Duchy of Bronté
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The Duchy of Bronté was a feudal estate in eastern Sicily granted in 1799 to Admiral Horatio Nelson, giving him the title Duke of Bronté and linking the area to British naval history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duchy of Bronte | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
duchy
ⓘ
feudal estate ⓘ |
| associatedCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Emma Hamilton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bourbon Restoration in Naples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiary | Horatio Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| fullTitleConferred | Duke of Bronté NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedBy | King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedTo |
Admiral Horatio Nelson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horatio Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantYear | 1799 ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| hasHereditaryRights | yes ⓘ |
| hasSeat | Bronte, Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Bronte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleAssociated | Duke of Bronté NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | noble estate ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalAdministration |
Italian
ⓘ
Sicilian ⓘ |
| legalSystem | feudal law of the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ |
| linkedTitle | Duke of Bronté in the Peerage of the Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
British naval history
ⓘ
Mediterranean naval campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kingdom of Sicily
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ eastern Sicily ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bronte, Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRankConferred | duke ⓘ |
| notableOwner |
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | feudalism ⓘ |
| presentInModernMunicipality | Bronte, Metropolitan City of Catania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForGrant |
services against the French
ⓘ
support of the Bourbon monarchy in Naples ⓘ |
| region |
Metropolitan City of Catania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Region of Sicily ⓘ |
| titleHeldBy |
Horatio Nelson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
his heirs ⓘ |
| typeOfTenure | feudal tenure ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Duchy of Bronte