Alliata or Agliata is an Italian noble family.

Alliata
Alliati, Agliata
Country Republic of Pisa
 Kingdom of Sicily
 Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
 Kingdom of Italy
 Italy
Founded12th century
FounderBetto di Alliata di Pisa
Current headGabriele Alliata di Villafranca
TitlesPrince of Villafranca
Prince of the Holy Roman Empire
Peer of Sicily
Grandee of Spain
Duke of Salaparuta
Baron of Villafranca
Elder of Pisa
Cadet branchesAlliata di Pisa
Alliata di Sicilia

History

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The Alliata or Agliata family is among Italy's oldest noble families. The family claims an ancestor mentioned in an Imperial decretus of 325 AD, during the reign of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great. In 530 AD, Dacius Alliata became Archbishop of Milan. When Dacius Alliata died in 552, he was declared a saint by the Chalcedonian Church with a feast day on January 14.[1]

In the 12th century, the family resettled at Pisa and then Palermo, where they accumulated several titles of Prince, including Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, the title of Gentiluomo di camera di Sua Santità, and numerous other titles.[2]

In 1860, one Alfonzo Alliata led a failed mercenary force against Giuseppe Garibaldi's Expedition of the Thousand; Alliata was the sole survivor of his company.

References

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  1. ^ "Lives of all saints commemorated on October 28". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  2. ^ "How the Secularization of Religious Houses Transformed the Libraries of Europe, 16th-19th Centuries".
  • Elenco Ufficiale Nobiliare Italiano, Storia dell' aristocrazia italiana, L' impero da Giuliano a Costantino, Da Costantino a Carlo Magno: la stirpe imperiale europea.
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