Duchy of Bronté

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The Duchy of Bronté was a feudal estate in eastern Sicily granted in 1799 to Admiral Horatio Nelson, giving him the title Duke of Bronté and linking the area to British naval history.

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Label Occurrences
Duchy of Bronté canonical 5
Duchy of Bronte 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
feudal estate
associatedCountry United Kingdom
associatedPerson Emma Hamilton
William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson
associatedWith Bourbon Restoration in Naples
Napoleonic Wars
Royal Navy
beneficiary Horatio Nelson
continent Europe
country Italy
era 19th century
late 18th century
fullTitleConferred Duke of Bronté
grantedBy King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
grantedTo Admiral Horatio Nelson
linked to: Horatio Nelson

Horatio Nelson
grantYear 1799
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
pastoralism
hasHereditaryRights yes
hasSeat Bronte, Sicily
hasSettlement Bronte
hasTitleAssociated Duke of Bronté
historicalRegion Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
historicalStatus noble estate
languageOfLocalAdministration Italian
Sicilian
legalSystem feudal law of the Kingdom of Sicily
linkedTitle Duke of Bronté in the Peerage of the Kingdom of Sicily
linkedTo British naval history
Mediterranean naval campaigns
locatedIn Kingdom of Sicily
Sicily
eastern Sicily
namedAfter Bronte, Sicily
nobleRankConferred duke
notableOwner Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
linked to: Horatio Nelson

William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson
politicalSystem feudalism
presentInModernMunicipality Bronte, Metropolitan City of Catania
linked to: Bronte, Catania
reasonForGrant services against the French
support of the Bourbon monarchy in Naples
region Metropolitan City of Catania
Region of Sicily
titleHeldBy Horatio Nelson
his heirs
typeOfTenure feudal tenure

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brontë, Sicily historicallyNotableFor Duchy of Bronté
Brontë, Sicily namedFor Duchy of Bronté
Duca di Bronte associatedWith Duchy of Bronte
linked to: Duchy of Bronté
Castello di Maniace partOf Duchy of Bronté
Castello di Maniace associatedWith Duchy of Bronté
Castello di Maniace category Duchy of Bronté
Charlotte Nelson, Duchess of Bronte inherited Duchy of Bronte
linked to: Duchy of Bronté
Charlotte Nelson, Duchess of Bronte associatedWith Duchy of Bronte
linked to: Duchy of Bronté
Duca di Bronte su Maniace associatedWith Duchy of Bronte
linked to: Duchy of Bronté