The House of Bove is an ancient noble patrician

Patricianship

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 family of Ravello

Ravello

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, Maritime Republic of Amalfi

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 that held royal appointments in the Kingdom of Naples

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, and presided over feudal territories. After the dissolution of noble seats of the Kingdom of Naples in 1800 they were ascribed in the Libro d'Oro

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 of Ravello. The Bove coat of arms is prominently displayed in the Duomo of Ravello.http://www.chiesaravello.com/patriziato/index.asp

History

Knights (Cavaliere) of House of Bove traveled north to Germany

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, where they lead many armed forces with the House of Grisone. Count Carl of Anjou, later titled King Charles I of Naples requested their support against King Conradin

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 of Sicily.

In the 13th century King Charles I of Naples ennobled Sergio Bove of the House of Bove with title and feudal territories in Bitonto. Sergio Bove's title allowed him to administer trade and commerce in his feudal territories.

November 1, 1419 the House of Bove received partial exoneration of taxes from Queen Joan II of Naples

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, Kingdom of Naples.
Coat of Arms: a golden ox with a golden letter K,
topped with a royal crown, enclosed in a silver patterned border.

Titles of Nobility

• Patriziato di Ravello: Patrician of Ravello
• Nobili di Bitonto: Noble of Bitonto. ***The Bove(s) of Bitonto use the spelling Bovio***
• Nobili di Monopoli: Noble of Monopoli

House of Bove Palazzo(s)

Palazzo Bove in Bitonto

Bitonto

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, Italy http://rilievo.poliba.it/studenti/aa99/Pice/html/schede_restauro/Bove/pagina1.html

Palazzo Bove in Tramonti

Tramonti (SA)

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, Italy http://ictramonti.org/area_ipertesti/tramonti_la_storia/Figlino.htm

Prominent members of the House of Bove

• Giovanni Bove (13th century), Patrician of Ravello, Bishop of Larino (1221)
• Sergio Bove (13th century), Patrician of Ravello; Noble of Bitonto, built Palazzo Bove, and a church in Bitonto
• Giacomo Bove (13th century), Patrician of Ravello, the official Royal Court Appointment in Gaeta, Portulano Master, Proxy of Puglia (1291)
• Girolamo Bove and Ferdinand Bove, they obtained reintegration Seat of Ravello (2-7-1593)
• Antonio Bove (17th century), Patrician of Ravello, Knight of the Order of Malta (1646);
• Luigi Bove (18th century), Patrician of Ravello, Bishop of Melfi and Rapolla, Monaco of Montecassino

Notable marriages with other families of the Nobility of Italy

Giovanna Bove, [daughter of Giovanni Battista Bove, Patrician of Ravello, and Imperia Caracciolo

Caracciolo

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]
married Giovanni Battista Brancia, Patrician of Sorrento, in Naples April 25, 1605.

Girolamo Bove, Patrician of Ravello, married Cornelia Piscicelli, [daughter of Lucio Piscicelli, Patrician of Naples http://www.nobili-napoletani.it/Piscicelli.htm on June 26, 1611.

Vittoria Bove, [daughter of Andrea Bove, Patrician of Ravello, and Eleonora Bove]
married Lelio Brancia II, Patrician of Sorrento, in Sorrento February 3, 1627.

Cornelia Brancia, [daughter of Lelio Brancia II, Patrician of Sorrento, and Vittoria Bove]
married Antonio Teodoro, Patrician of Sorrento May 1, 1651.

Literature

• Ravello e il suo patriziato, Antonio Guerritore http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/6089984

• Enciclopedia storico-nobiliare italiana http://books.google.com/books?id=nZZpAAAAMAAJ&q=bove+ravello&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a

• Enciclopedia Araldica Italiana http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3441630&referer=brief_results

• Memorie storico-diplomatiche dell'antica città e ducato di Amalfi http://books.google.com/books?id=3qEBAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA692&dq=bove+tramonti#PPA1879,M1

• Archivio Storico Italiano http://books.google.com/books?id=L88FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA53&dq=Bove+Ravello#PPA1,M1

• The Stones of Naples: Church Building in Angevin Italy, 1266-1343 http://books.google.com/books?id=9-ubcwXjlQMC&pg=PA40&dq=Bove+Ravello&sig=gPI9FgdlwKdNwEAL0dYzE8VK83k#PPP1,M1

• Istoria della città e costiera di Amalfi in due parti divisa http://books.google.com/books?id=LJcVIp1ggxoC&pg=RA1-PA360&dq=Bove+Ravello#PPA1,M1

• Giacomo Rogadeo, Ravellese di Bitonto http://books.google.com/books?id=I_27T-B9OfMC&pg=PA78&dq=Bove+Ravello#PPP5,M1

• Analecta Romana Instituti Danici http://books.google.com/books?id=nGRoAAAAMAAJ&q=bove+ravello&dq=bove+ravello&client=firefox-a&pgis=1

• La noblesse dans les territoires angevins à la fin du Moyen Age http://books.google.com/books?lr=&client=firefox-a&id=FShmAAAAMAAJ&dq=bove+ravello&q=bove&pgis=1#search_anchor

• l commercio a Napoli e nell'Italia meridionale nel XV secolo http://books.google.com/books?id=vmyGAAAAIAAJ&q=bove+ravello&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a&pgis=1

• Alcuni fatti riguardanti Carlo i. di Angiò, dal 1252 al 1270, tratti dall'archivio angioino di Napoli camillo minieri riccio charles http://books.google.com/books?id=GJ4BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA41&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a

• Quellen und Forschungen aus italienischen Archiven und Bibliotheken http://books.google.com/books?id=FgYSAAAAIAAJ&q=bove+ravello&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a&pgis=1

• Revue historique http://books.google.com/books?id=06VmAAAAMAAJ&q=bove+ravello&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a&pgis=1

• Annuaire de la Société française de numismatique http://books.google.com/books?id=jVoUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA69&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a

• Il regno di Carlo I0 d'Angiò dal 2 gennaio 1273 al 31 dicembre 1283 http://books.google.com/books?id=EFcZAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA22&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a

• Itinerari e centri urbani nel Mezzogiorno normanno-svevo http://books.google.com/books?id=qJTexq3mNxAC&pg=PA442&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a

• Mediterraneo, Mezzogiorno, Europa http://books.google.com/books?id=KyBmAAAAMAAJ&q=bove+ravello&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a&pgis=1

• Annali delle Due Sicilie http://books.google.com/books?id=040KAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA352&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a

• Illustrazione dei principali monumenti di arte e di storia del versante amalfitano http://books.google.com/books?id=7QUVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA42&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a#PPA42,M1

• Masserie medievali: masserie, massari e carestie da Federico II alla dogana delle pecore http://books.google.com/books?id=sDq6AAAAIAAJ&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a

• Studi meridionali http://books.google.com/books?id=6og8AAAAIAAJ&q=bove+ravello&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a

• Feudalesimo e feudatari in sette secoli di storia di un comune pugliese http://books.google.com/books?id=2rlGAAAAMAAJ&q=bove+ravello&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a&pgis=1

• Istoria dell'antica repubblica d'Amalfi http://books.google.com/books?id=sGoOAAAAQAAJ&client=firefox-a

• L'olio vergine d'oliva http://books.google.com/books?id=bnrC6GulwZoC&pg=PA154&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a

• Museo di letteratura e filosofia, per cura di S. Gatti http://books.google.com/books?id=_5cEAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA277&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a#PRA1-PA277,M1

• Materiali per l'archeologia medievale http://books.google.com/books?id=-7FoAAAAMAAJ&q=bove+ravello&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a&pgis=1

• Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane http://books.google.com/books?id=_GFmAAAAMAAJ&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a

• Testi e documenti di storia napoletana http://books.google.com/books?id=2bFoAAAAMAAJ&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a

• Scritti di paleografia e diplomatica di archivistica e di erudizione http://books.google.com/books?lr=&client=firefox-a&id=0Vs0TfeJFeMC&dq=bove+ravello&q=bove&pgis=1#search_anchor

• Amalfi e la sua costiera nel Settecento http://books.google.com/books?lr=&client=firefox-a&id=nVaNAAAAIAAJ&dq=bove+ravello&q=bove&pgis=1#search_anchor

• Il libro e la piazza : le storie locali dei Regni di Napoli e di Sicilia in età moderna http://books.google.com/books?id=MIxoAAAAMAAJ&q=bove+ravello&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a&pgis=1

• Cultura e società in Puglia in età sveva e angioina http://books.google.com/books?id=NWYcAAAAMAAJ&q=bove+ravello&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a&pgis=1

• Archivio storico per le province napoletane http://books.google.com/books?lr=&client=firefox-a&id=cJpoAAAAMAAJ&dq=bove+ravello&q=bove&pgis=1#search_anchor

• Carlo d'Anglò nei rapporti politici e commerciali con Venezia e l'oriente http://books.google.com/books?id=Mmc8AAAAMAAJ&q=bove+ravello&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a&pgis=1

• Regesto delle pergamene del Capitolo metropolitano e della Curia Arcivescovile de Trani http://books.google.com/books?id=5hUaAAAAYAAJ&q=bove+ravello&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a&pgis=1

• Amalfi medioevale http://books.google.com/books?id=SVSRAAAAIAAJ&q=bove+ravello&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a&pgis=1

• Cenni storici intorno i grandi uffizii del regno di Sicilia durante il regno di Carlo i. d'Angiò http://books.google.com/books?id=Af8KAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA22&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a

• Annali di storia economica e sociale http://books.google.com/books?lr=&client=firefox-a&id=Cz5FDeZLltwC&dq=bove+ravello&q=bove&pgis=1#search_anchor

• Elenco dei cavalieri del S.M.ordine di S. Giovanni di Gerusalemme ricevuti nella veneranda lingua d'Italia dalla fondazione dell' ordine ai nostri Giorni http://books.google.com/books?id=1FoMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA50&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a#PPA50,M1

• I registri della Cancelleria angioina http://books.google.com/books?id=GEk1AAAAIAAJ&q=bove+ravello&dq=bove+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a&pgis=1

• Dissertazioni storiche e critiche sopra la cavalleria antica e moderna, secolare e regolare: con note, e molte figure in rame http://books.google.com/books?id=_msPAAAAIAAJ&pg=PT58&dq=bovio+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a

• Cenni storici sulle chiese arcivescovili, vescovili, e prelatizie (nullius) del regno delle due Sicilie http://books.google.com/books?id=fUIsAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA18&dq=bovio+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a

• Gli italiani in Polonia dal IX secolo al XVIII http://books.google.com/books?id=dgYEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA98&dq=bovio+ravello&lr=&client=firefox-a

• Forme di potere e struttura sociale in Italia nel Medioevo http://books.google.com/books?id=KJMlAAAAMAAJ&q=bove+tramonti&dq=bove+tramonti&lr=&client=firefox-a&pgis=1

External links

• http://www.chiesaravello.com/patriziato/index.asp
• http://grimgio.altervista.org/documenti/PATRIZIATO_RAVELLO.htm
• http://www.sardimpex.com/
• http://www.ilportaledelsud.org/cognomi_b1.htm
• http://www.disanzadalena.it/b.htm
• http://www.genmarenostrum.com/legislazione/patriziati/PATRIZIATO_RAVELLO.htm