Gaetano Filangieri, 7th Prince Of Satriano
Gaetano Filangieri, 7th Prince of Satriano and 2nd Duke of Taormina (8 February 1824 – 29 November 1892) was an art historian and collector who founded the Museo Civico Filangieri. He lived in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and then in the Kingdom of Italy. Early life Filangieri was born in Naples on 8 February 1824 into the prominent Neapolitan noble Filangieri family. He was the only son of Carlo Filangieri, 6th Prince of Satriano, 1st Duke of the Cardinal, 1st Duke of Taormina and Agata Moncada di Paternò Ventimiglia family, Ventimiglia del Bosco. His paternal uncle was the illustrious Gaetano Filangieri of the Prince of Arianello, Princes of Arianello. Career An avid art collector, he inherited the titles of Prince of Satriano (Calabria), Satriano in Calabria and Duke of Taormina upon his father's death on 9 October 1867. Filangieri was committed to the study of the city's history, and was strongly linked to the Neapolitan Society of National History (), today housed in ...
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Prince Of Satriano
The Filangieri (or Filangeri or Filingeri) were an Italo-Norman noble family that first established as counts and lords in the province of Avellino (). Having established itself in much of Southern Italy in the second half of the 11th century, the family played a key role in the history of the Kingdom of Sicily and the Kingdom of Naples after the fall of the Altavilla family, which occurred at the end of the 12th century at the hands of the Hohenstaufen. History The name Filangieri originates from the Latin ''Filli Angerii'' (sons of Angerio) named after Richard "Angerio" of Arnes, who adopted the nickname "Angerio" during his military service as captain of the Italian ''falangerio'' (phalanges) in the First Crusade. They played a prominent role in the Kingdom of Sicily (prior to the War of the Sicilian Vespers) and the subsequent Kingdom of Naples.Coniglio, Giuseppe ''I Gonzaga. Varese: Dall'Oglio'' (1967). Over the years, the family came to hold the highest political and milita ...
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