The Orioles are or were a
Sicilian noble family. They came to Sicily from Spain in the time of the
Aragonese. At various times they were princes of Castelforte and
Roccapalumba
Roccapalumba ( Sicilian: ''Roccapalumma'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo.
Roccapalumba is located 64 km southeast of Palermo and borders the fo ...
, counts of Bastiglia, and barons of Baglia, Xiari and Collabascia, of Cabica, of Campobianco, of
Comiso
Comiso ( scn, U Còmisu), is a comune of the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, southern Italy. As of 2017, its population was 29,857.
History
In the past Comiso has been incorrectly identified with the ancient Greek colony of Casmene.
Under the Byza ...
, of
Comitini
Comitini ( Sicilian: ''Cuminiti'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about northeast of Agrigento. The town is located on a hilly area, above sea le ...
and Pietra di Caltasudeni, of Luchito, of
Raccuja
Raccuja is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina.
Raccuja borders the following municipalities: San Piero Patti, Sant'Angelo di Bro ...
and of
San Pietro sopra Patti.
References
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[Antonino Mango di Casalgerardo (1912–1915). ''Nobiliario di Sicilia'' (in Italian). Palermo: Alberto Reber]
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Orioles
Oriole or Orioles may refer to:
Animals
* Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae
* New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae
Music
* The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and early ...