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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] |