Aldoino Filangieri di Candida
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Aldoino Filangieri di Candida (died December 1283) was a nobleman in the Kingdom of Naples
. He was the son of Giordano
of the Filangieri
and an unnamed woman, the sister of Aldoino di Cicala, from whom he took his name and his fief. He inherited his uncle's fief of Candida
on his father's death (in or before 1269). He was the father of the Filangieri di Candida.
By his wife, Giordana, daughter of Giacomo di Tricarico of the Sanseverino
clan, Aldoino received as a dowry
the fiefs of Solofra
and Abriola
. Their marriage took place before 1266, when Charles I granted one third of the castle of Sant'Agata Irpina at Solofra, withheld by Giacomo per the nuptial agreement, to Giordana and Aldoino in return for their support. They reinforced the castle during the War of the Sicilian Vespers
.
Aldoino became a baron
of the kingdom during the reign of Charles I. In 1283 he was the justiciar
of the Terra di Bari
when in November he was recalled, to be replaced by his brother Lotterio
. He was to be made magister rationalis ("master of rations", i.e. commissar
), but died en route to Naples
. He was succeeded by his daughter Angela. His second daughter, Olimpia, married Simone II del Tufo in 1299.
Kingdom of Naples
The Kingdom of Naples, comprising the southern part of the Italian peninsula, was the remainder of the old Kingdom of Sicily after secession of the island of Sicily as a result of the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. Known to contemporaries as the Kingdom of Sicily, it is dubbed Kingdom of...
. He was the son of Giordano
Giordano Filangieri II
Giordano Filangieri was a Neapolitan nobleman, the son of Giordano, lord of Nocera, and Oranpiassa, and younger brother of Riccardo. Both he and his brother became involved in the high politics of the Kingdom of Sicily....
of the Filangieri
Filangieri
The Filangieri were an Italo-Norman noble family with origins near Nocera in the Kingdom of Sicily, but they rose to prominence at Naples...
and an unnamed woman, the sister of Aldoino di Cicala, from whom he took his name and his fief. He inherited his uncle's fief of Candida
Candida (Avellino)
Candida is a small town and comune in the province of Avellino within the Campania region of Italy. It sits on top of a hill, at an altitude of 579 metres and has around 1100 inhabitants. It is located at 10 km from Avellino....
on his father's death (in or before 1269). He was the father of the Filangieri di Candida.
By his wife, Giordana, daughter of Giacomo di Tricarico of the Sanseverino
Sanseverino
Sanseverino is a surname, and may refer to:* Roscemanno Sanseverino, 12th century cardinal* Ferdinando Sanseverino , prince of Salerno and Italian condottiero* Gaetano Sanseverino , Italian theologian...
clan, Aldoino received as a dowry
Dowry
A dowry is the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings forth to the marriage. It contrasts with bride price, which is paid to the bride's parents, and dower, which is property settled on the bride herself by the groom at the time of marriage. The same culture may simultaneously practice both...
the fiefs of Solofra
Solofra
Solofra is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of southern Italy.-Geography:The town is bordered by Aiello del Sabato, Calvanico, Contrada, Montoro Superiore and Serino.- History :...
and Abriola
Abriola
Abriola is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Anzi, Calvello, Marsico Nuovo, Pignola, Sasso di Castalda, Tito....
. Their marriage took place before 1266, when Charles I granted one third of the castle of Sant'Agata Irpina at Solofra, withheld by Giacomo per the nuptial agreement, to Giordana and Aldoino in return for their support. They reinforced the castle during the War of the Sicilian Vespers
War of the Sicilian Vespers
The War of the ' Vespers started with the insurrection of the Sicilian Vespers against Charles of Anjou in 1282 and finally ended with the peace of Caltabellotta in 1302...
.
Aldoino became a baron
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
of the kingdom during the reign of Charles I. In 1283 he was the justiciar
Justiciar
In medieval England and Ireland the Chief Justiciar was roughly equivalent to a modern Prime Minister as the monarch's chief minister. Similar positions existed on the Continent, particularly in Norman Italy. The term is the English form of the medieval Latin justiciarius or justitiarius In...
of the Terra di Bari
Terra di Bari
The Terra di Bari , in antiquity Peucetia and in the Middle Ages Ager Barianus , is the region around Bari in Apulia. Historically it was one of the justiciarships of the Kingdom of Sicily and later Naples. It became a province in the Two Sicilies. Today it is a part of the Province of Bari in Italy...
when in November he was recalled, to be replaced by his brother Lotterio
Lotterio Filangieri (died 1302)
Lotterio Filangieri was a south Italian nobleman, the son of Giordano II of the Filangieri family, from whom he inherited the fief of Senerchia...
. He was to be made magister rationalis ("master of rations", i.e. commissar
Commissar
Commissar is the English transliteration of an official title used in Russia from the time of Peter the Great.The title was used during the Provisional Government for regional heads of administration, but it is mostly associated with a number of Cheka and military functions in Bolshevik and Soviet...
), but died en route to Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. He was succeeded by his daughter Angela. His second daughter, Olimpia, married Simone II del Tufo in 1299.