List of dukes in the nobility of Italy explained

This is a list of extant dukedoms in the nobility of Italy. The Kingdom of Italy was dissolved in 1946 and the use of titles of nobility is not currently recognized or regulated by the Italian state.[1] This list includes dukedoms in Italy which were created by sovereign rulers other than the King of Italy, such as the Holy Roman Emperor and the Holy See, as well as titles that originally belonged to the sovereigns of self-governing territories, such as the Duchy of Ferrara. It does not include Italian geographical titles created by French or Spanish rulers in the nobilities of their respective nations.

Sovereign Grand dukes and Dukes (as of 1860)

ArmsTitleDate of creationCreating sovereignCurrent holderNotes
27 August 1569 Archduke Sigismund of Austria
19 August 1545
19 August 1545 Subsidiary title of the Duke of Parma
18 May 1452
2 July 1621 Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este Subsidiary title of the Duke of Modena
5 May 1664 Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este Subsidiary title of the Duke of Modena
25 March 1530 extinct

Royal dukes

ArmsTitleDate of creationCreating sovereignCurrent holderNotes
30 May 1845
8 July 1747 Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria[2] [3] Subsidiary title of the King of Two Sicilies
31 October 1537 Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro[4] Subsidiary title of the King of Two Sicilies
9 December 1888
9 January 1815 Extinct 1996
4 January 1817 Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies[5] [6] Main subsidiary title used by the heir apparent or heir presumptive to the throne of Two Sicilies
6 February 1937 Princess Teresa María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies[7] [8] Substantive title of the Royal House of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies
22 September 1904 Subsidiary title of the Duke of Aosta
18 February 1940 Princess Inés María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies[9] [10] Substantive title of the Royal House of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies

Non-royal dukes

ArmsTitleDate of creationCreating sovereignCurrent holderNotes
12 April 1593 Angelo Gennaro Granito Pignatelli Subsidiary title of the Prince of Belmonte
11 June 1936 Flavio Badoglio, 3rd Duke of Addis Abeba
15 March 1803 Don Giovanni Torlonia Subsidiary title of the Prince of Civitella-Cesi
27 March 1725 Alessandro, 13th Duke of Carcani
28 May 1934 Also Principe della Torre e Tasso
9 November 1815 Maria Louisa Gonzalez de Andia
1436 Domenico Napoleone II Orsini[11]
Duke of Fiano7 June 1621 Domenico Serlupi Crescenzi
20 December 1807 (recognized 1890) Benigno Melzi d'Eril Also Duke of Melzi
5 September 1818 Benigno Melzi d'Eril Also Duke of Lodi
1574 Princess Stéphanie Windisch-Graetz
Duke of Morignano30 May 1907
1519 Marcantonio VIII Colonna Subsidiary title of the Prince of Paliano
4 May 1820 Don Giovanni Torlonia Subsidiary title of the Prince of Civitella-Cesi

Notes and References

  1. Web site: How Professional Genealogists Determine Ancestral Nobility in Italy | www.ItalianGenealogy.com . 2012-05-06 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120511225152/http://italiangenealogy.com/articles/italian-heraldry/5-how-professional-genealogists-determine-ancestral-nobility-in-italy . 2012-05-11 . Italian Genealogy.com
  2. https://geneall.net/en/name/122128/pedro-of-bourbon-two-sicilies-duke-of-calabria/
  3. https://www.elespanol.com/corazon/casas-reales/20170417/209229221_0.html
  4. http://www.regalis.com/2sicilieshead.htm (Disputed) Headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
  5. https://geneall.net/en/name/365968/jaime-de-borbon-dos-sicilias-y-landaluce-duque-de-noto/
  6. https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/casas-reales/2015-10-08/jaime_1051522/
  7. https://geneall.net/en/name/9928/teresa-of-bourbon-sicilies-duchess-of-salerno/
  8. https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/noticias/2011-05-13/fallece-un-sobrino-del-rey-en-un-tragico-accidente-de-moto_415150/
  9. https://geneall.net/es/name/9930/ines-de-bourbon-sicilias-duquesa-de-siracusa/
  10. https://www.laverdad.es/nacional/politica/201605/17/ines-borbon-sicilias-antes-20160517210636-rc.html
  11. Book: Kaster, Robert. The Appian Way: Ghost Road, Queen of Roads. April 23, 2012. University of Chicago Press. 71. 9780226425719. 2015-10-08.