Prince of Leonforte

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The Prince of Leonforte (Italian: Principe di Leonforte) is a noble title in Italy held by the House of Borghese, and previously by the families Branciforte and Lanza. The title derives its name from Leonforte, a town in Sicily. Indeed, the town gained its name from the coat of arms of the Branciforte, depicting a strong lion (Italian: Leone Forte). It was originally created in 1614, during Philip III of Spain's reign as King of Naples for Nicolò Placido Branciforte. The title remained in the family until 1812, when Stefania Branciforte married Giuseppe Lanza Prince of Trabia. The family was thereafter known as Lanza Branciforte. The title was recognized by the Kingdom of Italy after the unification of Italy. In 1927, Sofia Lanza Branciforte, who was married to Don Giangiacomo Borghese, later Governor of Rome, was granted the title by Ministerial Decree. The title was thereafter used by her descendants, who are members of the House of Borghese.

Prince	Image	Death
Nicolò Placido 1st Prince of Leonforte 1614–1661		1661
Giuseppe 2nd Prince of Leonforte 1661–1698		1698
Nicolò Placido 3rd Prince of Leonforte 1698–1728		1728
Ercole 4th Prince of Leonforte 1728–1780		1780
Giuseppe 5th Prince of Leonforte 1780–1806		1806
Nicolò Placido 6th Prince of Leonforte 1806–1807		1807
Emanuele 7th Prince of Leonforte 1807–1808		1808
Giuseppe 8th Prince of Leonforte 1808–1812		1812

Prince	Image	Birth	Marriages	Death
Giuseppe 9th Prince of Leonforte 1812–1855		31 October 1780 Palermo, Kingdom of Naples son of Don Pietro, 7th Prince of Trabia and Anna Branciforte	Stefania Branciforte 1805 2 children	2 February 1855 Palermo, Kingdom of Naples aged 75
Pietro 10th Prince of Leonforte 1855–1855		4 August 1813 Palermo, Kingdom of Naples son of Giuseppe, 9th Prince of Leonforte, 8th Prince of Trabia and Stefania Branciforte	Sofia Galeotti 29 June 1832 5 children	27 June 1855 Paris, France aged 42
Giuseppe 11th Prince of Leonforte 1855–1868		20 June 1833 Palermo, Kingdom of Naples son of Pietro, 10th Prince of Leonforte, 9th Prince of Trabia and Sofia Galeotti	Eleonora Spinelli 29 June 1832 3children	27 April 1855 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria aged 35
Pietro 12th Prince of Leonforte 1868–1927		18 August 1862 Florence, Kingdom of Italy son of Giuseppe, 11th Prince of Leonforte, 10th Prince of Trabia and Eleonora Spinelli	Giulia Florio 6 December 1885 5 children	16 October 1929 Palermo, Kingdom of Italy aged 96

Prince	Image	Birth	Marriages	Death
Sofia 13th Princess of Leonforte 1927–1984		3 March 1896 Palermo, Kingdom of Italy daughter of Pietro, 12th Prince of Leonforte, 11th Prince of Trabia and Giulia Florio	Don Giangiacomo Borghese, Governor of Rome 7 January 1922 8 children	20 December 1984 Rome, Italy aged 88
Alessandro Romano 14th Prince of Leonforte 1984–1994		9 February 1924 Palermo, Kingdom of Italy son of Don Giangiacomo and Sofia, 13th Princess of Leonforte	Fabrizia Citterio 7 July 1962 4 children	2 July 1994 Rome, Italy aged 70
Fabio 15th Prince of Leonforte 1994–		7 June 1965 Rome, Italy son of Alessandro Romano 14th Prince of Leonforte and Fabrizia Citterio	Giacaranda Caracciolo di Melito Falck 22 June 1996 3 children