Prince of Sulmona

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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.

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.

House of Lannoy, 1526–1604

Charles de Lannoy (1482-1527), Viceroy of Naples, 1st Prince of Sulmona^[1]
Philippe Charles II de Lannoy (1514-1553), 2nd Prince of Sulmona
Charles III de Lannoy (1537-1568), 3rd Prince of Sulmona
Horace de Lannoy (d. 1597), 4th Prince of Sulmona
Philippe de Lannoy (d. 1600), 5th Prince of Sulmona
Philippe II de Lannoy (d. 1604), 6th Prince of Sulmona

House of Borghese, 1610–present

Prince	Birth	Marriages	Death
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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1 2 Anselme de Sainte-Marie, Histoire de la Maison Royale de France, et des grands officiers de la Couronne, tome VII, 1733 : genealogy of the House of Lannoy, princes of Sulmona, pages 75-76.

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[Anselme-1] 1 2 Anselme de Sainte-Marie, Histoire de la Maison Royale de France, et des grands officiers de la Couronne, tome VII, 1733 : genealogy of the House of Lannoy, princes of Sulmona, pages 75-76.

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Prince of Sulmona

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House of Lannoy, 1526–1604

House of Borghese, 1610–present

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