Maltese Nobility
The
Maltese nobility consist of those titles of
nobility recognised by the
British and those titles never presented to, or failed recognition by, the
Royal Commission, even though the titles were of historical relevance. (See
Committee of Privileges of the Maltese Nobility.)
Titles consist of princes, marquises, counts, barons and hereditary knighthoods from the Holy Roman Empire, and patricianships from Italian states.
A list of those titles acknowledged by the British royal commission
- Barons di Djar-il-Bniet (cr:1350) e Buqana (cr:1372)Kingdom of Sicily.
- Barons di Castel Cicciano (cr:1560)Kingdom of Spain and Sicily.
- Barons di Ghariexem e Tabia (cr:1638) Knights of Malta
- Barons di Gomerino (cr:1710) Knights of Malta
- Barons di Budaq (cr:1716) Knights of Malta
- Marquis's di San Vincenzo Ferreri (cr:1716) Kingdom of Spain and of Two Sicilies.
- Counts Preziosi (cr:1718)Kingdom of Two Sicilies and Duchy of Savoy.
- Counts Ciantar-Paleologo (cr:1711) Papal States
- Barons di San Marciano (cr:1726) Knights of Malta
- Barons di Tabria (cr:1728) Knights of Malta
- Barons di Qlejjgha (cr:1737)Knights of Malta
- Barons di Benwarrad (cr:1737)Knights of Malta
- Marquis's de Piro (cr:1742) Kingdom of Two Sicilies and Spain.
- Counts di Bahria (cr:1743)Knights of Malta
- Counts di Catena (cr:1745)Knights of Malta
- Marquis's Testaferrata-Olivier (cr:1745) Knights of Malta
- Marquis's Cassar Desain (cr:1749)Knights of Malta
- Counts Fournier (cr:1770) Holy Roman Empire and Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
- Counts Sant (cr:1770)Holy Roman Empire, Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Papal States (1769).
- Counts di Mont'Alto (cr:1776)Sovereign Duchy of Bourbon Parma
- Barons di San Giovanni (cr:1777)Kingdom of Two-Sicilies
- Barons di Buleben (cr:1777) Knights of Malta
- Marquis's di San Giorgio (cr:1778) Knights of Malta
- Counts di Beberrua (cr:1783)Knights of Malta
- Marquis's di Fiddien (cr:1785)Knights of Malta
- Marquis's di Taflia (cr:1790) Knights of Malta
- Counts di Ghajn Tuffieha (cr:1792)Knights of Malta
- Marquis's di Gnien-is-Sultan (cr:1792)Knights of Malta
- Barons di Grua (cr:1794)Knights of Malta
- Counts di Senia(cr:1795)Knights of Malta
- Marquis's di Ghajn Qajjed(cr:1796) Knights of Malta
Titles never presented to, or failed acknowledgement by, the British royal commission
- Principe de Sayd (Including Bibino Magno)
- Marquis Bugeja
- Marquis's Mattei
- Marquis's Testaferrata
- Counts of the Byzantine Empire
- Counts Bernard
- Count Bianchi
- Counts Ciantar (Note: French Creation)
- Counts of Cassandola
- Counts de Vella-Clary
- Count Magri
- Count's di Santa Sofia
- Counts of San Paolino d'Aquilejo
- Counts von Zimmermann
- Barons von Brockdorff
- Barons di Montagna di Marzo
- Barons di San Paolino
- Barons de Pausier
- Barons of Bauvso
- Barons di Baccari
- Signors di Mugiarro (Mgarr)
Extinct Maltese titles and fiefs
- de Bordino, Signores ta' Barberi 1395, ...-New-
- Last Barons of Hemsija
- Landolina de Noto-Barons of Tabria
- Pignatelli, Barons of Marsa
- Pace-Barons of Qlejjgha
- Asti-Barons di Maccalibim-1402
- Attardo, Barone di Ginelfare, Migulup, e Saggajja-1361
- Bava-Baron di Buqana, Djar-il-Bniet, e Hemsija
- Calava-Signore "Baron" di Ghajn Qajjed, 1531
- Montagna-Barons di la Recona, 1531
- Maldonato-Barons di Pietro Lunga
- Cilia-Barons di Budaq
- Castelletti-Barons of Marsa, 1725.
- Dorell Falzon-Barons of Marsa, 1776.
- Azopardi-Baron of Marsa, 1753.
- Cuzkeri-Barons of Frigenuini, 1375.
- Mompalao-Barons of Frigenuini, 1737.
- Pisani-Barons of Frigenuini, 1773.
- Moscati-Marquis's di Xrobb-il-Ghajn, 1776.
- Gauci-Baron Gauci, 1781,
- Mompalao-Marquis di Taflia, 1783
- Calleja-Baron of San Cosimo, 1792
- Barbaro-Santi, 1793
- Fenech Bonici, Count, 1748
- Messina, Counts, Marquis., 1864
- Apap Testaferrata, Marquis, 1889
- Tagliaferro, Counts, 1892
- Mattei, Dukes of Mondello, 1796
- Costanzo-Dukes of Paganica, 1758
- Passalacqua-Barons of Budaq, 1646
- d'Armenia-Barons of Baccara, and Benwarrad
- Aragona and d'Avola-Barons and Counts in Malta
- Carafa-Barons of Marsa, 1430
- Carretto, Barons of Rayara, Salamuni and Tabria, 1408
- Falsone, Barons, 1399.,1493.
- Fiteni, Baron of Budaq
- Gomez-Barons of It Scardio e Scajscach, 1374
- Grungo-Barons di Pietra Lunga, 1513, and Jardum Grandi, 1510.
- Gueraldi-Barons of Tabria, 1446
- Guevara-Barons of Gnien il-Firen, Ghajn Tuffieha, Qattara, 1446 and Marsa, 1452.
- Abela-Barons of Pietra Lunga
- Imbroglio-Barons of Chabeville, Chamine, and Duemes, 1372-new-
- Lavagna, Barons, 1373
- Leuimo, Barons, 1416
- Mileto-Barons of Ghajn Astasi, 1372
- Monbron, Barons, 1514
- Nava-Barons of Marsa, 1465, Benwarrad, 1472.
- Navarro, Barons, 1413
- Osa-Barons of San Cosimo, 1364, Ghariexem e Tabia, 1372, Buqana, 1376, Djar-il-Bniet, 1376.
- Perera-Barons di La Guardia, 1448
- Perollo-Barons of Beberrua, 1465, Buleben, 1465, Buonochale, 1465, San Martino, 1466 and Gomerino, 1481.
- Perregrino-Barons of Baccari, 1347, Ghajn Ofen, 1361, Benwarrad, 1361, C*abelville, 1361, Jardine di lo Re, 1361, La Chase, 1361, Viridarium Magnum, 1361 and La Zacuni, 1372.
- Ragusa-Barons of Gomerino, 1318
- Santa Filippo-Barons di Antulinu and Galca, 1372
- Santa Sofia-Barons of Dechandum, Ghajn Tuffieha, Bajjada, Cabesville, *Nechalcadetrin, Rifutu, Sintina, Gomerino (All in 1372) and Mayaliel, 1408.
- Sardo-Barons di Pietra Lunga, 1417
- Solinella-Barons of Gomerino,
- Stugnica-Barons di Saggajja, 1506, Frigenuini, 1513.
- Taranto-Barons Pietra Lunga, 1408
- Tarsia-Barons, 1413.
- Torres-Barons of Fiddien, 15..
- Unginat-Barons of Nigret, 1398
- d'Amedeo, Baron of Pietra Longa, 1371.
- Vaccaro-Barons of Benwarrad, 1398, Culeja, 1400
- Vassallo-Styled Barons of Ghajn Rihani
- Xiberras-Barons, 1520.
- Zavallos-Barons di Milecha del Zoncol, 1509.
- Caxaro, Barons, 1409.
- Bernardo, Barons di Majmuni-1398
- Blundio, Barons di Tabria-1416
- Bocchio, Baron di Grua-1372
- Catalanu, Barone di San Cosmo-1364.
- di Bontempu, Baron-1398.
- Fanato, Barone di Musebi-1372
- La Barba-Barons di Tabria, Budaq..
- Pluscaso, Barone di Maccalibim-1468.
- Rapa, Barons
- Solimella, Baron di Gomerino
- Magro,Papal Conte-1730.
- Count of Meimun New
- Marquis's Drago and Feudal Barony of Gabella della Scannutura
- Monsignor Count Gio Maria Camilleri
- Barons di Calaforno e Tummarello
- Marquis's Scicluna
External links
To view the list of the Maltese nobility, one may view several sites.
- http://www.maltagenealogy.com (Libro d'Oro di Melita)
- http://www.maltesenobility.org (A detailed site on Nobility)
- http://www.maltesenobility.com (An offical site though limitless on data)