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House of Pignatelli

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House of Pignatelli
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The House of Pignatelli is the name an old and prominent Neapolitan family of Italian nobility, clergy, men of arts and sciences, whose members occupied significant positions in 18th and 19th century. The family has been regionally prominent since the 13th century. Among various titles, they held the title of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire.[1]

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History

A member of the family, Antonio Pignatelli (1615-1700) was pope with the name of Pope Innocent XII. They were Princes of the Holy Roman Empire.

The lineage includes numerous cardinals, viceroys of Sicily and a saint, Giuseppe Pignatelli di Fuentes (1737–1811), canonized in 1954 by Pius XII .

The inheritances in titles and affiliations of three great European genealogies gradually flowed into the family, the Aragona, the Tagliavia and the Cortés, so much so that in the end the representatives of the family bore all four surnames: "Pignatelli Aragona Tagliavia Cortés".[2]

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Notable members

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Cardinals

List of cardinals of the Pignatelli family, in chronological order:

  • Antonio Pignatelli (1615–1700), son of Francesco, 4th Marquess of Spinazzola and 1st Prince of Minervino; Created cardinal on 1 September 1681; Elected Pope with the name of Innocent XII on 12 July 1691.[3]
  • Francesco Pignatelli (1652–1735), son of Julius II, 4th Marquess of Cerchiara and 2nd Prince of Noia; Created cardinal on 17 December 1703.[4]
  • Francesco Pignatelli (1744–1815), son of Fabrizio III, 10th Marquess of Cerchiara, 8th Prince of Noia; Created cardinal on 21 February 1794.[5]
  • Domenico Pignatelli (1730–1803), son of Antonio I, 6th Prince of Belmonte; Created cardinal on 9 August 1802.[6]
  • Ferdinando Pignatelli (1770–1853), son of Giovanni, 2nd Prince of Monteroduni; Created cardinal on 8 July 1839.[7][8]
  • Gennaro Granito Pignatelli (1851–1948), son of Angelo Granito and Paolina Francesca Pignatelli; created cardinal on 27 November 1911.[9]

As for Cardinal Stefano Pignatelli (1578-1623, created cardinal in 1621), he was originally from Piegaro (Perugia) and was not related to the Neapolitan family of the same name.

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Princes of Castelvetrano (1564)

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Diego Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortès, by Francesco Solimena, c. 1731–1732 or 1747
  • 1564–1599: Carlo d'Aragona Tagliavia (1530–1599)[a]
  • 1599–1605: Carlo d'Aragona Tagliavia Marinis (c. 1570–1605)
  • 1605–1624: Giovanni d'Aragona Tagliavia Pignatelli (c. 1585–1624)
  • 1624–1653: Diego d'Aragona Tagliavia Pignatelli (1596–1654)
  • 1653–1692: Giovanna d'Aragona Tagliavia Cortès (1619–1692)
  • 1692–1723: Giovanna Pignatelli Pimentel Benavides (1666–1723)
  • 1723–1750: Diego Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés (1687–1750)
  • 1750–1763: Fabrizio Matteo Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés Pignatelli (1718–1763)
  • 1763–1800: Ettore Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés de' Medici (1742–1800)
  • 1800–1818: Diego Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés Piccolomini (1774–1818)
  • 1818–1859: Giuseppe Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés Caracciolo (1795–1859)
  • 1859–1880: Diego Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés Lucchese Palli (1823–1880)
  • 1880–1881: Antonio Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés Lucchese Palli (1827–1881)
  • 1881–1938: Giuseppe Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés Fardella (1860–1938)
  • 1938–1946: Antonio Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés Gàndara (1892–1956)

Recognition of Italian nobility ceased with the creation of the Italian Republic in 1946

Princes of Noia (1600)

  • 1600–1627: Fabrizio Pignatelli Spinelli (1568–1627)
  • 1627–1658: Giulio Pignatelli di Sangro (1587–1658)
  • 1658–1664: Fabrizio Pignatelli Pignatelli (1604–1664)
  • 1664–1674: Ettore Pignatelli Pignatelli (1620–1674)
  • 1674–1677: Andrea Fabrizio Pignatelli Tagliavia (1640–1677)
  • 1677–1723: Giovanna Pignatelli Pimentel Benavides (1666–1723)[b]
  • 1723–1750: Diego Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés (1687–1750)
  • 1750–1763: Fabrizio Matteo Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés Pignatelli (1718–1763)
  • 1763–1800: Ettore Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés de' Medici (1742–1800)
  • 1800–1818: Diego Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés Piccolomini (1774–1818)
  • 1818–1859: Giuseppe Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés Caracciolo (1795–1859)
  • 1859–1880: Diego Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés Lucchese Palli (1823–1880)
  • 1880–1881: Antonio Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés Lucchese Palli (1827–1881)
  • 1881–1938: Giuseppe Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés Fardella (1860–1938)
  • 1938–1946: Antonio Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés Gàndara (1892–1956)

Recognition of Italian nobility ceased with the creation of the Italian Republic in 1946

Princes of Belmonte (1619)

Further information: Prince of Belmonte

Princes of Monteroduni (1702)

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Pignatelli Castle at Monteroduni[11]

In 1702, Luigi Pignatelli (1658–1736), was created Prince of Monteroduni. Luigi was the son of Giovanni Pignatelli di Casalnuovo (1633–1693).[12] In 1843, the Pignatelli family of Monteroduni added the name of the extinct della Leonessa family to their own name following the marriage of Giovanni Pignatelli (1803–1865) to Carolina Ruffo della Leonessa (1814–1870).[13]

  • 1702–1736: Luigi Pignatelli (1658–1736), created Prince of Monteroduni in 1702.[c]
  • 1736–1791: Giovanni Pignatelli (1719–1791)[15]
  • 1791–1829: Luigi Pignatelli (1757–1829)
  • 1829–1865: Giovanni Pignatelli (1803–1865)
  • 1865–1871: Luigi Pignatelli della Leonessa (1836–1871)
  • 1871–1911: Giovanni Pignatelli della Leonessa (1858–1911)[d]
  • 1911–1930: Luigi Pignatelli della Leonessa (1885–1930)
  • 1930–2015: Giovanni Pignatelli della Leonessa (1920–2015)

Recognition of Italian nobility ceased with the creation of the Italian Republic in 1946

Dukes of Monteleone (1527)

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Coat of arms of the Duke of Monteleone

Title passed to the Princes of Noia

Dukes of Terranova (1561)

Further information: Duke of Terranova (Italian)

Elevated to the Prince of Castelvetrano in 1564; passed into the Pignatelli family in 1692[16]

Dukes of Bellosguardo (1625)

  • 1625–1644: Giacomo Pignatelli (1590–1644)[f]
  • 1644–1676: Fabrizio Pignatelli (1625–1676)
  • 1676–1701: Giacomo Pignatelli (1655–1701)
  • 1701–1774: Margherita Pignatelli (1698–1774)[g]
  • 1774–1800: Ettore Pignatelli d'Aragona Cortés de' Medici (1742–1800), also 9th Prince of Noia.

Title passed to the Princes of Noia

Marquesses of Cerchiara (1556)

  • 1556–1567: Fabrizio Pignatelli (d. 1567)
  • 1567–1577: Giulio Pignatelli Cicinelli (1520–1577)
  • 1577–1627: Fabrizio Pignatelli Spinelli (1568–1627), created 1st Prince of Noia.

Elevated to the Prince of Noia in 1600

Counts of Fuentes (1508)

The Spanish title, Count of Fuentes, passed to the Pignatelli family through the 16th Count's maternal grandfather, Juan Bartolomé Isidro de Moncayo y Palafox (1675–1745), 15th Count'[17]

  • 16th Count: Joaquín Atanasio Pignatelli de Aragón y Moncayo (1724–1776)[17]
  • 17th Count: Luis Antonio Pignatelli de Aragón y Gonzaga (1749–1801), 4th Duke of Solferino
  • 18th Count: Armando Casimiro Luis de Aragón y Egmond (1770–1809), 5th Duke of Solferino
  • 19th Count: Juan Domingo Pignatelli de Aragón y Gonzaga (1757–1819), 6th Duke of Solferino
  • 20th Count: Juan María Pignatelli de Aragón y Wall (1795–1823), 7th Duke of Solferino
  • 21st Count: Juan Bautista Pignatelli de Aragón y Belloni (1823–1824), 8th Duke of Solferino
  • 22nd Count: Juan José María Pignatelli de Aragón y Wall (1800–1851)
  • 23rd Count: Antonio María Pignatelli de Aragón y Antentas (1824–1869)
  • 24th Count: Antonio María Pignatelli de Aragón y Burgos (1958–1993)
  • 25th Count: José María Pignatelli de Aragón y Burgos (b. 1959)
  • 26th Count: Gerardo María Pignatelli de Aragón y Burgos (1964–2008)
  • 27th Countess: Patricia Cayetana Pignatelli de Aragón y Ramiro.[18]
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