Ventimiglia (family)

Encyclopedia : V : VE : VEN : Ventimiglia (family)

The Ventimiglia were a noble family of Southern Italy.

Members of the family include:

• Giovanni I Ventimiglia (1382-1473), eighth count of Geraci (from 1408); Marquis of Geraci from 1448 with the title of "Primo Marchese del Regno"; also Signore of Castelbuono, Tusa, Gangi, San Mauro, Pollina, Caronia (from 1412), Praetor of Palermo in 1416 and 1417, Grande Ammiraglio del Regno (Grand Admiral of the Kingdom), Viceré di Sicilia (Viceroy of Sicily) 1430-1432 and Viceré di Napoli (Viceroy of Naples).

• Giovanni II Ventimiglia, sixth Marquis of Geraci (from 1545), Baron of Pettineo (from 1529), Signore of Castelbuono, Tusa, Gangi, Tiro, Ciura and Carcinella, Sciara, and Pinola. A keen supporter of the mathematical sciences. Supported the efforts of scientist Francesco Maurolico.

Sources

• ()[Lineage of the Ventimiglia family]

 



From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.