Duke of Bronté

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Sicilian noble title hereditary title

The Duke of Bronté is a Sicilian noble title historically associated with British Admiral Horatio Nelson, granted to him by the King of Naples in recognition of his naval victories.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
1st Duke of Bronté 2
Alexander Nelson Hood, 5th Duke of Bronté 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sicilian noble title ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
associatedPerson Duke of Bronté self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Alexander Nelson Hood, 5th Duke of Bronté

Emma Hamilton ⓘ
William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson ⓘ
associatedWith Bronte, Catania ⓘ
associatedWithEstate Bronte estate ⓘ
Castello di Maniace ⓘ
Castello Maniace ⓘ
surface form: Maniace estate
associatedWithOrder Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit ⓘ
awardedFor military merit ⓘ
naval command at the Battle of the Nile ⓘ
connectedTo Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
country Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateGranted 1799 ⓘ
grantedBy Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
King of Naples ⓘ
grantedTo Duke of Bronté self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 1st Duke of Bronté

Horatio Nelson ⓘ
surface form: 1st Viscount Nelson

Horatio Nelson ⓘ
hasHeraldry arms of the Duke of Bronté combined with Nelson arms ⓘ
hasTitleHolder Horatio Nelson ⓘ
William Nelson ⓘ
subsequent Earls Nelson ⓘ
hereditaryIn Nelson family ⓘ
historicalRegion Kingdom of the Two Sicilies NERFINISHED ⓘ
honours landed estate in Sicily ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
laterHeldBy Earls Nelson ⓘ
locatedIn Brontë, Sicily ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Province of Catania ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
monarchAtCreation Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
surface form: Ferdinand III of Sicily

Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
surface form: Ferdinand IV of Naples
nobleRank duke ⓘ
nobleSystem Sicilian nobility ⓘ
originalHolder Horatio Nelson ⓘ
originalHolderTitle Duke of Bronté self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 1st Duke of Bronté
reasonForGrant recognition of naval victories ⓘ
services against the French ⓘ
seat Castello di Maniace ⓘ
styleInItalian Duca di Bronte ⓘ
territorialDesignation Bronte ⓘ
titleHolderNationality British ⓘ
typeOfFeudalGrant duchy ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Duke of Bronté → associatedPerson → Duke of Bronté self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexander Nelson Hood, 5th Duke of Bronté
Duke of Bronté → grantedTo → Duke of Bronté self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st Duke of Bronté
Duke of Bronté → originalHolderTitle → Duke of Bronté self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st Duke of Bronté
Baron Nelson → relatedTitle → Duke of Bronté ⓘ
Horatio Nelson → titleHeld → Duke of Bronté ⓘ