Carlo Capece Galeota

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Carlo Capece Galeota
Duke of
Regina and Duke of Sant'Angelo a Fasanella from the death of his father Francesco Capece Galeota in 1838 to his own death in 1908. From 1889 onwards, Carlo was also recognized as the heir to the extinct Tocco family (extinct in 1884), as he was a matrilineal descendant of the family, assuming their titles of Prince of Montemiletto and titular Prince of Achaea
, among others.

Biography

Carlo Capece Galeota was born in

Regina and Duke of Sant'Angelo a Fasanella, and Maria Maddalena di Tocco Cantelmo Stuart. Upon his father Francesco's death on 5 May 1838, Carlo inherited his titles.[1] Though they held two ducal titles, the Capece Galeota family primarily identified themselves only with the title of 'Duke of Regina' (Duca della Regina in Italian).[3]

On 24 March 1884,

Popoli, Duke of Apice and Count of Monteaperti.[1]

On 12 February[1] 1859, Carlo married Maria Maddalena Carafa della Stadera[1][2] at Naples.[1]

Carlo died on 14 August 1908.[1] Given that Carlo's only son, Francesco,[1] predeceased him through dying in a motor accident near Cassino[3] in 1901,[1] the heir to all of his titles was his eldest daughter, Maria Maddalena Capece Galeota.[2]

Family

With his wife Maria Maddalena Carafa della Stadera, Carlo Capece Galeota had four children:[1]

  • Maria Maddalena Capece Galeota (11 December 1859 – 6 April 1933), the eldest daughter and heir to Carlo's titles.[1]
  • Maria Sofia Capece Galeota (10 February 1861 – 3 March 1933), daughter.[1]
  • Maria Caterina Capece Galeota (10 August 1862 – 12 February 1916), daughter.[1]
  • Francesco Capece Galeota (12 February 1864 – 20 June 1901), son.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Carlo's full titles among the Italian nobility were Duke of Regina and Duke of Sant'Angelo a Fasanella, Prince of Montemiletto, Duke of Popoli, Duke of Apice and Count of Monteaperti.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Indice delle Famiglie Nobili del Mediterraneo.
  2. ^ a b c d e Capece Galeota.
  3. ^ a b Miller 1921, p. 513.
  4. ^ a b c Shamà 2013, p. 74.
  5. ^ Shamà 2013, pp. 71, 73.
  6. ^ Miller 1908, p. 489.

Bibliography

  • OCLC 563022439
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  • Shamà, Davide (2013). "I di Tocco, Sovrani dell'Epiro e di Leucade: Studio storico-genealogico". Notiziario dell'Associazione Nobiliare Regionale Veneta (in Italian).

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Carlo Capece Galeota
Capece Galeota family
Born: 17 February 1824 Died: 14 August 1908
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Prince of Achaea
1889–1908
Succeeded by