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.); 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 had 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 patricianships 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.
• Grua; 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 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
• Vassallo- 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
• 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.com The Web Site]

External links

• Libro d'Oro di Melita
• A detailed site on Nobility
• Foreign Titles Association
• Committee of Privileges of the Maltese Nobility