Marquess of San Felipe ( es, Marqués de San Felipe; it, Marchese di San Filippo), is a hereditary

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in the Peerage of Spain and Peerage of Sardinia, granted in 1709 by

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to Vicente Bacallar y Sanna, a Sardinian historian of

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origin who served as ambassador in the

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and the

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The title became extinct in 1983 and is currently held in pretence by Vincenzo Amat di San Filippo, an

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from

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The grant

Vicente Bacallar y Sanna (as in the Spanish and Sardinian use, with both the father's and the mother's surnames) was a military officer and politician who supported Philip of Anjou, the heir appointed by the last Habsburg king Charles II, in the

War of the Spanish Succession The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...

. For this reason, he had to flow in exile when the other claimant, Charles of Austria, took control over

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. As an award to Bacallar's loyalty, Philip, now Philip V of Spain, made him Viscount of Fuente Hermosa and Marquess of St. Philip (as a homage to his own

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). Bacallar became later an important

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and

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while still serving as military and diplomat.

The inheritance

Bacallar's only surviving issue was his daughter Maria Josefa, who married Francisco Amat of an ancient and distinguished Sardinian house of

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origin, son of the

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. In accordance with Spanish and Sardinian succession rules at that time, she inherited the titles and has transmitted them to her issue. Amat firstborn (the eldest male) has brought the title of Marquess of St. Philip since (the Viscountcy being laid down, although no formal act of disclaimer has ever been issued), and they were recognized as such in

official registers until the Italian Republic ceased to recognize nobility titles. Along with the titles, Amats have inherited the name ''Vicente'', or ''Vincenzo'' in Italian.

List of Marquesses of San Felipe

Vicente Bacallar Vicente Bacallar y Sanna, 1st Marquess of San Felipe, later Italianization, italianized into ''Vincenzo Bacallar Sanna'' (Cagliari – Sardinia, island now belonging to Italy), 6 February 1669 – The Hague (Netherlands), 11 June 1726). He was a ...

, 1st Marquess of San Felipe (b. 1669), 1709-1726; m. Jeronima Cervellon Manca of the Barons of Samatzai; *

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2nd Marchioness of San Felipe ''

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'' (b. 1694), daughter of the latter, 1726-1738; m. Francisco Amat Tola of the Marquesses of Villarios; * Vicente (Vincenzo) Amat Bacallar, 3rd Marquess of San Felipe (b. 1726), son of the latter, 1738-1762; m. Magdalena Manca Masones Marchioness of Albis ''suo jure''; * Juan (Giovanni) Amat Manca, 4th Marquess of San Felipe (b. 1754), Marquess of Albis, etc., son of the latter, 1762-1818; m. Eusebia Amat Vico, Baroness of Sorso ''suo jure''; * Vincenzo (Vincenzo Anastasio) Amat Amat, 5th Marquess of San Felipe, Baron of Sorso, Marquess of Soleminis, Marquess of Albis, etc. (b. 1790), son of the latter, 1812-1869; m. Emanuela Amat Manca of the Marquesses of Villarios; * Giovanni Amat Amat, 6th Marquess of San Felipe, etc. (b. 1823), son of the latter, 1869-1879; m. Matilde Quesada Amat of the Marquesses of San Sebastián; * Vincenzo Amat Quesada, 7th Marquess of San Felipe, etc. (b. 1852), son of the latter, 1879-1912; m. 1st Caterina Sanjust Amat of the Barons of Teulada and 2nd Ottavia Sanjust Amat of the Barons of Teulada; * Luigi Amat Sanjust, 8th Marquess of San Felipe, etc. (b. 1890), son of the latter by 1st marriage, 1912-1966; m. Paola Amat Cartolari of the Marquesses of San Felipe; * Vincenzo Amat Amat, 9th Marquess of San Felipe, etc. (b. 1921), son of the latter, 1966-1987; m. Maria Gabriella Corridori. Present holder is a nephew of the latter, also called Vincenzo, with his younger brother as

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References

*The title is not currently extant as it is not included in either the

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Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles

Sources

* Francesco Floris, ''Feudi e feudatari in Sardegna'' (in

; meaning ''Fiefs and feudal lords in Sardinia''), Cagliari, Della Torre, 1996, pp. 528–535. {{ISBN, 8873432883. * ''Origen del Cavallerato y de la Nobleza de varias Familias del Reyno de Cerdeña'' manuscript Amat 1775-1790 (in

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; meaning ''Origin of the knighthood and nobility of various families from the kingdom of Sardinia''), Associazione nobiliare araldica genealogica regionale della Sardegna, Cagliari, Libreria Cocco, 1977, ''ad vocem''. * Francesco Floris and Sergio Serra, ''Storia della nobiltà in Sardegna. Genealogia e araldica delle famiglie nobili sarde'' (in

; meaning ''History of nobility in Sardinia. Genealogy and heraldry of Sardinian noble families''), Cagliari, Della Torre, 1986, ''ad vocem''.

The grant

The inheritance

List of Marquesses of San Felipe

References

Sources

See also