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Duke or Duchess San Donato ((Italian):Duca o Duchessa di San Donato) is a noble title, created in 1602 by the Spanish King Philip III for the Sanseverino dynasty[1]. Philip III may refer to Philip III of Macedon (c 359–317 BC Philip III of France (1245–1285 Philip III of Navarre Salerno is a town in southern Italy, capital of the province of the same name in the region of Campania. , founded by the Princes of Bisignano and Princes of Salerno, direct descendants of the Norman Kings, First Princes of the Kingdom of Naples, powerful feudal lords who acted as real owners of the region. Duke or Duchess San Donato ( Duca o Duchessa di San Donato) is a noble title created in 1602 by the Spanish King Philip III for the Sanseverino dynasty Salerno is a town in southern Italy, capital of the province of the same name in the region of Campania. The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. They accumulated an enormous political and administrative power and attracted artists and men of letters in their own princely palace. The title of 'Duke or Duchess of San Donato' was created with succession according to Spanish nobiliary law. (See Nobiliary Regulations in Spain)

The Dukes of San Donato hold a number of other titles, as set out below.

The present seat of the Duke of San Donato is Palazzo Lupis-de Luna d'Aragona in Grotteria, in the Region of Calabria and south of Naples (in Italy), although the title refers to the fortress town of San Donato, now San Donato di Ninea in the far north of the Region. San Donato di Ninea (Nymphaea is town and Comune in the Province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

The current and 13th Duke of San Donato is HE Don Marco Lupis Macedonio Palermo of Princes of Santa Margherita [2].

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Ancestry

HE The Duke of San Donato is descended from the Sanseverino, who held the noble title of Prince of Bisignano, and were a celebrated family of Kingdom of Naples in South Italy. Salerno is a town in southern Italy, capital of the province of the same name in the region of Campania. Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a The Kingdom of Naples was an informal name of the Polity officially known as the Kingdom of Sicily which existed on the mainland of the southern Italian Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The ancestors of the Sanseverino Princes include several cardinals, Viceroy of Naples, three saints, and both generals and admirals of Naples and other states. Salerno is a town in southern Italy, capital of the province of the same name in the region of Campania. The Norman count Turgisio was the first to bear the name 'Sanseverino' or 'di Sanseverino', attributed to his control of the fief of Sanseverino[3]

In the 14th Century, the Sanseverino were Princes of Salerno. Sanseverino is a surname and may refer to Roscemanno Sanseverino, 12th century cardinal Ferdinando Sanseverino (1507–1572 prince of Salerno Salerno is a town in southern Italy, capital of the province of the same name in the region of Campania.

Other Titles

The Dukes or Duchesses of San Donato have historically held the following titles:

The monumental front of the Lupis - de Luna d'Aragona - Sanseverino Palace in Grotteria (RC), Italy, current seat of the Duke and Duchess of San Donato
The monumental front of the Lupis - de Luna d'Aragona - Sanseverino Palace in Grotteria (RC), Italy, current seat of the Duke and Duchess of San Donato

Note: the Ducal title of San Donato and most of the subsidiary titles of the Dukes of San Donato were granted in the peerage of the Kings of Spain, as rulers of the Kingdom of Naples which was subject to their viceroys. The Peerage is a system of Titles of Nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. These titles have subsequently been recognized, firstly within the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and secondly within the Kingdom of Italy.

Titles granted by the Kings of Spain, having dominion over Naples and other territories, are eligible for recognition by the Spanish throne and subject to the terms of their original grant.

Arms

The Dukes of San Donato's Grand Arms
The Dukes of San Donato's Grand Arms

Grand Arms: the separate arms described below both trace the descent of the San Donato ducal title, and include arms brought to the family with an additional title (marked *) through marriage alliances. These quarterings combine to form the 'Grand Arms' of the Dukes or Duchess of the day.

MOTTO: VINCERE SCIT ET PARCERE VICTIS"

Simple Arms: instead of their 'Grand Arms', the Dukes have sometimes preferred to use simpler arms. So, the arms of the most recent San Donato heiress (the 13th Dukes) and her alliance in marriage are currently used (thus, quartering Lupis with Macedonio for 'Lupis Macedonio'). Quartering in Heraldry is a method of joining several different coats of arms together in one shield by dividing the shield into equal parts and placing

Representation of Coronets: please note that coats of arms depicted in this article obey a convention with respect to coronets, for consistency of illustration. In several cases the coronet corresponding with a rank would be different if shown according to current Spanish or Italian convention. Moreover, some forms of Spanish or Italian coronet have altered over the centuries since the creation of certain titles, and indeed varied further in some cases by area or city-state.

Since the earliest feudal title granted to the immediate ancestors of the Dukes was recognized from 1557 by Philip II of Spain, who was King of England as consort to Mary I, the convention has been followed of showing coronets as used for the same rank in England. Philip II (Felipe II de España Filipe I ( May 21, 1527 &ndash September 13 1598) was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598 Mary I (18 February 1516 &ndash 17 November 1558 was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death An exception has been made in the case of the rank of 'Prince', where Spanish and Holy Roman Empire coronets have been preferred since there is no acceptable English proxy.

Residences

Castello Sanseverino di San Donato (San Donato Castle)

See San Donato di Ninea. San Donato di Ninea (Nymphaea is town and Comune in the Province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

Castello Sanseverino di Policastrello (Policastrello Castle)

See Policastrello

Palazzo Lupis de Luna d'Aragona (Lupis-de Luna d'Aragona Palace)

Wiev of the Library of Lupis-de Luna d'Aragona-Sanseverino Palace in Grotteria, Calabria, Italy, current seat of the Duke and Duchess of San Donato
Wiev of the Library of Lupis-de Luna d'Aragona-Sanseverino Palace in Grotteria, Calabria, Italy, current seat of the Duke and Duchess of San Donato

The current seat of the Dukes of San Donato is Palazzo Lupis - de Luna d'Aragona - Sanseverino, at Grotteria, in Calabria, south of Naples. San Donato di Ninea (Nymphaea is town and Comune in the Province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The de Luna d'Aragona family acquired the lands surrounding Grotteria and constructed the Palazzo in 1433, incorporating pre-existing buildings, including the "cripta" of the ancient Church of Sant'Antonio. They held the feudality of Grotteria to the end of the XIV century. Through the families Amato, hereditary patrician of Amantea, and de Manso-Infusini, Marquises of Villa, the Palazzo descended directly to the current Duke of San Donato, including the Lupis estates: on the Palace facade can be seen the coat of arms of the Marquises Lupis, dukes of San Donato and barons of Castania and Cuzzoghieri, join to the one of Barons Amato and Marquises de Manso-Infusini.

Succession of the Dukes and Duchesses of San Donato

The Dukedom of San Donato was granted to the Sanseverino family, Barons of Càlvera and Princes of Bisignano until the last duchess Anna, who died at the age of 9 on 1654, 3rd Duchess of San Donato [19]

On 17th January 1759 the San Donato ducal title was trasferred by "testament" from the 4th duke of San Donato, don Mario Sanseverino di Càlvera, to her unique daughter, donna Vittoria Sanseverino di Càlvera, 5th Duchess of San Donato and then, in marriage to the di Leo family, who held the subsidiary titles of Barons. Salerno is a town in southern Italy, capital of the province of the same name in the region of Campania. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Baron is a specific Title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin (liber


di Leo - Sanseverino (1759)

Pacelli - di Leo - Sanseverino (1775-1859)

del Mercato - Pacelli - di Leo - Sanseverino (1823-1888)

Lebano - del Mercato - Pacelli - di Leo - Sanseverino (1899-1970)

Lebano - Carucci - del Mercato - Pacelli - di Leo - Sanseverino (1930-2003)

Lupis - Macedonio - Palermo di Santa Margherita - de Luna d'Aragona - Sanseverino (2003- )

Style and forms of address

As Spanish and Neapolitan Dukes, The Dukes and Duchesses San Donato are correctly styled and addressed as follows:

On Envelope

HE The Duke of San Donato, HE The Duchess of San Donato, TE The Duke and Duchess of San Donato

Salutation in Letter

Your Excellency, Your Excellencies, Dear Duke, Dear Duchess, or where familiar Dear Don [first name] or Donna [first name]

Oral Address

Excellency, Excellencies, Duke, Duchess, or where familiar Don [first name] or Donna [first name]

Notes

  1. ^ Granted to Don Scipione "junior" Sanseverino, of the ancient Barons of Calvera, by Philip III of Spain, on 29 September 1612 in Valladolid (Spain). after he farted he ate chicken and farted some more Philip III (Felipe III April 14, 1578 &ndash March 31, 1621) was the King ||-||} is an industrial city and it is a Municipality in north-central Spain, upon the Pisuerga River and within the Ribera del Duero wine-making region See: Atienza y Navajas, Julio de; Barón de Cobos de Belchite, Títulos nobiliarios concedidos por Monarcas españoles en Nápoles existentes en el archivo general de Simancas, in: "Nobiliario español, Diccionario heraldico de apellidos españoles y de títulos nobiliarios", Madrid 1954, p. 1039-: "Duques - San Donato - A Escipión Sanseverino. Valladolid, 29 de septiembre de 1602"
  2. ^ "Libro d'oro della Nobiltà Italiana (XIX edition 1989)", Consulta Araldica del Regno d’Italia, September 1987. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Retrieved on [[1]].  
  3. ^ Turgisio, most noble Norman knight, came to the kingdom at the time of Robert Guiscard duke of Apulia, by whom he was made Count of Sanseverino. In 1084, as stated in the diplomas of la Cava, he was already count and he adopted as his surname the term "of Sanseverino". Luca Sanseverino in 1485 became prince of Bisignano, the feud that he bought for the sum of 22 thousand ducats. Girolamo II, prince of Bisignano, who with other barons was murdered in 1487. Girolamo's wife was Bandella Gaetana, and from them were born Bernardino and others. In 1495, Ferdinando I of Aragon returned the feuds to the rebellious barons; but the house of Sanseverino did not get them back until 1505. The reintegration by means of the royal commisioner Lavalle, in favor of the prince Pietro Antonio Sanseverino was made in 1546. Bernardino III, prince, married Dianora Piccolomini and had Pietro Antonio, 11th count of Tricarico, 4th prince of Bisignano, the same who received with such splendor in his estates the emperor Charles V, when he came back from Algiers, and received the Golden Fleece. Pietro Antonio married a second time, to Evina (sic) Castriota and from this marriage originated: Nicolò Bernardino, 10th count of Tricarico, 5th prince of Bisignano, who joined in marriage the daughter of the Duke of Urbino, Isabella della Rovere, from whom he had only one son, Francesco Teodoro, who preceded his father in death at age 14 years and in a saintly manner. After the death of Nicolò Bernardino, there were no other descendants, so the direct line of the princes of Bisignano became extinct with him, leaving the following feuds, according to Scipione Ammirato: In Calabria, Bisignano - S. Marco - Cassano - Strongoli - Corigliano - Castrovillari - Acri - Altomonte - La Regina - Saracino - San Donato - Malvito - Luzzi - Rose - Ruggiano - Tarsia - Terranova - Casalnuovo - Trebisaccia - Morano - Mormanno - Abate Marco - Grisolia - Belvedere - Sanguinetto - Bonifati e S. Agata - 12 in Basilicata - 3 in Terra d'Otranto, in all 41! The death without heirs of Nicolò Bernardino, last prince of Bisignano, originated a fierce litigation in the Sacred Royal Council, among the many pretenders to his estates. The king Philip IV granted them to Luigi Sanseverino, count of Saponara, (except S. Marco and Castrovillari, which with a royal decree he gave to the Duke of Gravina) a very distant cousin, referring to an old "privilegio" accorded and confirmed many times to the Sanseverino by the Kings of Naples, stated that only the male heirs can inherit titles and fiefs. ""in quantumcunque remotus etiam decimo et ulteriori gradu ex quacumque linea trasversali, adscendenti seu descendenti. . . Et inter ipsos de cognomine de Sancto Severino progenitura et gradus servatur. . . ".
  4. ^ See: Títulos nobiliarios concedidos por Monarcas españoles en Nápoles existentes en el archivo general de Simancas, . p. 1039-, "Duques - San Donato - A Escipión Sanseverino. Valladolid, 29 de septiembre de 1602"
  5. ^ The present duke obtained a recogniction from the Italian Authorities ("Con sentenza del Consiglio di Stato n. 515 del 3 giu. 1997 e successivo decreto del Ministro di Grazia e Giustizia dell' 11 feb. 1998") of his right to use surnamens and titles of the noble families Macedonio (dukes of Grottolelle, marquises of Ruggiano, Tortora etc, as indicated) and Palermo (princes of Santa Margherita and Santo Stefano etc, as indicated), in force of the fact, recognized by Italian authorities, that he is the unique descendant of those noble families, because donna Lauretana Macedonio, (1797 - 1838) 7th duchess of Grottolelle etc. - that was the last of the Macedonio family and his paternal direct ancestor - married the marquis don Isidoro II Lupis Manso Amato de Luna d'Aragona (1781 - 1853). The couple got the marquis don Orazio III Lupis Macedonio (b. 1830), (married to donna Clementina Guerrisi Floccari, b. 1832) from when the marquis don Giovanni Lupis Macedonio (1865 - 1936), married to donna Dorotea Palermo of Princes of Santa Margherita and Santo Stefano (1863 - 1936) - her too the last of the Palermo prince of Santa Margherita family - and from that couple born the marquis don Orazio IV Lupis Macedonio Palermo di Santa Margherita (1892-1962) , General of the Italian Army, and grand-father of the present duke of San Donato, the marquis don Marco Lupis Macedonio Palermo of Princes of Santa Margherita (1960- ).
  6. ^ See: Títulos nobiliarios concedidos por Monarcas españoles en Nápoles existentes en el archivo general de Simancas. p. 1039-, "Marqués - Ruggiano - A Aníbal Macedonio. Madrid, 16 de noviembre de 1629 "
  7. ^ See note nbr. 5
  8. ^ See note nbr. 5
  9. ^ See: Títulos nobiliarios concedidos por Monarcas españoles en Nápoles existentes en el archivo general de Simancas. p. 1039-, "Marqués - Tortura (sic) - A Aníbal Macedinio (sic). Madrid, 27 de abril de 1624"
  10. ^ See note nbr. 5
  11. ^ "Diploma d'investitura dell'Imperatore del Sacro Romano Impero alla casata Lupis", StaatArchive (Vienna, Austria), 1683. Retrieved on [[2]].  
  12. ^ See note nbr. 5
  13. ^ See note nbr. 5
  14. ^ See note nbr. 5
  15. ^ See note nbr. 5
  16. ^ See note nbr. 5
  17. ^ See note nbr. 5
  18. ^ See note nbr. 5
  19. ^ After the death of the last direct duchess of San Donato, Anna Sanseverino (at the age of 9), the Crown of Naples sold the fief only (not including the title) of San Donato, to the Ametrano family. But Mario Sanseverino, the nearest cousin of duchess Anna, claimed it for himself, referring to an old "privilegio" accorded and confirmed many times to the Sanseverino by the Kings of Naples stated that only the male heirs can inherit titles and fiefs. ""in quantumcunque remotus etiam decimo et ulteriori gradu ex quacumque linea trasversali, adscendenti seu descendenti. . . Et inter ipsos de cognomine de Sancto Severino progenitura et gradus servatur. . . " . This genealogy is fully documented, and with "Regio Decreto" on 5th October 1888, those rights were recognized by the former Kingdom of Italy. (see: "Genealogia di Ercole Sanseverino, barone di Càlvera, e suoi discendenti", Napoli 1902, and "Illustrazioni dell'albero genealogico della famiglia Cianci di Leo Sanseverino", Napoli 1906) Those facts originated two legal claims for the San Donato title, both legal and recognized. One referring to the Ametrano-Sambiase descendants, that BOUGHT the title, without any "blood" relation with the Sanseverino. And another referring to the (Mario) Sanseverino-del Mercato-Lebano descendants, that INHERITED the title by direct "blood" connection with the Sanseverino. But the "anomaly" stated below, were "resolved" in favor of the last line of succession (Sanseverino-del Mercato-Lebano) because of the death, without children, of the last representant of the first line of succession (Ametrano-Sambiase), don Ladislao Sambiase Sanseverino, duke of Malvito and prince of Bonifati, born in Naples 14th February 1881 (and succeeded to his brother Paolo + 7 February. 1929), that got no children from his marriage to Margherita Nardi (see "Libro d'oro della Nobiltà Italiana", ediz. XX, vol. XXII, 1990-1994, pag. 538 and Libro d'oro della Nobiltà Mediterranea, on web)

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