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Barons di Baccari
The Barons di Baccari are titles of Maltese nobility.
- Title: Barone de Baccari
- Created: 1508
- To: Jacques Matteo d’Armenia sives Prince of Cyprus, Armenia, Jerusalem, and Antioch, Jurat
- By: Kingdom of Sicily
- Remainder: His descendants in perpetuity
- Present Holder: Conte Francesco Xavier Said, 20th Barone di Baccari
The family of d'Armenia is descended from the de Lusignan royal family of the Kingdom of Cyprus.
A short genealogy of the connection which found itself in Malta
- 1. King John II of Cyprus (1432-58), titular Pr of Antioch, *Nicosia 16.5.1418, +Nicosia 28.7.1458; 1m: 1440 Amadea de Montferrat (*3.8.1429 +13.9.1440); 2m: Nicosia 3.2.1442 Helena Palaiologina (*1428 +11.4.1458)
- 1.1. [2m.] Queen Charlotte of Cyprus (1458-60), *1442/3, +Rome 16.7.1487; 1m: 1456 Infant Joao of Portugal, Duque de Coimbra (*1433 +murdered 1457); 2m: 4.10.1459 Louis de Savoie (*5.6.1436 +VIII.1482)
- 1.2. [illegitimate by Marieta de Patras] King James II of Cyprus (1460-73), *Nicosia ca 1438/39, +Famagusta 10.7.1473; m.(by proxy) Venice 30.7.1468, (in person) Famagusta X.1472 Caterina Cornaro (*25.11.1454 +10.7.1510)
- 1.2.1. King James III of Cyprus (1473-74), *1473, +1474
- 1.2.2. [illegitimate] Eugene Matteo de Armenia (148?-1523), Moved to Sicily then Malta, Created Baron di Baccari (Tal-Baqqar), and married 1508 to Dona Paola Mazzara, with issue. (See Below)
- 2. [2m.] Anne de Lusignan, Pss of Cyprus, *ca 24.9.1419, +Geneve 11.11.1462; m.Chambery 1.11.1433 Ludovico I of Savoy (*21.2.1402 +29.1.1465)
A list of Barons of Baccari
- Eugene Matteo de Armenia (148?-1523), The second son of King James III of Cyprus Moved to Sicily then Malta, Created Baron di Baccari (Tal-Baqqar), succeeded by his son.
- James Antonio d'Armenia (d.1558), 2nd Baron di Baccari, Baron di Benuwarred, succeeded by his son.
- Don Masi d'Armenia, (1543-89), 3rd Barone di Baccari, .., succeeded by his daughter.
- Donna Isabella d'Armenia, ( 1566-1621), 4th Baroness di Baccari, 3rd Baroness di Benuwarred, (i.e Benwarrad was sold to the Knights of St John), married 1600 to Matteo Ciuma and dsp. Succeeded by her Aunt.
- Donna Isabella d'Armenia (1540-98), 4th Baroness of Baccari on 1596., married Don Gio Lanza Inguanez, Baroncino di Ghariexem e Tabia. Succeeded by her son.
- Noble Gerolamo Inguanez, 6th Barone di Baccara, ( 1566-1632)., succeeded by Nomination to his daughter.
- Noble Isabella Inguanez, 7th Baronessa di Baccara (By nomination). succeeded by her son.
- Francesco Inguanez, (1639-1709), 8th Barone di Baccari, married 1662 to Contessa Brigida Inguanez -The Title of Countess was inherited thru her Vassallo-Paleologo's ancestry. Succeeded by her son.
- Conte Publio Inguanez, 9th Barone di Baccari, (1665-1742), succeeded by his daughter.
- Contessa Maria Inguanez, De Jure "15th" Baroness di Djar-il-Bniet e Buqana By Right of Descent, and 10th Baroness di Baccari, succeeded by her second daughter by nomination.
- Theresia Tanti, (1726-89), 11th Baroness di Baccari, succeeded by her son.
- John Vella, 12th Barone di Baccari, (1755-99) married 1782 to Maria Mula, succeeded by his son.
- Xavier Vella, 13th Barone di Baccari, (1786-1867) married 1818 to Dominique Xuereb Sant, succeeded by his daughter by nomination.
- Teresa Vella Sant, (1823-1903), 14th de-Jure Baroness di Baccari, married Giovanni Maria Said, Principi de Sayd, succeeded by her eldest son.
- Principe Francesco Saverio Said (died 1956), 15th Barone di Baccari., succeeded by his eldest son.
- Conte Giovanni Maria Said, 16th Barone (died at Sydney, Australia 2004), succeeded by his only son.
- Francesco Saverio Said, 17th and Present Barone of Baccari. Most senior descent to King John II of Cyprus, Jerusalem, Armenia, and Antioch.
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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