Duke of Castro

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The Duke of Castro was a noble title historically associated with the Italian Farnese family, who ruled the small Duchy of Castro in central Italy during the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Duke of Castro canonical 18

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
associatedWith Farnese family ⓘ
House of Farnese ⓘ
capital Castro ⓘ
conflictAssociated First War of Castro ⓘ
linked to: War of Castro

Second War of Castro ⓘ
linked to: War of Castro
country Duchy of Castro ⓘ
createdBy Pope Paul III ⓘ
createdFor Pier Luigi Farnese ⓘ
demesne Castro and surrounding territory ⓘ
dissolutionEvent War of Castro ⓘ
dissolutionReason annexation by the Papal States ⓘ
endTime 1649 ⓘ
feudalOverlord Papal States ⓘ
firstHolder Pier Luigi Farnese ⓘ
governmentForm feudal monarchy ⓘ
grantedBy Holy See ⓘ
historicalEra Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period
historicalRegion Papal States ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
lastHolder Ranuccio II Farnese ⓘ
linkedCity Castro, Lazio ⓘ
linkedToDynasty Farnese dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Farnese family
locatedIn central Italy ⓘ
nobilityCategory Italian nobility ⓘ
nobleFamily Farnese ⓘ
notableHolder Alessandro Farnese (duke) ⓘ
Odoardo Farnese ⓘ
Ranuccio I Farnese ⓘ
linked to: Ranuccio Farnese
overthrownBy Pope Innocent X ⓘ
predecessorTitle Lords of Castro ⓘ
rank ducal rank ⓘ
region Latium ⓘ
Lazio ⓘ
religionContext Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOverlord Pope ⓘ
sovereignStatus semi-sovereign vassal of the Papal States ⓘ
startTime 1537 ⓘ
style Duca di Castro ⓘ
successorState Papal States ⓘ
titleHolderFamily House of Farnese ⓘ
titleNature territorial duchy ⓘ
titleStatusAfter1649 extinct as territorial sovereignty ⓘ
typeOfMonarchy duchy ⓘ
usedInCentury 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Farnese → titlesHeld → Duke of Castro ⓘ
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro → title → Duke of Castro ⓘ
Charles of Bourbon → title → Duke of Castro ⓘ
Pier Luigi Farnese → positionHeld → Duke of Castro ⓘ
Farnese dynasty titles → includesTitle → Duke of Castro ⓘ
Farnese family → heldTitle → Duke of Castro ⓘ
Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro → title → Duke of Castro ⓘ
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro → nobleTitle → Duke of Castro ⓘ
Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro → title → Duke of Castro ⓘ
Lords of Castro → nobleRankBefore → Duke of Castro ⓘ
Lords of Castro → followedByTitle → Duke of Castro ⓘ
Duca di Castro → titleHolderStyle → Duke of Castro ⓘ
Duchy of Castro → titleHeldBy → Duke of Castro ⓘ
Alessandro Farnese → nobleTitle → Duke of Castro ⓘ
Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies → relatedTitle → Duke of Castro ⓘ