Giuliano Colonna of Stigliano, 1st Prince of Sonnino explained

Giuliano Colonna
Prince of Sonnino and Galatro
Spouse:Giovanna van den Eynde, Marchioness of Castelnuovo
Issue:Ferdinando Colonna, 2nd Prince of Sonnino, 3rd Marquess of Castelnuovo[1]
Girolamo Colonna, Knight of Malta
Gennaro Colonna, Knight of Malta[2]
Filippo Colonna
Cleria
Virginia
Lorenzo
Noble Family:House of Colonna
Father:Filippo Colonna
Mother:Clelia Cesarini
Birth Place:Rome
Birth Date:10 December 1671
Death Place:Naples

Giuliano Colonna, 1st Prince o Sonnino (Grande de España) (10 December 1671 – 11 April 1732) was an Italian nobleman of the House of Colonna. He was Prince of Galatro and Sonnino, and a Grandee of Spain. In 1688 he married the great heiress Giovanna van den Eynde, from whom he acquired a fortune, the title of Marquess of Castelnuovo, and the Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano.

Life

He was born on December 10, 1671, in Rome, the son of Filippo Colonna, Lord of Sonnino, and his wife Clelia Cesarini.

As a teenager, he was married to the great heiress Giovanna van den Eynde. Through his marriage to her, he acquired the title of Marquess of Castelnuovo, the Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano, a huge art collection, and the greater part of the van den Eynde's fortune, all of which contributed to boost his position.[1] [3] [4]

In 1690, the king of Naples chose him as his ambassador to the Holy See for the traditional presentation of the chinea, the symbolic annual tribute paid by the king of Naples to the pontiff.[1] King Philip V of Spain, sovereign of the kingdom of Naples, granted him the Grandeza de España in 1715.[1]

He died in Naples on April 11, 1732.

Marriage and progeny

He married Giovanna van den Eynde, Marchioness of Castelnuovo[5] [6] by whom he had the following progeny:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Libro d'Oro della Nobiltà Mediterranea . Comitato Scientifico Scientifico Editoriale del Libro d'Oro della Nobiltà Mediterranea . 1 June 2020.
  2. Book: Corrispondenze diplomatiche veneziane da Napoli: 30 giugno 1739 - 24 agosto 1751. 1994. Istituto poligrafico e zecca dello Stato, Libreria dello Stato. 852;919.
  3. Web site: Nobili Napoletani . Nobili Napoletani.it . 27 August 2020.
  4. Book: Bellori. Gian Pietro. The Lives of the Artists (Bellori). 1672. Moscardi. Rome, Italy.
  5. Book: Ruotolo. Renato. Mercanti-collezionisti fiamminghi a Napoli: Gaspare Roomer e i Vandeneynden. . 1982 . Massa Lubrense Napoli - Scarpati. 5–55.
  6. Book: Aldimari. Biagio. Historia genealogica della famiglia Carafa pt 2. 1691. Stamperia di Giacomo Raillard. 314.
  7. Web site: Libro d'Oro della Nobiltà Mediterranea . Comitato Scientifico Scientifico Editoriale del Libro d'Oro della Nobiltà Mediterranea . 1 June 2020.
  8. Book: Corrispondenze diplomatiche veneziane da Napoli: 30 giugno 1739 - 24 agosto 1751. 1994. Istituto poligrafico e zecca dello Stato, Libreria dello Stato. 852;919.