s***@acay.com.au
2005-01-01 08:09:53 UTC
A couple of years ago I asked about the existence of a book and/or a
list of such titles. Although this led to an interesting discussion
about San Marino and its granting of nobility (alas, no longer a
possibility), no list was forthcoming.
I recently managed to come across a pile of issues of "The Armorial"
(An International Quarterly Journal of Heraldry, Genealogy, Nobiliary
Law, etc, etc), and found in Vol I No 3 (May 1960) an article titled
"The Nobility of San Marino". It is very brief, only a little over a
page long, but containing some of the information I desire. The
salient points are:
In the period 1861-1931 San Marino granted 69 titles of nobility.
The article infers but does not explicitly state that the majority of
grants were made to Italians.
Six French grantees are mentioned by name. These are:
Marie Caroline Payart de Fitz-James, titled Duchesse de Faetano in
1865.
Francois Jerome Leonard de Montemard de Boisse who became Duc de Casale
in 1865.
Francois Houssaye, made a Comte in 1869.
Edmond Louis d'Achery, who became Duc de San Donino in 1874.
Ferdinand Marie Philippe de Gontaut-Biron, who, not satisfied with
being incontestibly of the old French nobility, was elevated to the
title of Duc de Castellara in 1875.
Le Comte Charles de Bruc, a Fench noble, also sought and obtained an
upgrade in 1875 to the title of Duc.
Three Britons are mentioned by name in the article. They are:
George Cockle, made Marquis de Montecarlo in 1876.
Paul Alexander Moeller, who in 1903 became Comte de Casvir.
Robert Holmes Edelston, who in 1928 received the title of Comte de
Montalbo.
Still interested in learning more about title grants both in the period
1861-1931 mentioned above and up until the abolition of grants by San
Marino. Also, did San Marino include grants of arms with the grant of
nobility?
SMS
list of such titles. Although this led to an interesting discussion
about San Marino and its granting of nobility (alas, no longer a
possibility), no list was forthcoming.
I recently managed to come across a pile of issues of "The Armorial"
(An International Quarterly Journal of Heraldry, Genealogy, Nobiliary
Law, etc, etc), and found in Vol I No 3 (May 1960) an article titled
"The Nobility of San Marino". It is very brief, only a little over a
page long, but containing some of the information I desire. The
salient points are:
In the period 1861-1931 San Marino granted 69 titles of nobility.
The article infers but does not explicitly state that the majority of
grants were made to Italians.
Six French grantees are mentioned by name. These are:
Marie Caroline Payart de Fitz-James, titled Duchesse de Faetano in
1865.
Francois Jerome Leonard de Montemard de Boisse who became Duc de Casale
in 1865.
Francois Houssaye, made a Comte in 1869.
Edmond Louis d'Achery, who became Duc de San Donino in 1874.
Ferdinand Marie Philippe de Gontaut-Biron, who, not satisfied with
being incontestibly of the old French nobility, was elevated to the
title of Duc de Castellara in 1875.
Le Comte Charles de Bruc, a Fench noble, also sought and obtained an
upgrade in 1875 to the title of Duc.
Three Britons are mentioned by name in the article. They are:
George Cockle, made Marquis de Montecarlo in 1876.
Paul Alexander Moeller, who in 1903 became Comte de Casvir.
Robert Holmes Edelston, who in 1928 received the title of Comte de
Montalbo.
Still interested in learning more about title grants both in the period
1861-1931 mentioned above and up until the abolition of grants by San
Marino. Also, did San Marino include grants of arms with the grant of
nobility?
SMS