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Ettore Pignatelli, 9th Prince of Noia

Ettore Mattia Maria Pignatelli Tagliavia d'Aragona Cortés, 9th Prince of Noia, 11th Duke of Monteleone (8 September 1742 – 28 February 1800) was an Italian prince.

Early life

Pignatelli was born on 8 September 1742 in Monteleone in Apulia, Italy. He was the son of Fabrizio Matteo Pignatelli, 8th Prince of Noia (1718–1765) and Costanza de' Medici. Among his siblings were Cardinal Francesco Maria Pignatelli, and Princess Margherita Pignatelli (wife of Riccardo Carafa, 12th Duke of Andria).

His paternal grandparents were Diego Pignatelli, 7th Prince of Noia, and Margherita Pignatelli, 5th Duchess of Bellosguardo (a daughter of Giacomo Pignatelli, 3rd Duke of Bellosguardo and half sister of Francesco Caracciolo, 3rd Duke of Miranda). His maternal grandparents were Giuseppe de' Medici, 3rd Prince of Ottajano and Anna Caetani (a daughter of Gaetano Francesco Caetani, Duke of Sermoneta).

Career

Upon the death of his father in 1765, he succeeded as the 9th Prince of Noia and 11th Duke of Monteleone as well as a number of other titles, including Prince of Castelvetrano, Duke of Bellosguardo, Marquis of Ávola and Favara, 10th Marquis of Valle de Oaxaca, Count of Borghetto, Baron of Birribaida, Baron of Belice, Baron of Petra Belice, Baron of Sant'Angelo Muxaro, and Baron of Baccarasi.

Personal life

He married Princess Anna Maria Piccolomini d'Aragona (1748–1812), the daughter of Pompeo Piccolomini d'Aragona, 5th Prince of Valle and Margherita Caracciolo del Leone, 6th Duchess of Orta. Together, they were the parents of:

Pignatelli died on 28 February 1800 at Barra, in Naples.

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