Carlo d'Aragona Tagliavia, 1st Prince of Castelvetrano (1530 – 25 September 1599) was a Sicilian-Spanish nobleman and viceroy.

Early life

Carlo was born in Castelvetrano, Sicily, in 1530. He was the son of a Sicilian peer, Giovanni Tagliavia, Count of Castelvetrano, and a Spanish mother, Beatriz de Aragón y Cruillas, only daughter of Carlos de Aragon, Marquess of

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. His uncle was Cardinal Pietro Tagliavia d'Aragonia. His family descended from an illegitimate son of King Peter III of Aragon.

Career

He became Duke of Terranova (''Duca di Terranova'') (in the Italian, not Spanish line) on 17 August 1561. On 24 April 1564, the County of Castelvetrano was raised to the Principality of Castelvetrano and Carlo became its 1st reigning prince. Tagliavia twice served as the

Viceroy of Sicily A viceroy () is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of" and the Anglo-Norman ''roy'' (Old Frenc ...

; from 1556 to 1568 and, again, from 1571 to 1577. He later served as Viceroy of Catalonia from 1581 to 1582 and as the

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from 1583 to 1592. He was a Knight of the

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and was made Knight in the

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in 1585.

Personal life

He married Margherita

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, the daughter of Simone Ventimiglia, 5th Marquess of Geraci, and Elisabetta Moncada. Together, they were the parents of: * Giovanni Tagliavia d'Aragona, Marquess of Avola (–1599); he married Maria de

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, Baroness of Gibillini. * Simeone Tagliavia d'Aragona (1550–1604), who became a Cardinal. * Isabella Tagliavia d’Aragona (–1580), who married Ercole Branciforte, 1st Duke of San Giovanni. * Giulia Tagliavia d'Aragona (d. 1621), who married Fabrizio Carafa, 1st Prince of Roccella. * Anna Tagliavia d'Aragona (d. 1581), who married Giovanni

, 8th Marquess of Geraci, 1st Prince of Castelbuono. * Ottavio d'Aragona (1565–1623), a naval commander who served under Viceroy of Naples and Sicily Pedro Téllez-Girón, Duke of Osuna for the Hispanic Monarchy. Carlo died in

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on 25 September 1599. He was succeeded as 2nd Duke of Terranova and 2nd Prince of Castelvetrano, by his grandson Carlos Tagliavia d'Aragona (1585–1605).

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1520s births Year of birth uncertain 1599 deaths Clergy from Palermo Margraves in Italy Knights of the Golden Fleece Viceroys of Sicily Viceroys of Catalonia Governors of the Duchy of Milan 16th-century Italian nobility 16th-century Italian clergy {{Italy-noble-stub