Ferdinando I Pignatelli ( Italian: Ferdinando I Pignatelli ; March 20, 1689, Cagliari - October 22, 1767, Naples ) - Prince di Strongoli, Duke of Tolve and Count di Melissa (by right of wife), Grand Spain of the 1st class, Neapolitan and Austrian military leader.
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| Predecessor | Girolamo Pignatelli | ||||||
| Successor | Salvatore Pignatelli | ||||||
| Birth | March 20, 1689 Cagliari | ||||||
| Death | October 22, 1767 (78 years old) Naples | ||||||
| Kind | Pignatelli | ||||||
| Father | Niccolo Pignatelli | ||||||
| Mother | Giovanna Pignatelli Tagliavia Aragon Cortes | ||||||
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Biography
The second son of Niccolo Pignatelli , Duke of Monteleone, and Giovanna Pignatelli Tagliavia Aragon Cortes, 8th Duchess of Di Monteleone, 7th Marquise of the Oaxaca Valley.
Like his father, he served the Habsburgs in the war for the Spanish Succession , fought in Spain for Charles III , then in Hungary against the Turks, under the command of Eugene of Savoy , and then in Sicily in the Fourth Alliance War .
On March 1, 1727, he was promoted to General Field Officer , and on December 17, 1733, promoted to General Field Marshal Lieutenant .
He commanded cavalry at the Battle of Bitonto ; after the defeat of the Austrians and the conquest of the Kingdom of Naples by the Spanish troops, he left for Vienna. In reward for his loyalty, Charles VI on September 4, 1734 granted him the title of Grand Admiral of the Sicilian Kingdom , which belonged to his elder brother, Duke di Monteleone .
In 1739 he was granted the title of Knight of the Golden Fleece . December 18, 1740 promoted to General of the Field-Majors .
After the death of Charles VI and the outbreak of war for the Austrian inheritance, he returned to his homeland.
Family
Wife (02.23.1719): Lucretia Pignatelli , 4th Princess Princess Strongoli, Duchess of Tolve and Countess Di Melissa (09/04/704 - 09/21/1760), daughter of Girolamo Pignatelli, 3rd Prince of Strongoli
Children:
- Salvatore Pignatelli (09.09.1730-15.04.1792), 5th prince di Strongoli. Wife (07/07/1767): Julia Mastrilli, daughter of Mario Mastrilli, Duke of Marigliano
- Vincenzo Pignatelli (07.15.1732-1797), equestrian king of Naples, foreman. Wife: Marianne Salazar
- Francesco Pignatelli (03/27/1734 - 10/11/1812), Count of Di Acherra. Wife (7.10.1792): Maria Grazia de Cardenas, Countess di Acherra, daughter of Ferdinando Pignatelli, Count de Fuentes
Literature
- Schmidt-Brentano A. Kaiserliche und kk Generale (1618-1815). - Österreichisches Staatsarchiv, 2006. , S. 76 [1]
Links
- CHEVALIERS DE LA TOISON D'OR - TOISON AUTRICHIENNE (AUSTRIAN FLEECE) (French) . Date of treatment April 1, 2017.
- Genealogy Pignatelli-Strongoli (English) . Date of treatment April 1, 2017.
- Genealogy of Pignatelli (English) . Date of treatment April 1, 2017.