www.maltagenealogy.com is dedicated to celebrating and reassessing the history of the Maltese People.

General issues

The Maltese nobility - General information, Assessment of private interpretations, Official documents, Courts' application of rules, General principles, General Principles on Foreign titles, Application of General Principles, Particular Maltese Fiefs, Particular Maltese Titles, Particular Hybrid titles, Particular Foreign Titles, Satire, International Criticisms of Maltese Nobility

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/nobility/maltesenobility.html

A list of Ancient Privileges of the People of Malta and Gozo, granted by their sovereigns and suzerains (see also: gallery)

 http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/nobility/ancientprivileges.html

A comparison between the evolution of the title of "Baron" in England and Malta, and their respective entitlements

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/Britishnobility/Essays/comparisonenglandmalta.htm

Translation of the Grant of Malta, Gozo and Tripoli to Order of St John by Emperor Charles V

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/Translationofthedeed.html

Peace Treaty transferring dominion of Malta from King of Spain to Duke of Savoy 3 July 1713

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/PeaceTreaty1713.html

Oath of fealty and investiture of Order of Saint John in the fief of Malta, Gozo and the Castle of Tripoli, 1714.;

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/oathoffealty.html

Rescript by King of Sicily in favour of its subject the Order of Saint John, 1714

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/Rescript.html

Please get Your Facts right

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/kzt1.htm

Priests during the Visitation of Dusina 1575.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/Priests-1575.html

Girolamo Manduca and Gian Francesco Abela: Tradition and invention in Maltese Historiography

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/Manducaabela.htm

Some Maltese members of the Order of Saint John in the context of Abbe' de Vertot's explanation (1728) of the qualification required to become a Knight of that Order.  

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/Melita/knightsofmalta.htm

Horror Stories of Old

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/Horrorstoriesofold.htm

The Maltese Practice of appending Surnames (The Use of long Surnames) and their application in Maltese Heraldry ;

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/MSO/doublebarrellsurname.htm

The Female descendants of Donna Paola Gatto, Baroness of Djar il-Bniet e Budaq. An interesting case study.

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/female.html

Was Malta supportive of anti-popery?

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/antipopery.html

The List of Maltese Surnames between 1418 and 1480. (par Godefroy Wettinger, en anglais dans la version originale)

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/listsofmaltesesurnames1418.html

Sub-Index to materials on the 1798-1815 period

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/Theappealsofthenobilityandpeople.html 

Nautical schools established by Grand Master Pinto

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/nobility/Nauticalschools.html

Maltese Militia officers of the Order of Saint John 1723-1761

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/nobility/maltesemilitiaofficers.html

New administrative offices and authority established in late 18th century Malta

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/nobility/newadministrativeoffices.html

Modern Malta

Malta's system of honours, awards and decorations established in 1975 by virtue of the Gieh ir-Repubblika Act

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/gieh%20ir-Repubblika.html

Extracts from The Manual of the President of Malta, by Ugo Mifsud Bonnici

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/nobility/presidentofmalta.html

Authorized recipients of Foreign honours in terms of the Gieh ir-Repubblika Act (Cap. 251) of Malta, and relative genealogies

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/Foreignhonours.html

Suggested New Arms for Malta by www.maltagenealogy.com

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/COA/Suggestednewarms.htm

Properties and Sights

A whirlwind tour of St.John's Co-Cathedral, formerly the Conventual Church of the order that ruled Malta until 1798

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/Stjohnsco-cathedral.html

St John's right hand, formerly of Malta

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/Stjohnsrighthand.html

 Random Churches in Malta

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/randomchurchesmalta.html

 Stefano Zerafa's "The history of Art in Malta (and of Maltese Artists)" (A speech from the year 1850)

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/StefanoZerafaMalteseArtists.html

Gallery for Zerafa 1850.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/StefanoZerafaMalteseArtists1.html

Stefano Zerafa's "Celebrated Maltese" (A speech from the year 1858)

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/Celebrated%20Maltese.html

Gallery for Zerafa 1858

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/Celebrated%20Maltese1.html

Maltese National Patrimony - Bequests by the Noble Testaferrata family

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/Bequests.html

Leonardo Sammut of Mosta

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/sammut.html

Guze Cassar-Pullicino’s folklore of Torri Cumbo.

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/cumbo2.html

Fra Giorgio Nibbia.

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/nibba.html

The Benefices of the Isles of Malta in details from the Visitation of Dusina 1575.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/Benefices-1575.html

Two Palazzo's in pictures (Sant-Cassia and Selmun)  

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/palazzo.htm

Two mediaeval gems

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/medival.html

Principi Sayd Chapel, Santi.

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/principisaydchapel.html

Some great cuttings from "The Times of Malta" No 1 to 30.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/Melita/timesofmalta1to10.htm

Some great cuttings from "The Times of Malta" No 31 to N.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/Melita/timesofmalta31to.htm

Mdina Medieval Festival 2010.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/Melita/mdinamedievalfestival2010.htm

Palazzo e Villa Pariso

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/pariso1.html

Maltese Benefices and Entailments

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/property.html

Old Regal benefices which were succeeded by the Grand Masters as first men of the Maltese islands;

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/nobility/royalbenefices.html

A visitors's assessment of two museums in Malta

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/casaroccapiccola.html

The Fatimid history of Malta.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/Fatimidhistory.html

Request for information on a house that may have a connection to Maria Teresa Nuzzo.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/Melita/thecasacasaux.htm

Genealogies

Table showing grantees of various titles of Nobility in Malta, prior to the year 1798, indicating the descent of various claimants during the Royal Commission 1877-1878

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/tableofgrantees.htm

Maltese Families

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/Maltesefamilies.html

Titles created by the Grand Masters (1530-1798)

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/cop3.htm

Fiefs created before 1530

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/cop2.htm

Foreign titles recognised by the Grand Masters during 1530-1798

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/fta.htm

Other foreign titles during pre-1798

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/fta.htm

Fiefs (not titles) granted by the Grand Masters (1530-1798)

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/cop2.htm

Titles revived in 1883 by British Colonial Administration

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/cop3.htm

Other titles granted by Reigning Sovereigns from 1798-onwards (Excludes any titles derived from private Orders)

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/fta.htm

Other

Saint Maria Adeodata Pisani 1806-55, Baroninessina di Frigenuini.

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/Adeodata.html

Maltese Branch of the Counts Moroni.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/Melita/maltesecountsmoroni.htm

The Origins of the Sant surname

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/sant4.html

Maltese connection to the Earls of Perth.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/Perth.html

Funeral of HRH, Comte de Beaujolais

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/beaujolias.htm

Viceroyals and Presidents of Sicily 1400-1530.

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/viceroys.html

Maltese Heraldry

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/COA/defaultCOA.htm

Maltese Clergy

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/Chapter9.html

Slavery Studies

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/Manumesso/manumesso1.htm

Letter sent by Mons Jacques Bourges to Gio Battista Dorel in 1690.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/giobattadorell.htm

Maltese People: Maltese in 18th Century Spain

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/spanish.html

Maltese People: Maltese in America: American Civil War: Union Army: Battle of New Bern 1862.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/maltesepeople2.htm

Maltese People: Maltese in American Revolutionary War: Liberty Bell: John Pass.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/maltesepeople1.htm

Maltese People: Maltese in India: Rinaldo Sceberras.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/maltesepeople3.htm

Famous People descendant of the Maltese Race.

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/Chapter11.html

A professional family of Whores

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/whores.htm

The Passalacqua Chain - A splendid Seventeenth Century Jewel in Malta by Francesca Balzan.

http://www.unipa.it/oadi/images/articoli/passalacqua_chain.pdf

The Noble Donna Marie Said Testaferrata (1820-48)

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/mariesaid.htm

Cesare Vassallo's "Catalogo dei codici e dei manoscritti inediti che si conservano nella Pubblica Biblioteca di Malta" (1856)

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/Catalogodeicodici.htm

Hereditary Distinctions of Maltese Citizens

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/Chapter10.html

Directory of Public addresses related to European Nobility.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/europeannobility.html

Publisher on Maltese Nobility put into hands of Special Controller

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/publisheronmaltesenobility.htm

The Adami Collection

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/adami/ADAMI1.htm

Hereditary Distinctions in the 14th Century.

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/royal.html

Sovereigns, Viceroys, Feudal Lords, Capitano della Verga, Governors of Gozo.

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/politics.html

British Sovereigns of the Maltese Islands from 1815 to 1974

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/politics2.html

British Governors of Malta (1815-1964), Governors General of Malta, Presidents of Malta, Chief Justices of Malta, Prime Ministers of Malta

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/politics.html

Maltese Local Councils - List of Mayors (1994-   )

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/politicslocal.html

Origins of Maltese Surnames.

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/MSO/maltaA.htm

Questions regarding the "Sensible".

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/Sensible.html

Bonaparte's plan to rig an election in Malta

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/Bonaparte'splan.html

Maltese connection to Carlo, Principe di Capua

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/Carlodicapua.html

Pietro Testaferrata, man with a mission from Garzes.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/nobility/PietroTestaferrata.html

Palazzo Parisio staff meet Roman Keating.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/ParisioRomanKeating.html

Palazzo Parisio staff meet Oprah

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/ParisioOprah.html

Aragona question

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/Aragona1.html

NOTABLE PRISONERS OF WAR IN MALTA (1): THE EMDEM CONNECTIONS AND DOENITZ’S WOLF PACKS

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/Emdenconnection.html

Interviews in French/English in the Radio Series ‘Un dromadaire sur l’épaule’ by Mélanie Croubalian, Cyril Déprazby and Le journaliste indépendant Frédéric Faux on Radio Télévision Suisse (RSR ‘La 1ere’)with various Maltese people.  A great insight of Malta and the Maltese, their lives and their living heritage.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/MTVinterview.htm

Works in progress

Prince Djem of the Ottoman Empire and his Said descendants in published form.

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/said8.html

A Maltese medieval connection from the 13th century.

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/nobilityA.htm

Released Slavery whom married at Mdina, Malta during 1694 to 1764.

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/Mdinareleasedslavery.htm

Some Foreign marriages and those living abroad 1754 to 1798.

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/foreignmarriages.html

The Flag setup of Queensland -"The question of where the Maltese cross came from"

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/queensland.htm

The Origins of Arfio Capo di Ferro

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/genealogy/arfiocapodiferro.htm

Counts Vassallo Paleologo Update.

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/byzantinecounts.html

Ipotesi sull’origine ei filii Manfredingi

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/manfredingi.html

HIH, Prince Djem of the Ottoman Empire.

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/said1.html

- The Kingdom of Two Sicilies law on Nobility

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/Nobility.html

- The Russian Maltese Chamber of Nobility (rmcn) (1799-1919).

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/russia2.htm

Key to other links (this site)

Home page

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/

Main Index

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME1.htm

1798-1815

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/SME2/Theappealsofthenobilityandpeople.html

Nobility

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/nobility/maltesenobility.html

Key to titles of nobility

http://www.saidvassallo.com/SME/maltesenobility/titlesofnobilityinmalta.html

KEY TO THE ADAMI COLLECTION

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/adami/ADAMI1.htm

British-created titles of Nobility (1815-1964) conferred on Maltese, and relative genealogies

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/Chapter7.html

Titles granted during the French Empires (French nobility - index)

http://www.saidvassallo.com/Frenchempire/main.html

British titles with a listing of descendants in the male descent (British nobility - index)

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/Britishnobility/main.htm