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498: 271: 286: 63: 165: 22: 404:(this from his brother Francesco, who had died heirless), and other lands in the Abruzzo and Valcomino. Antonio's rule was troubled by the turmoil and succession crises of the Kingdom of Naples in the early 15th century, and he lost his lands repeatedly. His son 416:, and in this capacity he stripped his brother Onofrio of the County of Popoli in Abruzzo. Nicolò also obtained the position of royal counselor in 1452 and, just before his death, his title was raised to Duke of Alvito. 473:(a type of coin). Piergiampaolo organized a second plot against Ferdinand, but was again defeated and had to abandon hopes in returning to Alvito. Exiled to France, he returned with the invading army of 333:), as well as by the rival family of the Counts of Aquino. Rostaino and his successors tried unsuccessfully to extend their control over the whole region in the 14th century. They sided with Queen 581:. Ferrante was succeeded in 1571 by his sons Loise (1572–74) and Antonio (1574–92), who let Alvito decline under ruthless local governors. Despite the acquisition of the 481:. With his brother, Sigismondo II of Sora, he re-conquered most of his lands. He was able to resist the Neapolitans after the French retreat, but in 1496 Sora fell to 569:, who did not live there but rather administered it through a governor. The county was inherited by Ramón's son Folch (or Ferrante), under the regency of his mother, 420: 570: 424: 353: 689: 41: 373: 405: 679: 594: 467:
in 1463. His duchy was downgraded to a county, the title being assigned to Piergiovanni. At the same time, Alvito and Sora were given the right to mint
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conquered Naples (1266). From the Angevins, the Cantelmo received several castles and fiefs around
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The Cantelmo family, of French origins, arrived in Italy in the 13th century around the time the
73: 474: 431:, in the revolt of 1460, captured the territories of Montecassino, Arce, and the fiefs of the 642: 482: 428: 384:
from his wife, Elisabetta d'Aquino. After Giacomo's death the county was expanded by his son
338: 274: 222: 120: 601:. In the end Tolomeo obtained full rule in Alvito, receiving the title of Duke in 1606 from 554:
to stabilise his lands, to which he finally returned in 1504. After the death of his wife,
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In 1515, after Pietro had embraced the French cause, Alvito was conferred on the viceroy
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held the duchy until 1806, when feudalism was suppressed in the Kingdom of Naples.
555: 551: 538: 369: 341:. In a document of 1384, Giacomo IV is mentioned as "lord of the lands of Alvito". 270: 325:, dominated by the numerous fiefs of the powerful regional monasteries (such as 598: 559: 522: 469: 456: 432: 668: 621: 518: 506: 365: 326: 322: 318: 586: 574: 464: 460: 413: 278: 501:
Isabella de Requesens, regent of Alvito for her son Ferrante. Portrait by
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tried to conquer Naples, Gioffre sided with the French, but captured by
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was able to establish his rule more firmly by backing the successful
389: 164: 62: 356:("little Rostaino") was defeated and captured by Jacopo Orsini at 502: 436: 510: 448: 401: 357: 585:, in 1592, the county was ceded to Matteo di Caua for 100,000 590: 381: 377: 302: 360:
in Abruzzo in 1369, and Alvito was granted by Ladislaus to
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nobleman Matteo Taverna, who acquired it with money from
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She was able to exploit the ongoing 348:, the Cantelmo sided with his rival, 640: 380:. He likely obtained the title as a 158: 85:adding citations to reliable sources 56: 15: 589:. It was sold a second time to the 337:but were defeated by the troops of 13: 14: 701: 31:This article has multiple issues. 492: 174:relies largely or entirely on a 163: 61: 20: 72:needs additional citations for 39:or discuss these issues on the 634: 1: 647:. Рипол Классик. p. 95. 627: 597:, nephew and namesake of the 275:Ducal palace of the Cantelmo 7: 615: 567:Ramón (Raimondo) de Cardona 10: 706: 331:San Vincenzo al Volturno 281:, showing fortifications 641:Lund, T. W. M. (1910). 599:Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio 517:The Valcomino became a 577:to acquire the nearby 514: 509:, c. 1518, now in the 475:Charles VIII of France 290: 282: 571:Isabella de Requesens 500: 483:Frederick I of Naples 297:was a fiefdom of the 288: 273: 309:Rule of the Cantelmo 183:improve this article 81:improve this article 603:Philip III of Spain 575:Franco-Spanish wars 535:Louis XII of France 410:Alfonso V of Aragon 346:Ladislaus of Naples 321:in what is now the 541:he sided with the 515: 487:Gonzalo de Córdoba 339:Charles of Durazzo 291: 283: 595:Tolomeo II Gallio 527:Pope Alexander VI 364:, brother of the 350:Louis II of Anjou 335:Joan II of Naples 299:Kingdom of Naples 266: 265: 258: 248: 247: 233: 198:"Duchy of Alvito" 157: 156: 149: 131: 96:"Duchy of Alvito" 54: 697: 685:History of Lazio 659: 658: 644:The lake of Como 638: 556:Sancha of Aragon 552:Fabrizio Colonna 539:Prospero Colonna 531:War of 1499–1504 445:Napoleone Orsini 370:Pope Boniface IX 362:Andrea Tomacelli 261: 254: 243: 240: 234: 232: 191: 167: 159: 152: 145: 141: 138: 132: 130: 89: 65: 57: 46: 24: 23: 16: 705: 704: 700: 699: 698: 696: 695: 694: 665: 664: 663: 662: 655: 639: 635: 630: 618: 495: 388:, who acquired 311: 295:Duchy of Alvito 262: 251: 250: 249: 244: 238: 235: 192: 190: 180: 168: 153: 142: 136: 133: 90: 88: 78: 66: 25: 21: 12: 11: 5: 703: 693: 692: 687: 682: 677: 675:Italian states 661: 660: 653: 632: 631: 629: 626: 625: 624: 617: 614: 583:Duchy of Sessa 579:Duchy of Somma 560:Pietro Navarro 523:Gioffre Borgia 494: 491: 479:War of 1494–95 457:Isola del Liri 310: 307: 301:, in southern 264: 263: 246: 245: 171: 169: 162: 155: 154: 69: 67: 60: 55: 29: 28: 26: 19: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 702: 691: 688: 686: 683: 681: 678: 676: 673: 672: 670: 656: 654:9785876966353 650: 646: 645: 637: 633: 623: 622:Duchy of Sora 620: 619: 613: 611: 610:Gallio family 606: 604: 600: 596: 592: 588: 584: 580: 576: 572: 568: 563: 561: 557: 553: 550: 549: 544: 540: 536: 532: 528: 524: 520: 519:royal demesne 512: 508: 507:Giulio Romano 504: 499: 493:Royal demesne 490: 488: 484: 480: 476: 472: 471: 466: 462: 458: 454: 450: 446: 442: 438: 434: 430: 426: 422: 421:Piergiampaolo 419:Nicolò's son 417: 415: 411: 407: 403: 399: 395: 391: 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 367: 366:Count of Sora 363: 359: 355: 351: 347: 342: 340: 336: 332: 328: 327:Monte Cassino 324: 320: 316: 306: 304: 300: 296: 287: 280: 276: 272: 268: 260: 257: 242: 239:November 2019 231: 228: 224: 221: 217: 214: 210: 207: 203: 200: –  199: 195: 194:Find sources: 188: 184: 178: 177: 176:single source 172:This article 170: 166: 161: 160: 151: 148: 140: 129: 126: 122: 119: 115: 112: 108: 105: 101: 98: –  97: 93: 92:Find sources: 86: 82: 76: 75: 70:This article 68: 64: 59: 58: 53: 51: 44: 43: 38: 37: 32: 27: 18: 17: 643: 636: 607: 564: 546: 516: 468: 465:Papal States 461:Fontana Liri 425:Piergiovanni 418: 414:Duke of Sora 354:Rostainuccio 343: 312: 294: 292: 267: 252: 236: 226: 219: 212: 205: 193: 181:Please help 173: 143: 134: 124: 117: 110: 103: 91: 79:Please help 74:verification 71: 47: 40: 34: 33:Please help 30: 548:condottiero 477:during the 429:Ferdinand I 394:Fontechiari 669:Categories 628:References 521:. In 1497 453:Casalvieri 209:newspapers 107:newspapers 36:improve it 525:, son of 390:Gallinaro 374:Giacomo V 323:Valcomino 137:June 2017 42:talk page 616:See also 591:Milanese 441:L'Aquila 315:Angevins 543:Spanish 533:, when 503:Raphael 470:cavalli 463:to the 437:Sulmona 433:Colonna 386:Antonio 368:and of 223:scholar 121:scholar 651:  587:ducats 511:Louvre 459:, and 449:Arpino 406:Nicolò 402:Popoli 358:Pereto 319:Alvito 225:  218:  211:  204:  196:  123:  116:  109:  102:  94:  382:dowry 378:count 303:Italy 279:Atina 230:JSTOR 216:books 128:JSTOR 114:books 649:ISBN 608:The 505:and 439:and 398:Arce 329:and 293:The 202:news 100:news 277:in 185:by 83:by 671:: 605:. 562:. 455:, 451:, 400:, 396:, 392:, 352:. 305:. 45:. 657:. 513:. 259:) 253:( 241:) 237:( 227:· 220:· 213:· 206:· 189:. 179:. 150:) 144:( 139:) 135:( 125:· 118:· 111:· 104:· 77:. 52:) 48:(

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