Alliata

Alliata Alliati, Agliata
Country	Republic of Pisa Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Kingdom of Italy Italy
Founded	12th century
Founder	Betto di Alliata di Pisa
Current head	Gabriele Alliata di Villafranca
Titles	Prince of Villafranca Prince of the Holy Roman Empire Peer of Sicily Grandee of Spain Duke of Salaparuta Baron of Villafranca Elder of Pisa
Cadet branches	Alliata di Pisa Alliata di Sicilia

Alliata or Agliata is an Italian noble family.

History

The Alliata or Agliata family is among Italy's oldest noble families. The family claims an ancestor mentioned in an Imperial decretus of 325 AD, during the reign of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great. In 530 AD, Dacius Alliata became Archbishop of Milan. When Dacius Alliata died in 552, he was declared a saint by the Chalcedonian Church with a feast day on 14 January. ^[1]

In the 12th century, the family resettled at Pisa and then Palermo, where they accumulated several titles of Prince, including Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, the title of Gentiluomo di camera di Sua Santità, and numerous other titles. ^[2]

In 1860, one Alfonzo Alliata led a failed mercenary force against Giuseppe Garibaldi's Expedition of the Thousand; Alliata was the sole survivor of his company.

References

1. "Lives of all saints commemorated on October 28". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
2. "How the Secularization of Religious Houses Transformed the Libraries of Europe, 16th-19th Centuries".

• Elenco Ufficiale Nobiliare Italiano, Storia dell' aristocrazia italiana, L' impero da Giuliano a Costantino, Da Costantino a Carlo Magno: la stirpe imperiale europea.

External links

• history of Sicilian Peerage