List of dukes in the nobility of Italy

This is a list of extant dukedoms in the nobility of Italy. The Kingdom of Italy was dissolved in 1946 and the use of titles of nobility is not currently recognized or regulated by the Italian state.[1] This list includes dukedoms in Italy which were created by sovereign rulers other than the King of Italy, such as the Holy Roman Emperor and the Holy See, as well as titles that originally belonged to the sovereigns of self-governing territories, such as the Duchy of Ferrara. It does not include Italian geographical titles created by French or Spanish rulers in the nobilities of their respective nations.

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Sovereign Grand dukes and Dukes (as of 1860)
ArmsTitleDate of creationCreating sovereignCurrent holderNotes
Grand Duke of Tuscany1569Pope Pius VArchduke Sigismund of Austria
Duke of Parma1545Pope Paul IIIPrince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma
Duke of Piacenza1545Pope Paul IIIPrince Carlos of Bourbon-ParmaSubsidiary title of the Duke of Parma
Duchy of Modena and Reggio1452Frederick III, Holy Roman EmperorPrince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
Duke of Guastalla1621Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-EsteSubsidiary title of the Duke of Modena
Duke of Massa1664Holy Roman EmperorPrince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-EsteSubsidiary title of the Duke of Modena
Duke of Mantua1530Charles V, Holy Roman Emperorextinct

Royal dukes
ArmsTitleDate of creationCreating sovereignCurrent holderNotes
Duke of Aosta1845King of ItalyPrince Amedeo of Savoy[2]
Duke of Calabria1747Charles VII of NaplesPrince Pedro, Duke of Calabria[3][4]Subsidiary title of the King of Two Sicilies
Duke of Castro1537Pope Paul IIIPrince Carlo, Duke of Castro[5]Subsidiary title of the King of Two Sicilies
Duke of Galliera1888Umberto IAlfonso de Orléans-Borbón
Duke of Genoa1815King of Sardiniaextinct 1996
Duke of Noto1960Infante Alfonso, Duke of CalabriaPrince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies[6][7]Main subsidiary title used by the heir apparent or heir presumptive to the throne of Two Sicilies
Duke of Salerno1937Infante Alfonso, Duke of CalabriaPrincess Teresa María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies[8][9]Substantive title of the Royal House of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies
Duke of Spoleto1904King of ItalyPrince Amedeo of SavoySubsidiary title of the Duke of Aosta
Duke of Syracuse1940Infante Alfonso, Duke of CalabriaPrincess Inés María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies[10][11]Substantive title of the Royal House of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies

Non-royal dukes
ArmsTitleDate of creationCreating sovereignCurrent holderNotes
Duke of Acerenza1593King of NaplesAngelo Gennaro Granito Pignatelli Subsidiary title of the Prince of Belmonte
Duke of Addis Abeba1936King of ItalyFlavio Badoglio, 3rd Duke of Addis Abeba
Duke of Bracciano1794Pope Pius VIDon Giovanni TorloniaSubsidiary title of the Prince of Civitella-Cesi
Duke of Carcaci1725Charles VI, Holy Roman EmperorAlessandro, 13th Duke of Carcani
Duke of Castel Duino1923Victor Emmanuel IIICarlo Alessandro, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino[12]Also Principe della Torre e Tasso
Duke of Dino1815Ferdinand IMaria Louisa Gonzalez de Andia
Duke of Gravina1436Domenico Napoleone II Orsini[13]
Duke of Fiano1621Pope Gregory XVDomenico Serlupi Crescenzi
Duke of Lodi1807 (recognized 1890)King of ItalyBenigno Melzi d'ErilAlso Duke of Melzi
Duke of Melzi1818Francis II, Holy Roman EmperorBenigno Melzi d'ErilAlso Duke of Lodi
Duke of Montferrat1574Maximilian II, Holy Roman EmperorPrincess Stéphanie Windisch-Graetz
Duke of Morignano1907Victor Emmanuel IIICarlo Emanuele Ruspoli[14]
Duke of Paliano1519Marcantonio VIII ColonnaSubsidiary title of the Prince of Paliano
Duke of Poli and Guadagnolo1820Pope Pius VIIDon Giovanni TorloniaSubsidiary title of the Prince of Civitella-Cesi

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-05-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Italian Genealogy.com
  2. Enache, Nicolas (1999). "La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg, Reine de Hongrie et de Boheme". L'Intermediaire des Chercheurs et Curieux. Paris. pp. 204–206, 213–214. ISBN 2-908003-04-X.
  3. Geneall.net: Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria
  4. El Español: Pedro de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, Duke of Calabria, Infanta Cristina
  5. (Disputed) Headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Archived 2006-12-29 at the Wayback Machine In Defense of (Real) History: Who is the Head of the Royal House of Bourbon of the Two Sicilies? by Luigi Mendola.
  6. Geneall.net: Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto
  7. Vanitatis: Prince Jaime, Duke of Noto, the golden singleman
  8. Geneall.net: Princess Teresa María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Salerno
  9. El Confidencial: Death of Alfonso Moreno y de Borbón, son of Teresa María, Duchess of Salerno
  10. Geneall.net: Princess Inés María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Siracusa or Syracuse
  11. LA VERDAD.es: Inés of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Siracusa, caso Púnica
  12. Paul Theroff. "THURN und TAXIS". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  13. Kaster, Robert (April 23, 2012). "The Appian Way: Ghost Road, Queen of Roads". University of Chicago Press. p. 71. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  14. Almanach de Gotha. Ruspoli
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