Jump to content

Luigi Dentice di Frasso

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luigi Dentice
Senator of the Kingdom of Italy
In office
27 November 1908 – 9 February 19009
Member of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy
In office
1895–1900
Personal details
Born(1861-08-19)19 August 1861
Brühl, Kingdom of Prussia
Died28 July 1947(1947-07-28) (aged 85)
Rome, Italy
Spouse
Emilia von Thurn und Valsássina-Como-Vercelli
(1885⁠–⁠1947)
RelationsAlfredo Dentice di Frasso (brother)
Carlo Dentice di Frasso (brother)
Parent(s)Ernesto Dentice di Frasso
Luisa Chotek von Chotkowa und Wognin

Luigi Dentice, 8th Prince of Frasso (19 August 1861 – 28 July 1947) was an Italian nobleman and politician.

Early life

[edit]

Luigi Dentice di Frasso was born in Brühl in the Kingdom of Prussia on 19 August 1861 into an aristocratic family of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. He was the eldest son of Senator Ernesto Dentice, 7th Prince of Frasso (1825–1886), and the former Countess Luisa Chotek von Chotkowa und Wognin (1840–1898). Among his siblings were fellow politicians, Count Alfredo Dentice di Frasso and Count Carlo Dentice di Frasso.[1]

His paternal grandparents were Luigi Dentice, 6th Prince of Frasso and Donna Anna Maria Serra (a daughter of Maria Antonia Serra, 7th Princess of Gerace, Duchess of Terranova).[2] Among his extended family were aunts Donna Ippolita Emanuela Dentice di Frasso (wife of the Bavarian diplomat Count Count Otto von Bray-Steinburg),[3] and Donna Maria Dentice di Frasso (wife of Ferdinando Capece Minutolo, 1st Marquis of Bugnano).[4][5] His maternal grandparents were Count Wilhelm Chotek von Chotkowa und Wognin and Louise von Ugarte.[6]

Career

[edit]

Like his father before him,[7] he served in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy during the 19th and 20th Legislatures. He later served in as member of the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy from 17 November 1908 in the 22nd Legislature.[8]

Personal life

[edit]

In 1885, the Prince married Countess Emilia von Thurn und Valsássina-Como-Vercelli (1866–1960), daughter of Count Joseph von Thurn und Valsássina-Como-Vercelli and Sophie Vrints zu Falkenstein.[8] Together, they were the parents of:[6]

The Prince died in Rome on 28 July 1947.[7] He was succeeded as Prince of Frasso by his eldest son, Ernesto.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "ITALIAN SENATOR KILLED; Count Alfredo Dentice di Frasso Victim of Airliner Crash". The New York Times. 13 February 1940. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels (in German). C.A. Starke. 1961. p. 528. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels (in German). C.A. Starke. 1958. p. 256. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. ^ Detken, E. (1901). L'Araldo : almanacco nobiliare del napoletano (in Italian). p. 87. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  5. ^ L' araldo: almanacco nobiliare del Napoletano. 1894 (in Italian). 1894. p. 58. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b Gothaischer Hof Kalender zum Nutzen und Vergnügen (in German). Perthes. 1915. pp. 319–320. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b Annuario biografico universale (in Italian). Unione tip.-editrice torinese. 1888. p. 288. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b c Anales de la Real Academia Matritense de Heráldica y Genealogía I (1991) (in Spanish). Ediciones Hidalguia. 1992. p. 265. ISBN 978-84-600-8178-4. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d "Dentice (Dentice di Frasso)". www.famiglienobilinapolitane.it. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
Luigi Dentice di Frasso
Dentice Family
Born: 19 August 1861 Died: 28 July 1947
Italian nobility
Preceded by Prince of Frasso
26 March 1864 – 28 July 1947
Succeeded by