Prince of Sulmona (Italian: Principe di Sulmona) is a noble title of Italian origin. The title derives its name from Sulmona, a town in Abruzzo.
It was originally granted in 1526 with Grandeeship of Spain, during the reign of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor as King of Naples, in recognition of the work done by Charles de Lannoy as Viceroy of Naples. [1] That line of princes died out in 1604.
The title was recreated in 1610 for Pope Paul V's nephew Marcantonio Borghese by King Philip III of Spain, in his capacity as king of Naples (just like in England, prince titles were alien to the Spanish peerage tradition). King Philip III sold the principality and the town of Sulmona to the Borghese Family, and the title still remains in this family. After the unification of Italy, the title was recognized by the new Kingdom of Italy.
Prince | Image | Birth | Marriages | Death |
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Marcantonio, 1st Prince of Sulmona 1610–1658 | 1598 son of Giovanni Battista Borghese and Virginia Lante | Camilla Orsini 20 October 1619 1 child | 1658 aged 60 | |
Giovanni, 2nd Prince of Sulmona 1658–1717 | 14 October 1639 Rome, Papal States son of Paolo, Prince Borghese and Olimpia Aldobrandini, Princess of Rossano | Eleonora Boncompagni 22 October 1658 1 child | 8 May 1717 Rome, Papal States aged 77 | |
Marcantonio, 3rd Prince of Sulmona 1717–1729 | 20 May 1660 Rome, Papal States son of Giovanni Battista, 2nd Prince of Sulmona and Eleonora Boncompagni | Lívia Spinola 24 January 1691 2 children | 22 May 1729 Rome, Papal States aged 69 | |
Camillo, 4th Prince of Sulmona 1729–1763 | 7 April 1693 Rome, Papal States son of Marcantonio, 3rd Prince of Sulmona and Lívia Spinola | Agnese Colonna 4 October 1723 10 children | 16 September 1763 Rome, Papal States aged 70 | |
Marcantonio, 5th Prince of Sulmona 1763–1800 | 14 September 1730 Rome, Papal States son of Camillo, 4th Prince of Sulmona and Agnese Colonna | Anna Maria Salviati 25 April 1768 2 children | 18 March 1800 Rome, Papal States aged 69 | |
Camillo, 6th Prince of Sulmona 1800–1832 | 8 August 1775 Rome, Papal States son of Marcantonio, 5th Prince of Sulmona and Anna Maria Salviati | Pauline Bonaparte, Duchess of Guastalla 28 August 1803 No issue | 9 May 1832 Rome, Papal States aged 56 | |
Francesco, 7th Prince of Sulmona 1832–1839 | 9 June 1776 Rome, Papal States son of Marcantonio Borghese, 5th Prince of Sulmona and Anna Maria Salviati | Adèle, Countess of La Rochefoucauld 11 April 1809 3 children | 29 May 1839 Rome, Papal States aged 62 | |
Marcantonio, 8th Prince of Sulmona 1839–1886 | 23 February 1814 Paris, France son of Francesco, 7th Prince of Sulmona and Adèle, Countess of La Rochefoucauld | Lady Gwendoline Talbot 11 April 1835 1 child Marie Therèse de La Rochefoucauld 2 December 1843 9 children | 5 October 1886 Frascati, Italy aged 72 | |
Paolo, 9th Prince of Sulmona 1886–1920 | 13 September 1845 Rome, Papal States son of Marcantonio, 8th Prince of Sulmona and Marie Therèse de La Rochefoucauld | Ilona, Countess Appony of Nagy-Appony 2 December 1866 4 children | 18 November 1920 Venice, Italy aged 75 | |
Scipione, 10th Prince of Sulmona 1920–1927 | 11 February 1871 Rome, Kingdom of Italy son of Paolo, 9th Prince of Sulmona and Ilona, Countess Appony of Nagy-Appony | Anna Maria de Ferrari 23 May 1895 2 children Teodora Martini 8 August 1926 No issue | 15 March 1927 Florence, Italy aged 56 | |
Livio, 11th Prince of Sulmona 1927–1939 | 13 August 1874 Frascati, Kingdom of Italy son of Paolo, 9th Prince of Sulmona and Ilona, Countess Appony of Nagy-Appony | Valeria Keun 31 August 1901 2 children | 29 November 1939 Athens, Greece aged 65 | |
Flavio, 12th Prince of Sulmona 1939–1980 | 2 May 1902 Smirna, Ottoman Empire son of Livio, 11th Prince of Sulmona and Valeria Keun | Angela Paternò, 7th Princess of Sperlinga dei Manganelli 10 January 1927 3 children | 28 March 1980 Catania, Italy aged 78 | |
Camillo, 13th Prince of Sulmona 1980–2011 | 30 October 1927 Rome, Kingdom of Italy son of Flavio, 12th Prince of Sulmona and Angela Paternò, 7th Princess of Sperlinga dei Manganelli | Rossana Nucci 26 June 1958 2 children | 22 December 2011[ citation needed ] Rome, Italy aged 84 | |
Scipione, 14th Prince of Sulmona 2011– | 19 November 1970 Rome, Italy son of Camillo, 13th Prince of Sulmona and Rosanna Nucci |
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