Barons di Barberi, 1375, Barons di Majnuni 1398.
“Nel 1416 habbiamo un Michele di Bernardo, che intervenen con altri nostri Cittadini ad un consiglio dell’ Universita’; egli fu’ Giurato nel 1435 com’ e’ stato anche Bartolo, o’ Bartolomeo similmente uno de’ Giurati el 1475 nominato in un transonto del privilegio d’aggregatione dell’isola fatta dal Re’ Alfonso, come appare negli’ atti di Notaro Paolo Bonello; di lui, o’ d’altro Bartolomeo leggiamo essere stato fondatore del Iuspadronato de’ Bernardi, ne gl’ atti di Giacomo Bondi’ nel 1520 cioe’ che Michel, e Federico Falsone fratelli, e Giovanni Calava’ loro consobrino, come eredi delel loro madri, figliuole, del nobile Bartolomeo di Bernardo fondatore, allora defonto, faccessero la nominatione del Beneficiato. Presso Zurita ritroviamo la detta famiglia in Saragoza d’Aragona, intorno al 1287 e nella regia Cancellaria di Palermo, si ravvisa Petrus Bernardi Pirata Catalanus, costui con galee, o’ altri legni depredava I Venetiani nel 1365. ” (From Abela’s “Della Descrittione di Malta del Commendatore Abela” (1647)).
Last Update: 03-08-2024.
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Granted to: Milite Michele di Bernardo.
Title: Barony of Barberi.
By: Frederico III, King of Sicily and Malta.
On: 1375 in Messina.
With Remainder to: His descendants by feudal tenure (Jure) in perpetuity.
List of Title holders:
1. Milite Michele di Bernardo, 1st Barone, succeeded by his son.
2. Milite Bartolomeo di Bernardo, (c. 1440), 2nd Barone, succeeded by his daughter.
3. Preziosi di Bernardo Calava, (c. 1503), 3rd Baroness, succeeded by her son.
4. Gio Leonardo Calava, 4th Barone, succeeded by his grandson.
5. Francesco Calava, 5th Barone, (c. 1533), succeeded by his younger son.
6. Federico Calava, 6th Barone, (d. 1602), succeeded by his sister.
7. Vittoria Beatrice Calava Mannara, 7th Baroness, succeeded by her son.
8. Onofrio Mannara, (c. 1616), 8th Barone, succeeded by his son.
9. Mro Giovanni Mannara, (c. 1650), 9th Barone, succeeded by his son.
10. Emmanuele Mannara, (c.1724), 10th Barone, title in abeyance or Dormant.
Granted to: Milite Michele di Bernardo.
Title: Barony of Majnuni.
By: Mary I Queen of Sicily and Malta and Martin I, King of Sicily and Malta.
On: 1398 in Messina.
With Remainder to: His descendants by feudal tenure (Jure) in perpetuity.
List of Title holders:
1. Milite Michele di Bernardo, 1st Barone, succeeded by his son.
2. Milite Bartolomeo di Bernardo, (c. 1440), 2nd Barone, succeeded by his daughter.
3. Preziosi di Bernardo Calava, (c. 1503), 3rd Baroness, succeeded by her son.
4. Gio Leonardo Calava, 4th Barone, succeeded by his grandson.
5. Francesco Calava, 5th Barone, (c. 1533), succeeded by his younger son.
6. Federico Calava, 6th Barone, (d. 1602), succeeded by his sister.
7. Vittoria Beatrice Calava Mannara, 7th Baroness, succeeded by her son.
8. Onofrio Mannara, (c. 1616), 8th Barone, succeeded by his son.
9. Giovanni Mannara, (c. 1650), 9th Barone, succeeded by his son.
10. Emmanuele Mannara, (c.1724), 10th Barone, title in abeyance or dormant.
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