Pietralonga

Granted to: Nobile Johannes di Tarento.

Title: Barone di Pietra Longa

By: Martin I, King of Sicily and Malta

On: 1408 in Palermo.

With Remainder to: His descendants by feudal tenure (Jure Francorum) in perpetuity.

List of Title holders: 

1. Nobile Johannes di Tarento, 1st Barone, (d. 1448),  half share sold to Sardo and 25% to Abela and the other share was succeeded by his son.

2.  Nobile Salvo di Tarento, 2nd Barone, (d. 1462), extinct.

Granted to: Milite Guillelmus Sardo.

Title: Barone di Pietra Longa

By: Alfonso I, King of Sicily and Malta

On: 1417 in Palermo.

With Remainder to: His descendants by feudal tenure (Jure Francorum) in perpetuity.

List of Title holders: 

1. Milite Guillelmus Sardo, 1st Barone, purchased 50% share from di Tarento, then in 1450 returned to the heir of di Tarento

Granted to: Nobile Bartolomeo Abela.

Title: Barone di Pietra Longa

By: Alfonso I, King of Sicily and Malta.

On: 1432 in Palermo.

With Remainder to: 25% share for life then reverted back to di Tarento.

List of Title holders: 

1. Nobile Bartolomeo Abela, 1st Barone, reverted back to the original fief holder.

Granted to: Milite Francesco Grungo.

Title: Barone di Pietra Longa

By: Ferdinando II, King of Sicily and Malta

On: 1513 at Palermo.

With Remainder to: His descendants by feudal tenure (Jure Francorum) in perpetuity.

List of Title holders: 

1. Milite Francesco Grungo, 1st Barone, succeeded by his son.

2. Milite Antonio Grungo, 2nd Barone, succeeded by his brother.

3. Milite Bartolomeo Grungo, 3rd Barone, succeeded by his son.

4.  Don Francesco Grungo, 4th Barone, (d. 1570), succeeded by his brother.

5.  Don Antonino Grungo, 5th Barone, succeeeded by his son.

6. Don Notary Bartolomeo Grungo, 6th Barone, (c. 1600), sold fiefdom to the Knights of St John of Malta.

Granted to: Nobile Francesco de Vergy Maldonato of Rhodes Island.

Title: Barone di Pietra Longa

By: Juan d’Omedes, Grand Master of Malta.

On: 1553 at Vittoriosa.

With Remainder to: His descendants by feudal tenure (Jure Francorum) in perpetuity..

List of Title holders: 

1. Nobile  Francesco de Vergy Maldonato of Rhodes Island., 1st Barone, succeeded by his daughter.

2. Nobile Caterina Maldonato, (d. 1570), 2nd Baronessa, dormant claimed by her illegitimate son.

Claimants:

3. Nobile Alfonso Maldonato, (c. 1576), deJure 3rd Barone, succeeded by his son.

4. Nobile Michele Maldonato, (c. 1615), deJure 4th Barone, succeeded by his daughter.

5. Nobile Elenica Maldonato Costa, (d. 1689), deJure 5th Baronessa, succeeded by her son.

6. Nobile Lucio di Milo Costa Maldonato, (d. 1691), deJure 6th Barone, succeeded by his brother.

7. Nobile Francesco di Milo Costa Maldonato, (d. 1704), deJure 7th Barone, succeeded by his sister.

8. Nobile Caterina di Milo Costa Maldonato Fardella, (d. 1712), deJure 8th Baronessa, succeeded by her only child.

9. Nobile Eugenia Fardella Dimech, (d. 1756), dejure 9th Baronessa, succeeded by her first cousin.

10. Nobile Lorenzo d’Armenia, (d. 1796), dejure 10th Barone, [title became abeyance].

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