Duke of Vallombrosa explained

Duke of Vallombrosa (French: duc de Vallombrosa e duc dell´Asinara, marquis de Morès e de Montemaggiore) was a title created for the House of Manca. The present holder is disputed.

History

The Dukes of Vallombrosa trace their origins back to Jayme Manca (d. 1300), an ally of James II of Aragon; they were made lords of the Morès and the Montemaggiore in the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1450. His descendants continued to distinguish themselves, including against the Moors, and were honored by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Castile.[1]

Marquessates

In 1614, the Marquessate of Morès in the Kingdom of Sardinia was created for Caterina Manca. The Marquis of Morès was an upgrading of the ancient title, Count of Morès.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

In 1652, the Marquessate of Montemaggiore ("Monte Mayor") in the Kingdom of Sardinia was created for Pedro Ravaneda. The Marquis of Montemaggiore was an upgrading of the ancient title, Lord of Thiesi.

Dukedoms

In a span of approximately three decades, Don Antonio Manca, later the 5th Marquis of Morès, consolidated the various feudal possessions and relatively large inheritances from his extended family. In 1759, he inherited the fiefs of the Manca branch of the Barons of Usini (later Counts of San Giorgio) and, in 1774, he purchased Sarroch "Vigna di Orri".[7] In 1775, he was given the fief of the island of Asinara and the title Duke of Asinara, after which the Marquis of Morès title could be used by the Duke's first son and heir apparent. In 1817, the Dukedom of Vallombrosa was conferred on his grandson, Vincenzo.[8]

The 1st Duke of Vallombrosa, was first gentleman of the Court of King Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia. When an anti-feudal revolt took place against the Duke of Asinara, who had refused to conform to the regulations of the Viceroy of Sardinia, Charles Felix (later King of Sardinia) decided to punish both the duke, who was stripped of his property, as well as the revolutionaries, leading the Duke and his family to relocate permanently to Paris.[9] At the redemption of the fiefs, and elimination of feudalism, by the Crown (King Charles Albert) between 1838 and 1840, the Marquessates of Morès and Montemaggiore were both held by Vincenzo Manca.

Dukes of Vallombrosa and Asinara

Ducal residences

On 25 April 1861, the 4th Duke purchased the Château des Tours, also known as the Villa Sainte-Ursule, in Cannes for 180,000 francs from the Marquess Conyngham. The Gothic Revival villa, later known as the Château Vallombrosa, was built by Sir Thomas Robinson Woolfield on behalf of Lord Londesborough between 1852 and 1856. The Duke added a chapel, decorated the hall, and enlarged the park. After the Duchesses death on 17 October 1887 at the Château d'Abondant in Eure-et-Loir, the Duke retired to Paris, never to return to Cannes. Château Vallombrosa was leased for a while to Prince of Wagram and his wife, Berthe von Rothschild. On 6 May 1890, in order to pay the debts accumulated by his adventurer son, Antoine, Marquis of Morès, the Château was sold to the wealthy German hotelier Henri-Martin Ellmer for 410,000 francs and another 30,000 francs for the furniture. Ellmer hired Laurent Vianay to expand and transform the villa into the Hôtel du Parc, which opened in 1893.[12]

In 1893, the family had estates in Paris, in Eure-et-Loir (the Château d'Abondant), and in Sassari, Sardinia (the Ducal Palace, built between 1775 and 1806 as the family seat of the Dukes of Asinara).[1] In 1899, the 4th Duke also sold the Ducal Palace to the Municipality of Sassari, which uses the palace as its Town Hall.[8] [13]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Almanach de Gotha . 1893 . Johann Paul Mevius sel. Witwe und Johann Christian Dieterich . 493 . 2 November 2020 . fr.
  2. [Vincenzo Amat, 9th Marquess of San Felipe]
  3. Book: Scano, Dionigi. Donna Francesca di Zatrillas. new edition of "Donna Francesca di Zatrillas, marchesa di Laconi e di Siete Fuentes", in Archivio storico sardo, 1942. 1942. 2003. La biblioteca della Nuova Sardegna. Sassari. Italian. 84-9789-069-8. Appendix 2. La nobiltà sarda. The Sardinian Nobility.
  4. Book: Floris, Francesco. foreword by Bruno Anatra. Feudi e feudatari in Sardegna. Fiefs and feudal lords in Sardinia. 1 and 2. 1996. Della Torre. Cagliari. Italian. 88-7343-288-3. 469–479.
  5. Book: Vacca Odone, Enrico. Itinerario-guida ufficiale dell'isola di Sardegna. Official itinerary and guide of the island of Sardinia. 1898. Meloni e Aitelli. Cagliari. Italian. Part 16: Elenco dei comuni e luoghi dell'isola di Sardegna, divisi per giudicati, con indicazione della regione e degli antichi feudi e feudatarj cui appartenevano nell'epoca del riscatto feudale, nel 1838 . List of Sardinian localities divided per Giudicatos with fiefs and feudal lords to whom they belonged at the time of redemption of fiefs.
  6. Elenco nobiliare sardo.
  7. Web site: Sarroch, Villa d'Orri . www.sardegnacultura.it . Sardegna Cultura - Luoghi della cultura . 3 November 2020 . 9 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210609173710/http://www.sardegnacultura.it/j/v/253?v=2&c=2488&t=1&s=21557 . dead .
  8. Web site: La guida di Palazzo Ducale . www.comune.sassari.it . Sito istituzionale del Comune di Sassari . 3 November 2020.
  9. Web site: Storia di Usini, la Rivolta anti-feudale. https://web.archive.org/web/20080608165651/http://www.usini.virtuale.org/la_rivolta_antifeudale.htm. dead. 8 June 2008. 22 February 2015.
  10. Book: Dizionario geografico storico-statistico-commerciale degli Stati di S. M. il Re di Sardegna: 18.4 . 1856 . Presso G. Maspero librajo e G. Marzorati tipografo . 197 . 3 November 2020 . it.
  11. Web site: World War One. Wedding of the Duke of Vallombrosa, Captain of artillery, with Miss Therese du Bourg de Bozas. Paris (XVIth arrondissement), Saint-Pierre de Chaillot church, on October 17, 1917. . granger.com . Granger . 19 October 2020.
  12. Web site: The Vallombrosa family and the Château des Tours in Cannes . www.culture.fr . . 3 November 2020.
  13. Web site: THE PALAZZO DUCALE: THE RESIDENCE OF THE DUKE OF ASINARA RENEWED IN TOWNHALL . www.turismosassari.it . 3 November 2020 . en-gb.

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