The marquisate of Antella is a noble title given by the king Philip IV of Spain in Sicily to Nicolo Pallavicino Piamonte on September 22, 1649 [1] [2] due to his support to the Spanish Empire during the Thirty Years War preventing the rebellion of the Neapolitan Republic (1647) and Sicilian rebellion.
Nicolo Pallavicino was a very influent man in Palermo and Genoa as he was the banker of the duchy of Mantua, Vicente I Gonzaga de Mantua and Peter Paul Rubens, in his stay in Genoa, between many others.
Nicolo Pallavicino was coming from the noble Pallavicini Family, before being honored with the "Marquess of Antella" or also known as the "Marquis of Antella" title, Nicolo was married to the Marchioness Maria Serra Pallavicino and after her death he married his second wife Maddalena Strozzi.
The marquisate was named after the Italian city of Antella, located in the Tuscany, in the state of Bagno a Ripoli, located 4 miles from Florence.
Coat of Arms: Five blue and four silver squares with a golden top and three flat crosses dressed with a golden marquess crown.
Motto: "Fidelis Regi usque ad mortem"
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Nicolo Pallavicino was portrayed by Peter Paul Rubens in 1604 in Genoa and two years later he also painted his new wife. Years later the marquise of Antella, Gioacchina Gaeteni e Buglio, was also painted and her portrait is at Villa Palagonia.
Nicolo Pallavicino was also family of the religious poet Hortensio Félix Paravicino portrait by El Greco in multiple paintings such as Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino and the Burial of the Count of Orgaz.
The marquisate of Antella is a noble title given by the king Philip IV of Spain in Sicily to Nicolo Pallavicino Piamonte on September 22, 1649 [1] [2] due to his support to the Spanish Empire during the Thirty Years War preventing the rebellion of the Neapolitan Republic (1647) and Sicilian rebellion.
Nicolo Pallavicino was a very influent man in Palermo and Genoa as he was the banker of the duchy of Mantua, Vicente I Gonzaga de Mantua and Peter Paul Rubens, in his stay in Genoa, between many others.
Nicolo Pallavicino was coming from the noble Pallavicini Family, before being honored with the "Marquess of Antella" or also known as the "Marquis of Antella" title, Nicolo was married to the Marchioness Maria Serra Pallavicino and after her death he married his second wife Maddalena Strozzi.
The marquisate was named after the Italian city of Antella, located in the Tuscany, in the state of Bagno a Ripoli, located 4 miles from Florence.
Coat of Arms: Five blue and four silver squares with a golden top and three flat crosses dressed with a golden marquess crown.
Motto: "Fidelis Regi usque ad mortem"
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Nicolo Pallavicino was portrayed by Peter Paul Rubens in 1604 in Genoa and two years later he also painted his new wife. Years later the marquise of Antella, Gioacchina Gaeteni e Buglio, was also painted and her portrait is at Villa Palagonia.
Nicolo Pallavicino was also family of the religious poet Hortensio Félix Paravicino portrait by El Greco in multiple paintings such as Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino and the Burial of the Count of Orgaz.