Maltese nobility Totally Explained

Everything about The Maltese Nobility totally explained

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.); and Foreign titles which were either confirmed or inherited by a person of Maltese descent. The Nobility in Malta started from the earliest times with the Arabs, the Normans, and all succeeding rulers thereafter. The Maltese nobility also included those who settled from other parts of Europe maintaining their ancient rights. A great connection to the Byzantine, Norman, Aragonese, Ottoman, and Capetian royal families stem into very much the descendants of the nobles and landed gentry in Malta. When Tsar Paul I'd become Grand Master of the Order of St John of Rhodes and Malta, the tsar had asked for a group of Maltese gentleman to serve and continue the connection with Malta. This group had been ennobled and settled in Russia. Descendants of the Maltese nobility carried out an existence in Russia until the fall of the Empire in 1918. Titles consist of princes, dukes, marquises, counts, barons and hereditary knighthoods from the Holy Roman Empire, and patricianship of Maltese Citizens from Italian states.

Acknowledged by the British

A list of those titles acknowledged by the British royal commission

Barons of Djar il-Bniet (cr:1350) Kingdom of Sicily.
Barons of Buqana (Cr: 1372) Kingdom of Sicily.
Barons of Castel Cicciano (cr:1560) Kingdom of Spain and Sicily.
Barons of Ghariexem e Tabia (cr:1638) Knights of Malta.
Barons of Gomerino (cr:1710) Knights of Malta.
Barons of Budaq (cr:1716) Knights of Malta.
Marquises of 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 of San Marciano (cr:1726) Knights of Malta
Barons of Tabria (cr:1728) Knights of Malta.
Barons of Qlejjgha (cr:1737) Knights of Malta.
Barons of Benwarrad (cr:1737) Knights of Malta.
Marquises de Piro (cr:1742) Kingdom of Two Sicilies and Spain.
Counts of Bahria (cr:1743) Knights of Malta.
Counts of Catena (cr:1745) Knights of Malta.
Marquises Testaferrata-Olivier (cr:1745) Knights of Malta.
Marquises 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 of Mont'Alto (cr:1776)Sovereign Duchy of Bourbon Parma.
Barons of San Giovanni (cr:1777) Kingdom of Two-Sicilies.
Barons of Buleben (cr:1777) Knights of Malta.
Marquis's of San Giorgio (cr:1778) Knights of Malta.
Counts of Beberrua (cr:1783) Knights of Malta.
Marquis's of Fiddien (cr:1785) Knights of Malta.
Marquis's of Taflia (cr:1790) Knights of Malta.
Counts of Ghajn Tuffieha (cr:1792) Knights of Malta.
Marquis's of Gnien is-Sultan (cr:1792) Knights of Malta.
Barons of Grua (cr:1794) Knights of Malta.
Counts of Senia(cr:1795) Knights of Malta.
Marquis's of Ghajn Qajjed(cr:1796) Knights of Malta.

Not acknowledged by the British

Titles never presented to, or unacknowledged by, the British Royal Commission, also some are part of The Association of Foreign Title Holders in Malta.

Prince of Selimbria (Grecian and Holy Roman Empire)

Prince of Mystras (Grecian and Holy Roman Empire)

Principe de Sayd (Roman, Holy Roman Empire and Turkish)

Princes of Bibino Magno- ("Sicilian")

Costanzo-Dukes of Paganica, 1758 (Naples)

Mattei, Dukes of Mondello, 1796 (Naples)

Marquis Buttigieg de Piro (Spanish)

Marchese Drago and Feudal Barony of Gabella della Scannutura - ("Sicilian")

Marchese Mattei (Papal)

Marquesses Scicluna (Papal)

Marchese Testaferrata (Spanish and Two-Sicilies)

Counts of the Byzantine Empire (Greek)

Counts Bernard (Papal)

Counts Ciantar (Note: French Creation)

Counts of Cassandola (Sicilian)

Count Gauci (Greek and Italian)

Counts Vella-Clary (Papal)

Counts of Santa Sofia (French)

Counts of San Paolino d'Aquilejo (Sicilian)

Tagliaferro, Counts, 1892 (Papal)

Counts von Zimmermann (French and Holy Roman Empire)

Barons von Brockdorff (German)

Barons di Calaforno e Tummarello (Sicilian)

Tufigno, Barons of Ramasuglia (Sicilian)

Barons of Ghajn Rihani

Barons of Montagna di Marzo (Sicilian)

Barons of San Paolino (Sicilian)

Barons de Pausier (Tuscany)

Barons of Bauvso (Sicilian)

Barons of Baccari (Sicilian)

Barons of Frigenuini (Maltese)

Signors of Mugiarro(Maltese/Sicilian)

Extinct Maltese titles and fiefs

de Bordino, Signores ta' Barberi 1395

Inguanez, 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-Barons of Marsa, 1753.

Cuzkeri-Barons of Frigenuini, 1375.

Pisani-Barons of Frigenuini, 1773.

Moscati-Marquesses 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

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 Barons of Marsa, 1452.

Abela-Barons of Pietra Lunga

Imbroglio-Barons of Chabeville, Chamine, and Duemes, 1372

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, * Cabelville, 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

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

Marchese Bugeja (Papal)

Counts Bianchi (Papal and Knights of St John)

Monsignor Count Gio Maria Camilleri (Papal)

Magro, Papal Conte-1730.

Counts Magri (Papal)

Count of Meimun (Knights of St John)

Counts Tabone-Barbara (Papal)

Links to interesting Articles:

“The Nobles of Malta, and The Maltese Gentry holding Foreign Titles as at present existing by Geo. G.C.’A. Crispo Barbaro Marquis of St. George” Malta:- A.D. MDCCCLXX

Including the download of the book.

Libro d'Oro of the Mediterranean Nobility

fEMALE descendants of Baroness Elvira de Oso di Buqana

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

Special Maltese Events in History

References:

· The Adami Collection The Adami Collection
   · Burkes Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of the UK.-Various editions.
   · Cassar Desain, Marchese L.A., " Genealogia della famiglia Testaferrata di Malta." Malta, 1880.
   · Crispo Albero Genealogical ed Istorico della Famiglia Crispo, Messina, 1797.
   · Gauci,C.A.," The Genealogy and Heraldry of the Noble Families of Malta", Gulf Publishing Ltd, Malta, 1981.
   · Gauci,C.A.," The Genealogy and Heraldry of the Noble Families of Malta, Volume Two", Publishers Enterprises Group (PEG) Ltd, 1992.
   · Gauci,C.A and Mallet, P.,"The Palaeologos Family- A Genealogical Review",Publishers Enterprises Group (PEG) Ltd, 1985
   · Gauci, C.A.," A Guide to the Maltese Nobility", Publishers Enterprise Group (PEG) Ltd, Malta, 1986.
   · Giles Ash, S., "The Nobility of Malta", Publishers Enterprises Group (PEG) Ltd, 1988.
   . Said-Vassallo, C.,[www.maltagenealogy.comThe Web Site]

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