Ghajn
Rihani
Title: Barone
di Ghajn RihaniCreated:
c. 1340
To: Orlando
d’Aragona, Barone di Maresi, Bahria e Delimara
By:
Remainder: His
descendants in perpetuity
Present
Holder:
Descendants can style: “dei
Baroni di Ghajn Rihani”
| The Barony was created about 1360's to a Don Orlando
d'Aragona, Bastard son of the King Frederick II of Sicily and Malta
(r1296-1337), also King of Aragon in Spain.Orlando's Mother was a Sibilla
Sormella, She was a Mistress to the King .Orlando was also granted the
titles or Fiefs of Marnesi, Bahria, Delimara, and several fiefs in Sicily. Orlando died in 1369, and was succeeded by one of his sons, called Gio'Azzurro d'Aragona, Baron di Ghajn Rihani and etc. Gio'Azzurro's mother was Beatrice Mazzara, from Noble Sicilian Stock. He married to a Widow Called Giovanna d'Aragona (not for certain if she was married to a bastard of King Peter II of Sicily or she was a Bastard of Peter !. Their Son Giovanni d'Aragona Succeeded to all the titles and fiefs in Both Islands. Giovanni was the third Baron and had a mistress called Leonora N.N. and sired several children (Alfonso, Pedro and Beatrice) Pedro became the Baron di Avola in Sicily and he's descendants became Dukes of Terranvova in Sicily, and still survive today. The Daughter Beatrice inherited the Maltese Titles of Ghajn Rihani, Marnesi, Bahria, and Delimara, AFTER the death of Alfonso and became Fifth Baroness. Beatrice married to a Simon Mazzara, a distant cousin.They sired Several children as well, The Sixth Holder was a Pier Giovanni Mazzara, who married in 1434 to a Margherita del Carretto of the Marquiate of Savona.. The Next Inheritor was a Giovanni Mazzara, the 7th Baron, His son , Perio Mazzara, became 8th Baron of the Sicilian and Maltese Fiefs., But moved to Sicily and sold the Fiefs to his first cousin's husband Judge Bartolomeo Vassallo, who in turn became the 9th Holder The Following Holders were: After Judge Bartolomeo Vassallo, the 9th Holder, his son Bartolomeo Vassallo, 10th Baron (c1525), his Son Andrea Vassallo (c1526-94), 11th Baron, his sons Mariano Vassallo , 12th Baron, extinct with the 14th Baron of his descendants Mariano's Brothers , Michele Vassallo and Biagio Vassallo Michele son was a Domenico Vassallo (c 1626), his son Simon Vassallo, became the 15th Baron di Delimara, his son Saviour Vassallo , became the 16th Baron, his Son John Vassallo (c1791) became 17th Baron, his son Charles Vassallo (c1811) , became the 18th Baron, and is still carried by this Family. ( The Barony of Delimara) Biagio Vassallo, the son of the 11th Baron , had a son Gio Paolo Vassallo, whose son succeeded to the Title Domenico Vassallo, 15th Baron di Ghajn Rihani (c1656), his son Anthony Vassallo, became the 16th Baron (c1676), His son. Domenico Vassallo, 17th Baron, died unmarried, Succeeded by his Sister Eugenia Vassallo, 18th Baroness, married in 1702 to Lawrence Bugeja, Their Son Francesco Bugeja, 19th Baron, died without Children, Succeeded by his Sister Laura Bugeja,20th Holder, married in 1734 to a Mastro Angelo dei Baroni Pace (Pache), Their Son. |
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