Special Maltese Events in History
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TABLE OF GRANTS, AMENDMENTS AND INVESTITURES OF TITLES OF NOBILITY BY THE GRANDMASTERS OF THE ORDER OF SAINT JOHN, AS SOVEREIGNS OF MALTA (1530-1798), INCLUDING TITLES AND DIGNITIES RECEIVED FROM FOREIGN SOVEREIGNS DURING THE SAME PERIOD
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1530-21 August 1534 |
Philippe Villiers de l' Isle-Adam |
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24 March 1530 |
Grant of the Maltese Islands by Emperor Charles V |
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26 August 1534 - 17 November 1535 |
Pietrino del Ponte |
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22 November 1535 - 26 September 1536 |
Didier de Tholon Sainte-Jalle |
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20 October 1536 - 6 September 1553 |
Juan de Homedes y Coscon |
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11 September 1553 - 18 August 1557 |
Claude de la Sengle |
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20 December 1553 |
The Dignity of Patrician of Messina was granted to Mariano Testaferrata by the Jurats of the City of Messina. |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/sanvincenzoferreri.html |
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21 August 1557 - 21 August 1568 |
Jean Parisot de la Vallette |
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20 August 1657 |
The title of Barone di San Giovanni is granted by the Viceroy of Sicily to Vincenzo Abela |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/sangiovanni.html |
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27 June 1559 |
Declaration by Philip II as King of Sicily Ultra |
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23 August 1568 - 26 January 1572 |
Pietro Giochi del Monte San Savino |
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30 January 1572 - 21 December 1581 |
Jean l'Evesque de la Cassiere |
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12 January 1582 - 4 May 1595 |
Hughues Loubenx de Verdale |
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11 June 1590 |
The Dignity of Roman Patrician was granted jointly to Monsignor Don Leonardo Abela, Bishop of Sidonia, Placido and Alessandro Abela his brothers, and upon his three nephews ex sorore Pietro di Ferro, Ascanio Surdo and Paolo Testaferrata by the Roman Senate |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/sanvincenzoferreri.html |
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8 May 1595 -7 Febuary 1601 |
Martin Garzes |
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10 Febuary 1601 - 14 September 1622 |
Alof de Wignacourt |
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17 September 1622 - 7 March 1623 |
Luis Mendez de Vasconcellos |
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10 March 1623 - 9 June 1636 |
Antoine de Paule |
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13 June 1636 - 14 August 1657 |
Juan de Lascaris-Castellar |
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6 November 1637 |
The dignity of Noble Armiger and Tornearius is conferred to Gaiacomo Testaferrata de Robertis by Ferdinand III Emperor Elect of the Romans and of Germany |
Dismissed by British Secretary of State |
http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/sanvincenzoferreri.html |
http://www.maltagenealogy.com/SME/testaferrataderobertis.html |
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14 April 1638 |
After being dispossessed of the lands Ghariescem et Tabia on the 18 June 1635, Giacinto Cassia enters into a deed of transaction received by Notary Michele Ralli, was entered into between the said Giacinto and the Procurators of the Comun Tesoro of the Order. By virtue of that transaction, the land ta ghariescem was ceded to Giacinto Cassia and to his children and to his descendants for ever, and the feudatories were to discharge the annuity which their predecessors were bound to pay. It was further agreed that the land should be possessed iure feudi; that it could not be transferred to and divided among the descendants of both sexes of Giacinto Cassia, without the Grand Master s license, until the total extinction of the descent of Giacinto; and that the holders of it should annually pay into the Tesoro of the Order, fifty Sicilian ounces of general weight, equivalent to 10/.Sc. 4d sterling. Giacinto was to obtain the investiture, take the oath of fealty , and procure the Bulls from the Cancelleria, and all his successors in the fief were to receive the investiture from the Grand Master. |
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16 April 1638 |
The transaction with Giacinto Cassia was assented to by Grand Master Fr. Giovampaolo Lascaris de Castellar and his Council. |
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27 April 1638 |
Investiture of the fief Ghariescem et Tabia in favour of Magnificus Giacinto Cassia |
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16 July 1638 |
The title of Barone di San Paolino is granted to Matteo de Ribera |
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24 February 1644 |
The fief of Budack was granted out to the Proto Medico Nicolo Cilia |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/passalacqua.html |
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22 December 1646 |
The fief of Budack was conferred by Grand Master Lascaris upon Silvestro Fiteni on behalf of his wife Generosa daughter of Cesara Passalacqua A.O.M. 471, ff. 273r-273v |
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22 December 1646 |
Investiture of the fief of Budack in favour of Silvestro Fiteni on behalf of his wife Generosa daughter of Cesara Passalacqua |
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15 January 1655 |
Investiture of the fief Ghariescem et Tabia in favour of Magnificus Gio. Antonio Cassia |
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17 August 1657 - 6 Febuary 1660 |
Martin de Redin y Cruzat |
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13 August 1658 |
Investiture of the fief Ghariescem et Tabia in favour of Magnificus Pietro Cassia |
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9 Febuary 1660 - 2 June 1660 |
Annet de Clermont de Chattes Gessan |
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5 June 1660 - 20 October 1663 |
Rafael Cotoner y de Oleza |
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23 October 1663 - 29 April 1680 |
Nicolas Cotoner |
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21 August 1678 |
Investiture of the fief Ghariescem et Tabia in favour of Domenica Cassia, wife of Stanislao Xara, filia vero quondam Magnifici Petri Cassia J.U.D. olim Baronis de Ghariescem et Tabia |
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2 May 1680 - 21 July 1690 |
Gregorio Carafa |
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24 July 1690 - 4 Febuary 1697 |
Adrienne de Wignacourt |
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6 January 1695 |
The title of Conte di Casandola is granted by Charles II, King of Spain and Sicily |
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11 July 1695 |
Beatrice Testaferrata Cassia transfers the title of Barone di Castel Cicciano to Fabrizio Testaferrata |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/castelcicciano.htm |
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13 September 1695 |
Royal assent is given to Fabrizio Testaferrata becoming Barone di Castel Cicciano |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/castelcicciano.htm |
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7 Febuary 1697 - 10 January 1720 |
Ramon Perellos y Roccaful |
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19 November 1698 |
The dignity of Noble Armiger and Tornearius is conferred upon Massimiliano Balzano by Emperor Leopold I. Emperor of the Romans and of Germany |
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24 December 1710 |
The title of Barone di Gomerino was created by Grand Master Perellos, and granted to Paolo Testaferrata and Beatrice Cassia, his wife. A.O.M. 514, ff. 129v-134v |
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10 January 1711 |
Investiture of the title of Barone di Gomerino in favour of Paolo Testaferrata and Beatrice his wife |
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23 April 1716 |
The title of Barone di Budack was conferred by Grand Master Perellos, by a diploma to Gio Pio De Piro A.O.M. 520, ff. 151r, 161r-161v |
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25 April 1716 |
Investiture of the title of Barone di Budack in favour of Gio Pio De Piro |
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10 November 1716 |
Mario Testaferrata is granted the title of Marchese di San Vincenzo Ferreri "in the Kingdom of Naples" by Philip V, King of Spain and the Two Sicilies |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/sanvincenzoferreri1.html |
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13 July 1717 |
Mario Testaferrata is granted the title of Marchese (Testaferrata) by Victor Amadeus King of Sicily and Duke of Savoy |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/testaferrata.html |
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19 October 1718 |
Title of Conte (Preziosi) granted by Victor Amadeus King of Sicily Duke of Savoy to Giuseppe Preziosi |
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13 January 1720 - 16 June 1722 |
Marcantonio Zondadari |
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20 June 1720 |
Title of Conte Preziosi is registered A.O.M. 524, f. 139r |
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8 July 1720 |
Bernardo Piscopo sucessfully requests the title of Conte di Mont' Alto from Francis I (Farnese) Duke of Parma |
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28 August 1721 |
Investiture of the fief Ghariescem et Tabia: quod quidem Pheudum ad eum uti dicta quondam Nobilis Baronissae Domonicae Cassia et Xara filium primogenitum pervenit, ad quod supradictum Nobilem Petrum Paulum Xara |
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10 January 1722 |
A 19th Century report says that on this day Grand Master Zondadari addressed Ignazio Wzzini as Conte |
1878 Commission 's basis for accepting recognition of the title of Conte Wzzini Paleologo |
http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/ciantarpaleologo.html |
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2 September 1721 |
Title of Conte di Mont' Alto is registered A.O.M. 525, f. 111r-112r |
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19 June 1722 - 10 December 1736 |
Antonio Manoel de Vilhena |
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19 September 1724 |
Decree by Francis I (Farnese) Duke of Parma in regard to the title of Conte di Mont' Alto |
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30 April 1725 |
The right to be styled Illustrissimo e Nobile was conferred on Milite Barone Marc' Antonio Inguanez and his wife Baroness Inguanez |
1878 Commission 's basis for accepting recognition of the title of Barone di Djar il-Bniet et Buqana |
http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/djarilbniet.html |
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11 May 1725 |
The right to be styled Illustrissimo e Nobile was conferred on Barone di Cicciano Fabritio Testaferrata and his mother the Baroness of Gomerino Beatrice Cassia Testaferrata |
1878 Commission 's basis for accepting recognition of the title of Baron of Castel Cicciano (n.b. Fabrizio is not referred to as Barone di Gomerino) |
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12 June 1725 |
The title of Barone della Marsa was conferred by Grand Master Manoel de Vilhena, by a patent to the nobleman Ferdinando Castelletti A.O.M. 529 ff. 140r-140v |
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19 June 1725 |
Investiture of the title of Barone della Marsa in favour of the nobleman Ferdinando Castelletti |
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9 July 1725 |
The right to be styled Illustrissimo e Nobile was conferred on Marchese di San Vincenzo Ferreri Mario Testaferrata |
1878 Commission 's basis for accepting recognition of the title of Marchese Di San Vincenzo Ferreri |
http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/sanvincenzoferreri1.html |
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13 June 1726 |
The right to be styled Illustrissimo e Nobile was conferred on Carlo Falzon and Eleonora Testaferrata |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/SME/mostillustriousandnoble.html |
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14 June 1726 |
The title of Barone di San Marciano was conferred by Grand Master Manoel de Vilhena, by a patent on Diego Antonio Galea Feriol A.O.M. 530, ff. 135r-135v |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/sanmarciano2.html |
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17 August 1726 |
Investiture of the title of Barone di San Marciano in favour of the nobleman Diego Antonio Galea Feriol |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/sanmarciano2.html |
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2 September 1726 |
The right to be styled Illustrissimo e Nobile was conferred on Barone di San Marciano Diego Galea Feriolo |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/sanmarciano2.html |
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19 March 1727 |
The right to be styled Illustrissimo e Nobile was conferred on Barone Gio Pio de Piro |
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11 December 1728 |
The title of Barone della Tabria was granted by Grand Master Manoel de Vilhena, by patent to the nobleman Isidoro Viani A.O.M. 532, ff. 139v-140r |
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21 December 1728 |
Investiture of the title of Barone della Tabria in favour of the nobleman Isidoro Viani |
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24 May 1729 |
The right to be styled Illustrissimo e Nobile was conferred on Canon Giuseppe di Costanzo and Donna Rosa widow of Gio Battista di Costanzo |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/SME/mostillustriousandnoble.html |
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27 June 1730 |
The right to be styled Illustrissimo e Nobile was conferred on Barone Isidoro Viani |
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13 January 1732 |
The right to be styled Illustrissimo e Nobile was conferred on Baldassare Bonnici |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/SME/mostillustriousandnoble.html |
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6 March 1732 |
The right to be styled Illustrissimo e Nobile was conferred on Calcerano Mompalao, Giuseppe and Caterina Cuschieri |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/SME/mostillustriousandnoble.html |
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5 November 1734 |
Beatrice Testaferrata Cassia transfers the title of Barone di Gomerino to her younger son Ercole Martino Testaferrata |
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The right to be styled Illustrissimo e Nobile was conferred on D. Vincenzo Platamone and Antonio Bonnici (??) sometime between 27 June 1730 and 13 January 1732 (implied: see Copies or Extracts of Correspondence with reference to the Maltese Nobility (In Continuation of C-3812) presented to the House of Lords by Command of Her Majesty, May 1886, sub-Enclosure in Enclosure No. 3 in the letter from Governor Simmons to The Earl of Derby dated 28 October 1884) |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/SME/mostillustriousandnoble.html |
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16 December 1736 - 15 January 1741 |
Ramon Despuig y Martinez de Marcilla |
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1 May 1737 |
Investiture of the title of Barone di Gomerino in favour of the Noble Ercole Martino Testaferrata with reference to a deed dated 5 November 1734 |
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2 June 1737 |
The title of Barone della Culeja was conferred by patent by Grand Master Fr. Raimondo Despuig, upon Ignazio Bonnici A.O.M. 541, ff. 188r-188v |
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2 June 1737 |
Investiture of the title of Barone della Culeja in favour of Ignazio Bonnici |
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18 August 1737 |
The title of Barone di Benuarrat was conferred by patent by the Grand Master Despuig to the nobleman Saverio Gatto A.O.M. 541, ff, 191r-191v |
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18 August 1737 |
Investiture of the title of Barone di Benuarrat in favour of the nobleman Saverio Gatto |
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23 August 1737 |
The right to be styled Illustrissimo e Nobile was conferred on Barone Saverio Gatt |
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17 September 1737 |
The title of Barone di Frigenuini was conferred by patent by the Grand Master to Alessandro Mompalao A.O.M. 541, ff. 197r-197v |
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17 September 1737 |
Investiture of the title of Barone di Frigenuini in favour of Alessandro Mompalao |
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16 September 1739 |
A Decree is issued Per togliere le differenze di precedenze tra le persone che saranno promosse alla giurazie dell' Universita' della Notabile e della Valletta, vogliamo, ordiniamo e comandiamo che tutte siano precedue dagli infrascritti, e che fra quelli si regoli la precedenza Etc. Etc |
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18 January 1741 - 23 January 1773 |
Manuel Pinto de Fonseca |
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25 October 1741 |
The right to be styled Illustrissimo e Nobile was conferred on Signor Ludovico Bianchi |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/SME/mostillustriousandnoble.html |
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6 November 1742 |
The title of Marques De Piro is granted by King Philip V of Spain, to Gio Pio De Piro after first granting him the title of Viscount of Cartely which was supppressed on the same day. |
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16 May 1743 |
The title of Conte della Bahria was conferred by Grand Master Emmanuel Pinto de Foncesca by a diploma upon Don Ignazio Muscati Falsone Navarra.A.O.M. 547, ff. 165r-166r |
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23 May 1743 |
Investiture of the title of Conte della Bahria in favour of Don Ignazio Muscati Falsone Navarra |
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8 October 1743 |
The title of Marques De Piro is registered A.O.M. 627, unpaginated |
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14 July 1744 |
Title of Conte di Mont' Alto is registered A.O.M. 548, f. 161v |
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20 January 1745 |
The title of Conte delle Catene, or delli Mori conferred by Grand Master Pinto, by a patent upon Pietro Gaetano Perdicomati Bologna with reference to a primogenitura which was established by canonicum Don Alessandro Perdicomati Bologna A.O.M. 549, ff. 174r-174v |
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20 January 1745 |
Investiture of the title of Conte delle Catene, or delli Mori in favour of Pietro Gaetano Perdicomati Bologna |
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1745 |
A 19th Century report says that in this year Grand Master Pinto addressed Pandolfo Testaferrata De Noto as Marchese |
1883 Committee's basis for justifying the title of Marchese Testaferrata Olivier |
http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/testaferrataolivier.html |
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1749 |
A 19th Century report says that in this year Grand Master Pinto addressed Gilberto Testaferrata Castelletti as Marchese |
1883 Committee's basis for justifying the title of Marchese Cassar Desain |
http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/cassardesain.html |
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27 April 1750 |
Title of Conte (Fenech Bonnici) is registered A.O.M. 554, ff. 173r-173v |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/fenechbonici.html |
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4 December 1753 |
By diploma the title of barone della Marsa was granted anew to Giovanni Antonio Azzopardi Castelletti A.O.M. 557, ff. 175r-176v |
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13 January 1754 |
Investiture of the title of Barone della Marsa in favour of Giovanni Antonio Azzopardi Castelletti |
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31 March 1768 |
The title of Barone (de Pausier) is granted to Giorgio Fournier by Empress Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria |
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29 January 1770 |
The title of Conte (Fournier) is granted by Empress Maria Theresa to Giorgio Fournier |
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22 December 1770 |
The title of Conte (Sant) is granted by Empress Maria Theresa in her Italian provinces |
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28 January 1773 - 9 November 1775 |
Francisco Ximenes de Texada |
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17 June 1773 |
The title of Barone di Frigenuini was granted by Grand Master Ximenes to Gaetano Pisani, A.O.M. 577, ff. 195v-196r |
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21 June 1773 |
Investiture of the title of Barone di Frigenuini in favour of Gaetano Pisani |
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12 November 1775 - 13 July 1797 |
Emmanuel de Rohan de Polduc |
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2 December 1775 |
Title of Conte (Fournier) is registered A.O.M. 579, f. 349v |
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12 December 1775 |
Title of Conte (Sant) is registered A.O.M. 579, f. 351v |
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8 March 1776 |
The title of Marchese di Sciorp il-Hagin was granted by Grand Master Rohan to Claudio Muscati Xiberras A.O.M. 579, ff 344r-344v |
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10 March 1776 |
The title of Barone della Marsa was conferred by Grand Master Fr. Emmanuel de Rohan, by a patent upon Gio Francesco Dorell Falzon A.O.M. 579, ff. 345r-346v |
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14 March 1776 |
Investiture of the title of Barone della Marsa in favour of Gio Francesco Dorell Falzon |
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14 March 1776 |
Investiture of the title of Marchese di Sciorp il-Hagin in favour of Claudio Muscati Xiberras |
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28 December 1776 |
The title of Conte (Manduca) is presumed to have been granted to Salvatore Manduca |
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16 July 1777 |
The title of Barone di San Giovanni is granted by the Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies upon Serafino Ciantar |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/sangiovanni.html |
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23 July 1777 |
The Grand Master Rohan granted by patent the title of barone di Buleben to the nobleman Gaetano Azzopardi A.O.M. 581, ff. 246v-247r |
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27 July 1777 |
Investiture of the title of Barone di Buleben of in favour of Gaetano Azzopardi |
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17 January 1778 |
Title of Barone di San Giovanni is registered A.O.M. 581, ff. 278v-279r |
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http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/sangiovanni.html |
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25 April 1778 |
The grandmaster extends the title of Barone di Buleben |
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6 September 1778 |
The title of Marchese di San Giorgio was granted by patent by Grand Master Rohan, to Carlo Antonio Barbaro A.O.M. 582, ff. 282v-283v |
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23 September 1778 |
Investiture of the title of Marchese di San Giorgio in favour of Carlo Antonio Barbaro |
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2 February 1779 |
Grand Master Rohan, by a rescript acceded to an extension of the title of Marchese di San Giorgio |
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23 December 1781 |
The title of Barone (Gauci) was granted by Grand Master Rohan to Francesco Gauci, A.O.M. 585, ff. 107r |
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20 February 1783 |
Investiture of the title of Barone di Benuarrat in favour of Emmanuele Muscati on behalf of his wife Paola |
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10 August 1788 |
The first born son of Gaetano, Calcedonio Azopardi is invested in the title of Barone di Buleben |
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23 October 1783 |
The title of Conte di Beberrua was granted by Grand Master Rohan to Luigi (Ludovico) Gatt, A.O.M. 587, ff. 294r-299r |
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25 October 1783 |
The patent conferring the title of Marchese della Taflia was granted by Grand Master Rohan to Gio. Battista Mompalao. A.O.M. 587, ff, 294v, 299r |
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14 December 1783 |
Investiture of the title of Conte di Beberrua in favour of Luigi Gatt |
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24 December 1783 |
Investiture of the title of Marchese della Taflia in favour of Gio Battista Mompalao |
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22 October 1784 |
Investiture of the title of Barone della Tabria in favour of Giuseppe Testaferrata Viani |
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15 October 1785 |
The title of Marchese del Fiddien was conferred by Grand Master De Rohan upon Salvatore Mallia Tabone, by a patent A.O.M. 591, ff. 263r-264r |
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3 November 1785 |
Investiture of the title of Marchese del Fiddien in favour of Salvatore Mallia Tabone |
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13 November 1790 |
The patent conferring the title of Marchese della Taflia was granted by Grand Master Rohan to Saverio Alessi. A.O.M. 609, ff, 183v-184r |
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17 November 1790 |
Investiture of the title of Marchese della Taflia in favour of Saverio Alessi |
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7 January 1792 |
By a rescript on the petition of Ferdinando Teuma Castelletti the title of Conte di Ghain Toffieha was made by Grand Master Rohan to the same Ferdinando A.O.M. 612, f. 198r |
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5 June 1792 |
By a rescript, the Grand Master acceded to Gioacchino Ermolao Barbaro's request for an extension of the title of Marchese di San Giorgio |
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28 August 1792 |
The dignity of Noble Citizens and Patricians of Messina was granted to the marchese Mario Testaferrata Castelletti, Don Daniele and Don Pandolfo Testaferrata De Noto and the barone Pietro Paolo Testaferrata Abela |
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