Duca di Bronte

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Duca di Bronte is the Italian noble title historically associated with the Duchy of Bronte in Sicily, famously granted to Admiral Horatio Nelson in the late 18th century.

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Duca di Bronte canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian noble title ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
abolitionContext end of feudalism in Italy ⓘ
associatedEstate Bronte estate ⓘ
Castello di Maniace ⓘ
associatedIsland Sicily ⓘ
associatedRegion Etna region ⓘ
linked to: Etna Regional Park
associatedTown Bronte ⓘ
associatedWith Duchy of Bronte ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Bronté
associatedWithDynasty House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Emma Hamilton ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
culturalSignificance subject of historical studies on Nelson ⓘ
symbol of Anglo-Sicilian relations ⓘ
dateGranted 1799 ⓘ
feudalRights income from Bronte lands ⓘ
jurisdiction over Bronte territory ⓘ
firstHolder Horatio Nelson ⓘ
governingSystem feudal system ⓘ
grantedAsRewardFor military services of Horatio Nelson ⓘ
support of the Bourbon monarchy ⓘ
grantedBy Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
Ferdinand IV of Naples ⓘ
grantedTo Horatio Nelson ⓘ
hasHeraldry coat of arms combining Nelson and Sicilian elements ⓘ
historicalContext Bourbon monarchy in Sicily ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars era ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
legalNature feudal duchy ⓘ
linkedTo British peerage through Nelson family ⓘ
locatedIn Bronte, Sicily ⓘ
linked to: Brontë, Sicily

Italy ⓘ
Province of Catania ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
nobleFamilyAssociated Hood family ⓘ
Nelson family ⓘ
nobleRank duke ⓘ
notableHolder Alexander Nelson Hood, 5th Duke of Bronte ⓘ
Horatio Nelson ⓘ
William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson ⓘ
presentStatus historical noble title ⓘ
regionType subinfeudation in Sicily ⓘ
successorTitleLinked Earl Nelson ⓘ
titleStyle Duca di Bronte su Maniace ⓘ
translation Duke of Bronte ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Bronté

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Referenced by (3)

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

Duke of Bronté → styleInItalian → Duca di Bronte ⓘ
Earl Nelson → associatedForeignTitle → Duca di Bronte ⓘ