan van den Eynde, and the father of Elisabeth van den Eynde, Princess of Belveder ...

. The marquessate was purchased by the

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Jan van den Eynde, at the time one of the wealthiest men in the city of

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, for his son Ferdinand. Ferdinand married Olimpia Piccolomini, of the

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, by whom he had three daughters. Thanks to the marriage of his heir apparent

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to Giuliano Colonna, the title was inherited by Giovanna's son, Ferdinando Colonna. The title was held for nine generations by the Colonna, before losing statutory regulation and lawful recognition (together with all other Italian peerage titles) upon the establishment of the

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History

It was created in the late 17th century for the wealthy Flemish merchant Ferdinand van den Eynde. His father Jan van den Eynde, a Fleming from

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who had become one of the wealthiest men in Naples through trading and banking, purchased the title for him. A few years earlier, Jan van den Eynde had purchased the '' Palazzo Zevallos'', which he renovated and filled with a huge art collection, which was one of the largest in Naples and its surroundings at the time. Although most of the paintings in the original Van den Eynde collection are now dispersed throughout the world (they being housed at other major museums), the reduced gallery of ''Palazzo Zevallos'' remains to this day one of the most popular in the city of Naples. Ferdinand van den Eynde married Olimpia Piccolomini, of the House of Piccolomini, by whom he had three daughters. He inherited the ''Palazzo Zevallos'' upon his father's death, and built the monumental '' Palazzo Vandeneynden'' (today ''Villa Carafa'') in

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. The Villa Carafa passed to his daughter Elisabeth, while the ''Palazzo Zevallos'', the bulk of Ferdinand's art collection, and his marquessate were inherited by his daughter Giovanna, who married Giuliano Colonna, of the

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. Giovanna and Giuliano had seven children together, with the title passing down to Ferdinando.

Marquesses of Castelnuovo

(died 1674) * Giovanna van den Eynde, Marchioness of Castelnuovo (1688–1716) * Ferdinando Colonna, 2nd Prince of Sonnino, 3rd Marquess of Castelnuovo (1716–1775) * Marcantonio Colonna, 3rd Prince of Sonnino, 4th Marquess of Castelnuovo (1775–1796) *Andrea Colonna, 3rd Prince of Stigliano, 5th Marquess of Castelnuovo (1796–1820) *Ferdinando Colonna, 4th Prince of Stigliano, 6th Marquess of Castelnuovo (1820–1834) *Marcantonio Colonna, 5th Prince of Stigliano, 7th Marquess of Castelnuovo (1834–1890) *Gioacchino Colonna, 6th Prince of Stigliano, 8th Marquess of Castelnuovo (1890–1900) *Ferdinando Colonna, 7th Prince of Stigliano, 9th Marquess of Castelnuovo (1900–1926) *Andrea Colonna, 8th Prince of Stigliano, 10th Marquess of Castelnuovo (1934–1943) *Lorenzo Filippo Colonna, 9th Prince of Stigliano, 11th Marquess of Castelnuovo (1943–1946)

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* * {{cite book, title=Annuario della nobiltà italiana, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I70TAAAAYAAJ&dq=marchesi+di+castelnuovo+colonna&pg=PA158, year=1878, publisher=Giornale araldico, page=158 Italian nobility Peerage Flemish art dealers Extinct marquessates