House of Dentice explained

House of Dentice
Native Name:Casa Dentice
Titles:
  • Lord of Viggiano
  • Marquis delle Stelle
  • Prince of Arecco
  • Baron of Fornella
  • Count of Santa Maria Ingrisone
  • Duke of Accadia
  • Prince of Frasso
Founded:13th century

The House of Dentice is an old Italian noble family, whose members occupied many important ecclesiastical and political positions.

History

Originally from Amalfi, in 1200 she was listed among the feudal lords of the Kingdom of Naples. They moved from Amalfi, first to Sorrento, where they was admitted to the patriciate of the Seggio di Porta, and then to Naples, where they enjoyed the honours of the seats of Nilo and Capuano. In 1565, they were admitted to the Order of Malta.[1]

In 1925, Count Carlo Dentice di Frasso, and his American wife, the former Dorothy Cadwell Taylor (later known as Countess Dorothy di Frasso),[2] [3] acquired Villa Madama in Rome and restored it,[4] later donating it to the State, while the Castello Dentice di Frasso in San Vito dei Normanni continues to be their property.

The family split into two branches:

Notable members

The family produced a number of illustrious musicians and music theorists active between the 16th and 17th centuries, including:

The family produced a number of prominent politicians, including:

Dentice family titles

Lords of Viggiano

Extinction of the male line

Marquesses delle Stelle (1633)

Passage of the title in the Princes of Arecco

Princes of Arecco (1733)

Extinction of the male line

Barons of Fornella, Counts of Santa Maria Ingrisone (1705) and Dukes of Accadia (1791)

Sale of the fiefdom of Fornella

Extinction of the male line

Princes of Frasso (1725)

The branch originates with Placido, a descendant of Giovanni Giacomo, a descendant of Antonio, 1st Lord of Viggiano.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Detken . Enrico . L'Araldo : Almanacco Nobiliare del Napoletano . 1905 . 135 . 15 August 2024 . it.
  2. News: MRS. TAYLOR WEDS COUNT DI FRASSO; Former Wife of Claude Grahame-White, British Aviator, Marries Italian Statesman . 15 August 2024 . . 30 June 1923.
  3. News: Liu . Ming . Bulgari’s Clients Prove to Be the ‘Treasures of Rome’ . 15 August 2024 . . 24 March 2018.
  4. News: Times . May Birkhead Wireless To the New York . DI FRASSOS RESTORE HISTORIC MANSION; Italian Count and His American Wife Make Show Place of Villa Madama. IS ON HILL NEAR ROME Americana Taking the Cure at Montecatini increase In Numbers Yearly. . 15 August 2024 . . 6 October 1929.
  5. Book: L' araldo: almanacco nobiliare del Napoletano. 1891 . 1890 . 124 . 15 August 2024 . it.
  6. T. Crawford, "Lute counterpoint from Naples" in Early Music, Oxford Journals 2006
  7. [Dinko Fabris]
  8. News: ITALIAN SENATOR KILLED; Count Alfredo Dentice di Frasso Victim of Airliner Crash . 15 August 2024 . . 13 February 1940.
  9. Book: Canali . Ferruccio . Bollettino della Società di Studi Storici Fiorentini. Memorabilia tra natura e geometria. Il Culto del passato dalla Inventio alla Reinterpretazione (2021-2022) (Vol. 30-31) . 22 June 2023 . Altralinea Edizioni . 979-12-80178-80-0 . 211 . 15 August 2024 . it.
  10. Book: APM – Archeologia Postmedievale, 24, 2020 . 30 December 2021 . All’Insegna del Giglio . 978-88-9285-083-5 . 208 . 15 August 2024 . it.
  11. Book: Trani . A. . L'Araldo: almanacco nobiliare del Napoletano . 1879 . 66 . 15 August 2024 . it.

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