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Title: Count
Date created: 15th April 1892
Grant by: Pope Leo XIII
Granted To: Girolamo Tagliaferro
Remainder to: all his descendants in male primo genial line born in
lawful
wedlock and not separated from the catholic religion.
Present Holder: Simon Sant Fournier-Tagliaferro (de Jure Sean
Sant Fournier)
Note: Motto 'Forte et Firmus'
The Tagliaferro family were originally from
Genoa, Italy and were a family of very successful traders throughout the
Mediterranean and the Black sea.
Biagio Tagliaferro established a
base in Malta and built up a large fleet of ships trading mostly in grain
from the Black sea ports, (Biagio Tagliaferro was buried at St.Dominic's
Church in Valletta.)
Several other members of the family in Malta,
Francesco and Stefano settled in Malta as well.
In the Petition to
the Holy See by the Bishop of Malta on behalf of Girolamo Tagliaferro ,
mention is made up of his two brothers who in 1840 were in Beredianska as
Consuls for Rome and they worked hard to establish the Catholic Religion
Dispute, though with great opposition from the Russian Government. For
this they were both created Counts by Pope Gregory XVI ( Archivo Segreto
Vaticano)
The title presented to Girolamo Tagliaferro, a Banker
(founder of the Tagliaferro Bank that later became known as the National Bank of
Malta), Merchant and a Philanthropist on the year 15th of April 1892
by Pope Leo XIII.
Girolamo financed many works of charity
such as the buildings of two churches (Valletta and Sliema) and also the
Fra Diego Institute in Humrun.
Chev Giacomo Tagliaferro CMG was the
brother of Girolamo who was created the title of Count.
Girolamo
Tagliaferro was succeeded by his only surviving son, Alfredo who died
unmarried in 1913.
Alfredo Tagliaferro's sister, Olga
married Alfred Sant Fournier, the 5th Count
Fournier (See Fournier).
Till this day the Counts Fournier are
descendants of the Counts Tagliaferro, and at present the title of Conte Tagliaferro
belongs to the Count's brother through the
Papacy.
Count Sant Fournier is presently the de-Jure
Conte (Count) Tagliaferro.
Sant-Fournier-Tagliaferro, 3rd Conte
Tagliaferro.
Heir : Sant Fournier's |
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Some more History
The "TAGLIAFERRO" family
of Malta descend from the Parma branch of the "TAGLIAFERRI" of Parma and
Genoa, Italy. Their genealogy is found in the works of Crescenzio and
Aralci. ANTONIO TAGLIAFERRI of Parma (circa 1477) aided the Princess of
Pallavicinis, Cantelli of Parma and Scolti of Piacenza who settled in
Genoa. ANTONIO had a child:- GABRIELE TAGLIAFERRI (1502) a poet and
founded a fencing school in Viterbo. We then go to:- SIMON OF GENOVA 1750
Founded a merchant shipping line. Had children who settled in
Malta.
A founder member of the Chamber of Commerce
was Biagio Tagliaferro, a Genoese by birth but he settled in Malta very
early during the British presence. Biagio Tagliaferro was born in Genoa
1777 into a seafaring family. The Tagliaferro's of Genoa were ship-owners
and through the years the family provided many master mariners. It is not
known when exactly Biagio came to Malta but in 1812 he set up the company
B.Tagliaferro & Figli and he bought a fully rigged ship 'Strangier'
262 Tons in 1816, and later acquired by the family.
Biagio became very prominent to the local
maritime scene and so rightly has been termed as father of Maltese
maritime. It had never been Tagliaferro's intention to build up such a
large fleet and some he sold or chartered to other owners, at times still
under construction.
The Crimean war brought prosperity to the
Tagliaferro's and Valletta's ports. The empire that Biagio built was a
family affair, trading under the name, Biagio was at the helm helping his
sons Giacomo, Girolamo and Simeone all having equal shares in the company,
later in 1856 Giacomo did not appear and A.G Calvocoressi appeared
instead. The main administration of the business was located in Malta,
while Simeone was in charge of offices in the Russian Black sea ports of
Odessa and Berdiansk. In 1859 he lost his most trusted son Simeone
(only in his 30's). The Berdiansk offices were very large, whilst the
Malta offices were situated at 106, St. John's square corner with Merchant
Street, and it is said that the unicorn adorning the fountain near the
entrance of the offices inspired Biagio's sons to adopt it as the company
logo of B.Tagliaferro & Figli Bank (see http://www.btagliaferrosonsltd.com).
It's a piece of interesting history worth
noting that Palazzo Capua is first mentioned by Thomas MacGill's Handbook
or guide for Strangers visiting Malta -1839, who refers to it as a
fine colonnaded palace built by a Russian banker Biagio Tagliaferro who
built this magnificent Palace, and the only building worth noting in the
then village of Sliema .
The bankers Tagliaferro often provided
funds to masters of ships to help them cover expenses during their voyage.
They were usually bound to pay these back within return to port of a few
days of their arrival at port. Late in November 1862 Biagio died in his
Valletta home at 298 St. Paul Street and Girolamo (Count Tagliaferro)
assumed the command of the family business.
By the 19th century Tagliaferro's shipping
empire came to a close concentrating on Banking and Real Estate venture,
but they still maintained bunkering trade and ship agency business on a
limited scale. In their own way however they continued helping local
businessmen by financing new projects. Thanks to Tagliaferro, some
businesses are still flourishing today.
Emmanuele Simone Tagliaferro, of Genoa, married Luigia
Velari
1. Biagio Tagliaferro, died 1856, married Firstly to
Giovanna Scivoli, Married Secondly in 1848 to Teresa Pangavecchia
1.1.
Girolamo Tagliaferro, 1st Count 1892, born1820, married 1847 to Marianna
Borg
1.1.1. Count Alfredo Tagliaferro, (1853-1913), dunm
1.1.2. Olga
Tagliaferro, died 1919, married Alfred Sant Fournier, 5th Count
Fournier-See
Fournier.
1.1.3. Arturo Tagliaferro, (1850-80).
1.2.
Chev. Giacomo Tagliaferro, (1813-78), CMG, married 1854 to Elena
Mamo
1.2.1. James Napoleon Tagliaferro, (1857-1939), married 1910 to
Elizabeth Knott, with issue
1.2.1.1. Frederick James Tagliaferro,
(1883-1916), married to Priscilla Edith Wills, with issue
1.2.1.1.1.
Leslie Eugene Frederick Tagliaferro, (1907-1991), married to Gladys Ethel
Annie Bromely, with issue
1.2.1.1.1.1. Geoffrey Tagliaferro of
England
1.2.1.1.1.2. Keith John Tagliaferro
1.2.1.1.1.3. Jane Anne
Tagliaferro
1.2.1.2. Bertram Eugene Tagliaferro, ( 1885-1954), married
to Dora..., with issue
1.2.1.2.1. Stanley Tagliaferro
1.2.1.2.2.
Eileen Tagliaferro
1.2.2. Victor Tagliaferro, (1858
1.2.3. Frederick
Tagliaferro, (1869-1918)
1.2.4. Mary Giovanna Tagliaferro, (1859-1927),
married William Leeson Ryan
1.2.5. Ella Inez Dolores Tagliaferro,
(1862-1907), married 1906 to Lieut. W.Molley, R.N
2. Francesco
Tagliaferro, married Maddalena Preziosi
2.1. Emmanuele Tagliaferro,
married Rosa Ferro
2.1.1. Constantine Tagliaferro, married Maria
Grant
2.1.1.1. Alfred Taglaiferro, married Bice Bonello
2.1.1.1.1.
Antoine Tagliaferro, married
2.1.1.1.1.1. Antone Tagliaferro, married
Karina..
2.1.1.1.1.1.1. Alfred Tagliaferro
2.1.1.1.1.1.2. Edward
Tagliaferro
2.1.1.2. Vera Tagliaferro
2.1.1.3. Adeline
Tagliaferro
3. Stefano Tagliaferro, married Giovanna Gomez
3.1.
Anthony Tagliaferro, married Catherine Meli
3.1.1. Vincent Tagliaferro,
(1893-1965), married Mary Grace Saliba
3.1.1.1. Anthony
Tagliaferro
3.1.1.2. Samuele Tagliaferro
3.1.1.3. Fortunato
Tagliaferro
3.1.1.3.1. Vincent Tagliaferro
3.1.1.4. Agnes
Tagliaferro
3.1.1.5. Emmanule Tagliaferro
3.1.1.6. Doris
Tagliaferro
3.1.1.7. Teresa Tagliaferro
3.1.1.8. Carmen
Tagliaferro
3.1.2. Giuseppe Tagliaferro
3.1.3. Emmanule
Tagliaferro
3.1.4. Concetta Taglaiferro
3.2. Giuseppina
Tagliaferro
3.3. Jackina Tagliaferro
see also www.maltagenealogy.com
Taken from the site by K.J.T
http://www.tagliaferro.com/familytree.htm
We then go to:-
SIMON OF GENOVA 1750
Founded a merchant shipping line.
Had children who settled in
Malta.
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BIAGIO
FRANCESCO
STEFANO
TAGLIAFERRO
TAGLIAFERRO
TAGLIAFERRO
1775-1862
Founded
Tagliaferro
bank in
Valletta
married
married
married MADDALENA GIOVANNA
GIOVANNA DEI
CONTI
PREZIOSI GOMEZ
SCAVOLI
1783-1829
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GEROLAMO
CHEV.GIACOMA
TAGLIAFERRO
TAGLIAFERRO
1820-1913
C.M.G. C.M.M.
1st COUNT
TAGLIAFERRO
CAPT.COMMANDANT
1892 PAPAL
STATES
OF MALTA MILITIA FOR
married
DEFENCE OF THE GRAND
1847 MARIANNA
BORG
HARBOUR
MALTA
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1813-1878
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ELENA
MAMO
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ALFREDO
OLGA ARTURO
BIAGIO
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TAGLIAFERRO
TAGLIAFERRO TAGLIAFERRO
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2nd COUNT
TAGLIAFERRO 1852-1919 1850-1880
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1853-1913
married
(1869) BANKER
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ALFRED SANT
FOURNIER
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5th COUNT
FOURNIER
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JAMES
VICTOR
FREDERICK
MARY
ELLA INEZ
NAPOLEON
EUGENE
ADRIAN
GIOVANNA
DELORES
TAGLIAFERRO TAGLIAFERRO TAGLIAFERRO
TAGLIAFERRO TAGLIAFERRO
1857-1939
1858-
1860-1918
1859-1923
1862-1907
married
married
married
1906
ELIZABETH
WILLIAM
LIEUTENANT
KNOTT
1910
LEESON RYAN
W.MOLLEY
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FREDERICK JAMES
TAGLIAFERRO
BERTRAM EUGENE
TAGLIAFERRO
1883-1916
1885-1954
married
married
PRISCILLA EDITH
WILLS
DORA
1887-1976
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LESLIE EUGENE
FREDRICK
EILEEN
STANLEY
TAGLIAFERRO
I.S.M.
1909-
1907-1991
married
GLADYS ETHEL ANNIE
BROMLEY
1914-1998
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JANE
ANNE
GEOFFREY
KEITH JOHN
TAGLIAFERRO
TAGLIAFERRO
TAGLIAFERRO
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