Southern Italy, since 900 AD
The Pignatelli Family
A praise and historical essay in honor of one of the most famous and illustrious families of the South of Italy and of the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily.
Naples, Rome, Madrid, Palermo
One of the Seven Great Families
The Pignatelli traced their ancestry back to Agilmondo, a King of the Lombards, of the Dukedom and later Principality of Benevento. It was one of the seven great families of the Realm of Naples.
At the peak of their power, these were the family’s holdings. Today several branches still exist.
- 179fiefs
- 18counties or earldoms
- 22marquisates
- 16dukedoms
- 14principalities
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Eight lives, 1572 to 1853
Famous Members
Ettore III Pignatelli1572 to 1622
Pope Innocent XII1615 to 1700
Nicolo II Pignatelli1648 to 1730
Giovanna II Aragona Pignatelli Cortes1677 to 1723
Cardinal Domenico Pignatelli di Belmonte1730 to 1806
Ettore V Pignatelli Aragona Cortes1742 to 1800
Diego Pignatelli Aragona Cortes1774 to 1818
Francesco Pignatelli, Principe di Strongoli1775 to 1853-
Three long reads
Read the History
- A Historical EssayThe family’s origins, branches and titles
- The History of NaplesFrom the Normans to the Hapsburgs
- Famous MembersA pope, a cardinal, viceroys and a general