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Giovanni Luigi Moncada, 9th Prince Of Paternò
''Don'' Giovanni Luigi Moncada, 9th Prince of Paternò (22 April 1745 – 27 August 1827), was an Italian nobleman and politician. Early life Moncada was born in Palermo on 22 April 1745. He was the youngest of six children born to Francesco Rodrigo Moncada, 8th Prince of Paternò (1696–1763), and Giuseppina Ruffo di Calabria, Ruffo dei Principi della Scaletta (1707–1786). His only sibling to live to maturity was Bernardino Castrense Moncada and Giovanna Moncada, who married Bartolomeo Avarna, 1st Duke of Gualtieri. His paternal grandparents were Luigi Guglielmo Moncada, 7th Prince of Paternò, and Giovanna Ventimiglia family, Ventimiglia e House of Pignatelli, Pignatelli. His maternal grandparents were Giovanni Ruffo di Calabria, Ruffo La Rocca, Prince of Scaletta, and Anna Maria Migliorino Balsam. Immediately after his 1761 marriage at only sixteen, he lived for many years in Naples, during the History of Bourbon Sicily, Bourbon reform period, where he studied politics and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don (honorific)
The terms Don (in Spanish language, Spanish and Italian language, Italian), Dom (in Portuguese language, Portuguese), and Domn (in Romanian language, Romanian), are honorific prefixes derived from the Latin language, Latin ''Dominus'', meaning "lord" or "owner". The honorific is commonly used in Spain, Portugal, and Italy, as well as in the Spanish-speaking world and Portuguese-speaking world, as well as some other places formerly colonized by Spain or Portugal. The feminine equivalents are (), (), (Romanian) and (). The term is derived from the Latin : a master of a household, a title with background from the Roman Republic in classical antiquity. With the abbreviated form having emerged as such in the Middle Ages, traditionally it is reserved for Catholic clergy and nobles, in addition to certain educational authorities and persons of high distinction. Spanish-speaking world In Spanish, although originally a title reserved for royalty, select nobles, and church hierarch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Of Scaletta
The Principality of Castelbuono was a feudal state that existed in Sicily between the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 19th century, which corresponded to the territory of the present-day municipality of Castelbuono, in the province of Palermo. History Castelbuono, a baronial city with the mere and mixed empire of the Val Demone, was founded in 1317 by Francesco Ventimiglia, 2nd Count of Geraci. The Ventimiglias, who from 1436 had the title of Marquesses of Geraci, had feudal dominion over this land until the beginning of the 19th century, when feudalism was abolished in the Kingdom of Sicily, following the promulgation of the constitution of 1812 granted by King Ferdinand III of Sicily. Giovanni Ventimiglia, 8th Marquess of Geraci (1559–1619), was invested with the title of 1st Prince of Castelbuono on 3 February 1595 by King Philip III of Spain, executed on 22 May of the same year. The last feudal prince was Luigi Ruggero Ventimiglia Perpignano, 14th Prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco De Borja Álvarez De Toledo, 12th Marquis Of Villafranca
Francisco de Borja Álvarez de Toledo y Gonzaga, 12th Marquis of Villafranca (9 June 1763 – 12 February 1821) inherited the title of Marquis of Villafranca and Duke of Medina Sidonia from his elder brother José Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba in 1796, as well as becoming the 14th Marquis of Cazaza, 10th Duke of Bivona and 12th Marquis of Los Vélez. Early life Álvarez de Toledo was born on 9 June 1763 in Madrid, Spain. He was a younger son of Antonio Álvarez de Toledo, 10th Marquis of Villafranca, Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo and Princess Maria Antonia Gonzaga y Caracciolo. Among his siblings was elder brother, José Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba, José Álvarez de Toledo, ''jure uxoris'' Duke of Alba (from his marriage to María del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva y Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Duchess of Alba), Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo, Count of Miranda (who married Duke of Peñaranda de Duero, María del Carmen Josefa de Zúñiga, 13th Duchess of Peñaran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centorbi
Centuripe (Latin: Centuripae; Sicilian: Centorbi) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Enna (Sicily, southern Italy). The city is from Enna in the hill country between the Rivers Dittaìno and Salso. The economy is mostly based on agriculture. There are caves for sulphur and salt mineral, and water springs. History Thucydides mentions ''Kentoripa'' (Κεντόριπα) (also called ''Kentoripai'') as a city of the Sicels that was Hellenized in the 5th century BC. It became an ally of the Athenians at the time of their expedition against Syracuse, and maintained its independence almost uninterruptedly (though it fell under the power of Agathocles) until the First Punic War when it immediately submitted to the Romans. It was thus granted Latin Rights before the rest of Sicily and was a (free city exempted from tax). In the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC Centuripe Ware was a distinctive class of Sicilian vase painting, with the unusual feature of fully coloured painting in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Adernò
Adrano (; Adernò until 1929; ), ancient ''Adranon'', is a town and in the Metropolitan City of Catania on the east coast of Sicily. It is situated around northwest of Catania, which was also the capital of the province to which Adrano belonged, now a metropolitan city. It lies near the foot of Mount Etna, at the confluence of the Simeto and Salso rivers. It is the commercial center for a region where olive The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'' ("European olive"), is a species of Subtropics, subtropical evergreen tree in the Family (biology), family Oleaceae. Originating in Anatolia, Asia Minor, it is abundant throughout the Mediterranean ...s and citrus fruit are grown. Neighbouring towns include: Biancavilla, Bronte, Catania, Bronte, Paternò, Randazzo, Santa Maria di Licodia and Centuripe. History Founding and pre-Christian era The settlement was founded by Dionysius I of Syracuse, Dionysius the Elder around 400 BC, intending to strengthen Syracuse, Italy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
