House of Carafa

House of Carafa
House of Carafa
Parent family	House of Caracciolo
Country	Italy; Former countries Kingdom of Naples; Two Sicilies; Papal States; Kingdom of Italy; ;
Founded	12th century

The House of Carafa or Caraffa is a noble Neapolitan family of Italian nobles, clergy, and men of arts, known from the 12th century.^[1]^[2]

History[]

The Carafa Chapel in Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome.

The House of Carafa is a cadet branch of the noble House of Caracciolo, one of the most prominent families of the Neapolitan nobility. The family rose to prominence in the Kingdom of Naples during the 14th century and established itself as one of the leading noble families of southern Italy in the 15th century. Across the time, the family split in many lines, the most important being the Princes of Roccella, the Dukes of Andria, the Princes of Stigliano, the Dukes of Maddaloni, the Dukes of Nocera and the Dukes of Noja. The family gave sixteen cardinals to the Catholic Church, including one pope, Paul IV.^[3]^[4]

Notable members[]

Oliviero Carafa (1430 – 20 January 1511), cardinal
Giovanni Pietro Carafa (1476–1559), became Pope Paul IV from May 1555 until his death
Gianvincenzo Carafa (1477-1541), cardinal
Diomede Carafa (1492-1560), cardinal
Carlo Carafa (1517-1561), cardinal, nephew of Pope Paul IV; executed under Pope Pius IV
Giovanni Carafa, Duke of Paliano (died 1561), nephew of Pope Paul IV; executed under Pope Pius IV
Antonio Carafa (1538–1591), cardinal, nephew of Pope Paul IV
Alfonso Carafa (1540 – 1565), cardinal, grandnephew of Pope Paul IV
Fabrizio Carafa (bishop) (1588–1651), Bishop of Bitonto
Fabrizio Carafa (died 1590), Duke of Andria; murdered by composer Carlo Gesualdo (1566–1613), Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, for having an affair with Gesualdo's wife
Girolamo Caraffa (1564–1633), Marquis of Montenegro, a general in Spanish and Imperial service
Decio Carafa (1556–1626), cardinal
Pier Luigi Carafa (1581-1655), cardinal
Porzia Carafa, mother of Pope Innocent XII (1615-1700)
Giuseppe Carafa (died 1647), Neapolitan aristocrat who was killed in July 1647 during the early stages of the Revolt of Masaniello against Spanish Habsburg rule
Vincenzo Carafa (1585-1649), Superior General of the Society of Jesus
Francesco Maria Carafa (died in prison, 1642), 5th Duke of Nochera, a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece; Viceroy of Aragon and Viceroy of Navarre
Gregorio Carafa (1615–1690), Grand Master of the Order of St. John from 1680–90
Antonio Carafa (1646–1693); Imperial Field Marshal and Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Pierluigi Carafa (1677–1755), Dean of the College of Cardinals
Francesco Carafa di Trajetto (1722-1818), cardinal
Ettore Carafa (1767-1799), late 18th-century Neapolitan Republican
Michele Carafa (1787-1872), 19th-century Italian composer
Domenico Carafa della Spina di Traetto (1805–1879), cardinal

References[]

^ Rivista del Collegio Araldico, anno XXXIV, March 1936
^ "Carafa family or Caraffa family". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ "CARAFA in "Enciclopedia Italiana"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-12-01.
^ "Famiglia Carafa della Spina". www.nobili-napoletani.it. Retrieved 2021-12-01.

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[1] Rivista del Collegio Araldico, anno XXXIV, March 1936

[2] "Carafa family or Caraffa family". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[3] "CARAFA in "Enciclopedia Italiana"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-12-01.

[4] "Famiglia Carafa della Spina". www.nobili-napoletani.it. Retrieved 2021-12-01.

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