Luigi Dentice di Frasso
Luigi Dentice 8th Prince of Frasso | |
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| Senator of the Kingdom of Italy | |
| In office 27 November 1908 – 9 February 1909 | |
| Member of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy | |
| In office 1895–1900 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 August 1861 Brühl, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 28 July 1947 (aged 85) Rome, Italy |
| Spouse |
Emilia von Thurn und Valsássina-Como-Vercelli
(1885–1947) |
| Relations | Alfredo 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]
- Ernesto, 9th Prince of Frasso (1886–1978), who married Nadine Ivanovna Sanin, in 1922.[9]
- Count Massimiliano Dentice di Frasso (1887–1916), who died unmarried.[9]
- Donna Sofia Dentice di Frasso (1889–1968), who married Friedrich Karl, 5th Count of Schönborn-Buchheim, the son of Erwein, 4th Count of Schönborn-Buchheim and widower of Sofia's aunt, Donna Teresa Dentice di Frasso, in 1910. They divorced in 1922.[8]
- Count Gerardo Giuseppe Dentice di Frasso (1890–1960), who married Donna Giovanna Colonna, daughter of Don Stefano Colonna, dei Principi di Paliano and sister to Don Guido Colonna di Paliano, in 1927.[9]
- Count Pietro Dentice di Frasso (1902–c. 1969), who married Yolanda Bernárdez, former wife of Don Stefano Sanjust di Teulada and daughter of Uruguayan diplomat Manuel Bernárdez.[9]
The Prince died in Rome on 28 July 1947.[7] He was succeeded as Prince of Frasso by his eldest son, Ernesto.
References
[edit]- ^ "ITALIAN SENATOR KILLED; Count Alfredo Dentice di Frasso Victim of Airliner Crash". The New York Times. 13 February 1940. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels (in German). C.A. Starke. 1961. p. 528. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels (in German). C.A. Starke. 1958. p. 256. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Detken, E. (1901). L'Araldo : almanacco nobiliare del napoletano (in Italian). p. 87. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ L' araldo: almanacco nobiliare del Napoletano. 1894 (in Italian). 1894. p. 58. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b Gothaischer Hof Kalender zum Nutzen und Vergnügen (in German). Perthes. 1915. pp. 319–320. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b Annuario biografico universale (in Italian). Unione tip.-editrice torinese. 1888. p. 288. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Dentice (Dentice di Frasso)". www.famiglienobilinapolitane.it. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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