The Candida family was a noble Italian family from Naples.
| Candida Italian: Casa di Candida | |
|---|---|
| Italian noble family | |
 Coat of arms of the Candida-Gonzaga | |
| Parent family | Filangieri |
| Country |  Italy |
| Founder | Aldoino Filangieri di Candida |
| Titles | |
| Cadet branches | |
History
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It was a branch of the noble Filangieri family and had as its founder Alduino Filangieri (13th century), Lord of Candida, from which derived the family surname.[1][2]
The family was divided into several branches: Benevento, Cremona, Lucera, Molfetta, Naples and Nola. The Naples branch succeeded the Duke of Mantua, Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga (1652–1708), added the surname Gonzaga to its own.[3]
Candida Gonzaga
editIn 1832, Count Antonio Candida obtained from the Marquis of Vescovato, Francesco Luigi Gonzaga (1763–1832), the last titular Lord of Vescovato, the right to add to his own surname that of the noble Gonzaga family.[4][a]
Notable members
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edit- Aldoino Filangieri di Candida (d. 1283), 1st Lord of Candida.
- Riccardo Filangieri di Candida (d. 1321), son of the previous, became 2nd Lord of Candida.
- Pietro Candida (b. 1335), Secretary of Pope Callixtus III and King Alfonso V of Aragon.
- Nicolò Candida (15th century), man-at-arms of King Alfonso V of Aragon in 1442.
- Andrea Candida (d. 1459), Knight of Jerusalem.
- Luca Candida (15th century), Knight of Jerusalem.
- Giovanni Candida (d. 1510), Bishop of Bovino in 1477.
- Giovanni Candida (b. 1506), Secretary of the King of Naples.
- Carlo Candida (1762–1845), soldier and Bailiff Grand Cross of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
- Berardo Candida (b. 1790).
Candida Gonzaga
edit- Antonio Candida Gonzaga (1814–1874), Knight of the Order of Malta.
- Berardo Candida Gonzaga (1845–1920), son of the previous, genealogist.
- Riccardo Candida Gonzaga (1882–1959), son of the previous, director of the State Archives of Naples.
Notes
edit- ↑ The Marquises of Vescovato, the senior line of the House of Gonzaga since the 18th century, were direct descendants of Giovanni Gonzaga (1474–1525), the youngest son of Federico I Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua (1441–1484).[5]
References
edit- ↑ Crollalanza, Giovanni Battista di (1886). Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti (in Italian). Presso la direzione del Giornale araldico. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ↑ Diligenti, Ulisse (1890). Storia delle famiglie illustri italiane (in Italian). A spese dell'editore Ulisse Diligenti. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ↑ Coniglio, Giuseppe I Gonzaga. Varese: Dall'Oglio (1967).
- ↑ Berardo Candida Gonzaga (1879). Memorie delle famiglie nobili delle province meridionali d'Italia raccolte dal Berardo Candida Gonzaga. Vol. 5. G. de Angelis. p. 194. OCLC 162881040. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ↑ Hickson, Sally Anne. Women, Art and Architectural Patronage in Renaissance Mantua: Matrons, Mystics, and Monasteries. (2016) Routledge, p. 87.