Barons di Ginelfare, Misulup and Saqqajja.
“In questa famiglia ritroviamo essere stato in feudo il territorio chaimato la Saccaya, di cui ne fu’ investito Francesco Attardo dal Re’ Federico, come si legge in un registro della Regia Cancellaria degl’ anni 1360, fino al 1366, a. fogl. 432, il qual feudo gli fu’ conceduto per se, e suoi legittimi eredi da lui discendenti, sotto servigio militare d’un Balestriere. Nell’ Alicata Citta della Sicilia risiede un ramo principale cola’ trasferito da Malta con la perosna di Gio Maria Attardo, I successori del quale ivi hoggi con molta honorevolezza nobilmente vivono. In Malta fiorisce al presente nella medesima famiglia il P. Maestro Pietro Attardo Domenicano Consultore del S. Officio molti stimato & accreditato nel suo Ordine si’ per I carichi, e religiosa osservanza, come per la dottrina speculative, lungamente dimostrata nelle publiche Cattedre. ” (From Abela’s “Della Descrittione di Malta del Commendatore Abela” (1647))
Granted to: Milite Gio Maria Attardo.
By: Frederico III, King of Sicily and Malta
On: 1361 in Messina.
With Remainder to: His descendants by feudal tenure (Jure Francorum) in perpetuity.
List of Title holders:
1. Milite Gio Maria Attardo, 1st Barone, succeeded by eldest son.
2. Milite Francesco Attardo, (c. 1430), 2nd Barone, succeeded by eldest son.
3. Fra Gio Maria Attardo, (c. 1460), 3rd Barone, succeeded by his brother.
4. Agostino Attardo, (1500), 4th Barone, succeeded by his son.
5. Pietro Attardo, 5th Barone, succeeded by his son.
6. Domenico Attardo, 6th Barone, succeeded by his son.
7. Giulio Attard, (c. 1601), 7th Barone, succeeded by his son.
8. Pietro Attard, (c.1630), 8th Barone, succeeded by his son.
9. Franco Attard, (c. 1653), 9th Barone, succeeded by his son.
10. Bernardo Attard, (c. 1681), 10th Barone, succeeded by his son.
11. Chco Giovanni Maria Attard, (1712), 11th Barone, succeeded by his son.
12. Alberto Attard, (c. 1733), 12th Barone, succeeded by his son.
13. Andrea Attard, (c. 1769), 13th Barone, succeeded by his son.
14. Francesco Attard, (c. 1789), 14th Barone, succeeded by his son.
15. Andrea Attard, (c. 1816), 15th Barone, succeeded by his son.
16. Giulio Attard, (c. 1815), 16th Barone, title went into dormancy.
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