Avalos (noble family)

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Coat of arms of the d'Avalos family

The noble family d'Avalos came from Spain, but came to Italy in the entourage of King Alfonso I and there gained power and prestige. It provided several governors of the Duchy of Milan and viceroys of Sicily . The family is also known for their many years of rule on the island of Ischia .

history

Coat of arms d'Avalos d'Aquino d'Aragona

In 1397 Charles III transferred. of Navarre the manorial rule (señorio) over parts of the Kingdom of Navarre to Ruiz López Dávalos , who already had great influence and numerous possessions in the Kingdom of Castile . This laid the foundation for the later power of the family dynasty.

Iñigo I. de Ávalos († 1484) became Conte di Monteodorisio in 1452 ; Via his wife, Antonella d'Aquino , the margraviate of Pescara came to the d'Avalos in 1453 , who then called themselves d'Avalos d'Aquino . Her son Innico II († 1504) became 1st Marchese del Vasto . His son, Alfonso III, (1502-1546), took the name d'Avalos d'Aquino d'Aragona (after the royal family of Aragon ) because of his marriage to Maria d'Aragona from the house of the Dukes of Montalto . Ferrante Francesco (1531–1571) was Principe di Francavilla, Giovanni I († 1638) Principe di Montesarchio , his younger son Francesco Principe di Troia. Cesare Michelangelo d'Avalos (* 1667, † 1729), the 8th Marchese del Vasto and Marchese di Pescara, was made imperial prince in 1704 .

The members of the d'Avalos family remain one of the oldest noble families in the city of Naples, represented by the grandchildren of Princess Donna Maria Viggiani d'Avalos.

Known family members

The most famous members of the family are:

Master list (extract)

Ferdinando Francesco d'Avalos (1489 / 90–1525), governor of Milan, viceroy of Sicily
Vittoria Colonna (1492–1547), wife of Fernando Francesco; by Michelangelo
Alfonso III. d'Avalos (1502–1546), general, governor of Milan; from Titian

The Marchese di Pescara and del Vasto

  1. Rodrigo de Ávalos, Conte di Ribadeo
    1. Alfonso I de Ávalos († 1470)
    2. Iñigo I. de Ávalos / Innico I. d'Avalos († 1484), from 1442 in Italy, 1452 Conte di Monteodorisio ; ∞ Antonella d'Aquino , 1453 heiress of the Margraviate of Pescara
      1. Alfonso II d'Avalos († 1495), Marchese di Pescara
        1. Ferdinando Francesco d'Avalos (1489-1525), Marchese di Pescara; ∞ Vittoria Colonna (1492–1547), daughter of Fabrizio Colonna
      2. Rodrigo d'Avalos († 1496), Conte di Monteodorisio
      3. Innico II d'Avalos († 1504), 1st Marchese del Vasto ∞ Laura Sanseverino , daughter of Geronimo, Principe di Bisignano
        1. Alfonso III. d'Avalos (* 1502; † 1546), 2nd Marchese del Vasto, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (1531), 1538–1546 Governor of the Duchy of Milan ; ∞ Maria d'Aragona (* 1505; † 1568), daughter of Ferdinando d'Aragona, 1st Duca di Montalto , an illegitimate son of King Ferdinand I of Naples
          1. Innico d'Avalos († 1600), known as Cardinal d'Aragona
          2. Cesare d'Avalos († 1616)
            1. Giovanni I. d'Avalos († 1638), Principe di Montesarchio
              1. Andrea d'Avalos (* 1615; † 1708), Principe di Montesarchio
              2. Francesco d'Avalos, Principe di Troia
                1. Giovanni II d'Avalos, Principe di Troia
                  1. Nicola d'Avalos, Principe di Troia
                    1. Giovan Battista d'Avalos (* 1674; † 1749), 9th Marchese del Vasto e Marchese di Pescara
                    2. Diego d'Avalos (* 1697; † 1776), 10th Marchese del Vasto e Marchese di Pescara
                      1. Tommaso d'Avalos (* 1752; † 1806), 11th Marchese del Vasto e Marchese di Pescara
                        1. Diego d'Avalos († before 1806), ∞ Eleonora Doria Pamphilj
                          1. Alfonso d'Avalos († 1867), last Marchese del Vasto e di Pescara
            2. Innico III. d'Avalos (* 1570; † 1632), 5th Marchese del Vasto, Marchese di Pescara, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (1605)
              1. Ferdinando Francesco d'Avalos († 1648), 6th Marchese del Vasto, Marchese di Pescara
              2. Diego d'Avalos († 1697), 7th Marchese del Vasto, Marchese di Pescara, Principe d'Isernia
                1. Ferdinando Francesco d'Avalos († 1672), Marchese di Pescara, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (1672)
                2. Cesare Michelangelo d'Avalos (* 1667; † 1729), 8th Marchese del Vasto, Marchese di Pescara, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (1700), Imperial Prince in 1704
          3. Carlo d'Avalos, 1st Principe di Montesarchio
          4. Francesco Ferdinando II d'Avalos (1530–1571)
            Francesco Ferdinando d'Avalos (* 1530; † 1571 in Palermo), 3rd Marchese del Vasto, Marchese di Pescara, 1560–1563 Governor of the Duchy of Milan , 1568–1571 Viceroy of Sicily , Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece ∞ Isabella Gonzaga , Daughter of Federico II Gonzaga , Duke of Mantua
            1. Alfonso Felice d'Avalos d´Aquino d´Aragona (* 1564; † 1593), 4th Marchese del Vasto, Marchese di Pescara, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece , ∞ Lavinia della Rovere , daughter of Guidobaldo II. Della Rovere , Duke by Urbino
              1. Isabella d'Avalos († 1648), ∞ Innico III. d'Avalos (1570–1632), (see above)
            2. Tommaso d´Avalos d´Aquino d´Aragona, Conte di Castelluccio († 1622), Bishop of Lucera, Latin Titular Patriarch of Antioch (1611–1622)
      4. Ippolita d'Avalos; ∞ Carlo d'Aragona, 1519 4th Marchese di Gece, son of Arrigo d'Aragona, illegitimate son of King Ferdinand I of Naples
      5. Costanza d'Avalos ∞ Federico del Balzo
Palazzo d'Avalos del Vasto in Naples
Palazzo d'Avalos in Vasto

Alfonso d'Avalos († 1867), the last Marchese del Vasto e di Pescara, bequeathed his important collection of paintings from the Palazzo d'Avalos del Vasto in Naples to the Italian state in 1862 ; it has since been exhibited in the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples (halls 98-101).

The Princes of Pescara, Vasto and Francavilla, Dukes d'Avalos

  1. Don Carlo Cesare d'Avalos d'Aquino d'Aragona, Principe di Torrebruna, Duca di Celenza (1727-1810); ∞ Donna Maria Teresa d'Avalos d'Aquino d'Aragona (1745–1820), daughter of Don Diego d'A. there. d'A., Principe di Pescara, Vasto e Francavilla, Principe di Montesarchio, Troia e Vitulano, and the Eleonora d'Acquaviva dei Conti di Conversano
    1. Don Gaetano d'Avalos d'Aquino d'Aragona, 1813 1st Duca d'Avalos (1775–1855); ∞ (1813) Jeanne Hortense Andrieu (1792–1855); Niece of Joachim Murat , King of Naples
      1. Don Francesco d'Avalos d'Aquino d'Aragona, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, 8th Prince of Pescara, Vasto and Francavilla, 3rd Duca d'Avalos (1819–1885); ∞ (1867) Cherubina Caturano
        1. Don Giuseppe d'Avalos d'Aquino d'Aragona, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, 9th Prince of Pescara, Vasto and Francavilla, 4th Duca d'Avalos (1865–1907); ∞ Maria de Varona
          1. Don Carlo d'Avalos d'Aquino d'Aragona, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, 11th Prince of Pescara, Vasto and Francavilla, 6th Duca d'Avalos (1891–1970); ∞ Giuseppina Basevi
            1. Donna Maria d'Avalos d'Aquino d'Aragona, Princess of the Holy Roman Empire (* Naples 1925); ∞ Dr. Domenico Viggiani (1922–1998), chairman and general manager of the Banco di Napoli;
              1. Ing.Giuseppe Viggiani (* Naples 1949), MBA Harvard Business School; ∞ Countess Donatella Dentice di Accadia Capozzi di Santa Maria Ingrisone (* Rome 1956)
            2. Don Francesco d'Avalos d'Aquino d'Aragona, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, 12th Prince of Pescara, Vasto and Francavilla, 6th Duca d'Avalos (1930–2014), composer and conductor; ∞ Antonella Nughes-Serra
              1. Prince Don Andrea d'Avalos d'Aquino d'Aragona, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, 13th Prince of Pescara, Vasto and Francavilla, 7th Duca d'Avalos (* London 1971)

Web links

Commons : House of Avalos  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ d'AVALOS. In: www.genmarenostrum.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017 ; accessed on October 13, 2016 .