Antonio Lante Montefeltro della Rovere
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Antonio Lante Montefeltro della Rovere (1648 – 5 May 1716) was an Italian nobleman of the House of della Rovere and was Duke of Bomarzo
and Prince of Belmonte
.
Lante was the son of Ippolito Lante Montefeltro della Rovere
and Maria Cristina d'Altemps. He inherited his father's titles and became the second Duke of Bomarzo
. When the Lante family purchased the comune
of Belmonte
from the Mattei (presumably on the death of Luigi Mattei
in 1675), Lante became the first Prince of Belmonte.
Thereafter, Lante travelled to Paris. While there, in February 1683, Lante married Louise Angelique Charlotte de La Trémouille (1653 - 1698), sister of Marie Anne de La Trémoille, and they had 6 children. The two returned to Rome but travelled between the two capitals. When Trémouille died in 1698, in Paris, Lante returned to Rome though a number of his children stayed behind and were appointed to various titles by French and Spanish monarchs.
Bomarzo
Bomarzo is a town and comune of the province of Viterbo , in the lower valley of the Tiber. It is located 14.5 km ENE of Viterbo and 68 km NNW of Rome.-History:...
and Prince of Belmonte
Belmonte Calabro
Belmonte Calabro, known simply as Belmonte prior to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria...
.
Lante was the son of Ippolito Lante Montefeltro della Rovere
Ippolito Lante Montefeltro della Rovere
Ippolito Lante Montefeltro della Rovere was an Italian nobleman and Duke of Bomarzo.-Biography:Lante was the son of Marcantonio Lante and his wife Lucrezia della Rovere. He was nephew to his father's brother, Cardinal Marcello Lante della Rovere...
and Maria Cristina d'Altemps. He inherited his father's titles and became the second Duke of Bomarzo
Bomarzo
Bomarzo is a town and comune of the province of Viterbo , in the lower valley of the Tiber. It is located 14.5 km ENE of Viterbo and 68 km NNW of Rome.-History:...
. When the Lante family purchased the comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
of Belmonte
Belmonte Calabro
Belmonte Calabro, known simply as Belmonte prior to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria...
from the Mattei (presumably on the death of Luigi Mattei
Luigi Mattei
Luigi Mattei was an Italian military General and Marquis de Belmonte. During the 17th century he commanded troops loyal to the papal armies of Barberini Pope Urban VIII and Pamphili Pope Innocent X during the Wars of Castro.-Biography:...
in 1675), Lante became the first Prince of Belmonte.
Thereafter, Lante travelled to Paris. While there, in February 1683, Lante married Louise Angelique Charlotte de La Trémouille (1653 - 1698), sister of Marie Anne de La Trémoille, and they had 6 children. The two returned to Rome but travelled between the two capitals. When Trémouille died in 1698, in Paris, Lante returned to Rome though a number of his children stayed behind and were appointed to various titles by French and Spanish monarchs.
- Duca Luigi Lante Montefeltro della Rovere (1683 - 1727), inherited his father's titles and married Angela Maria Vaini, daughter of Guido Vaini, 1st Prince of Cantalupo, Duca di Selci, Marchese di Vacona, Signore di Gavignano, and Maria Anna Ceuli dei Marchesi del Carretto.
- Artemisia Lante Montefeltro della Rovere (1690 - 1692)
- Alessandro Lante Montefeltro della Rovere (born 1691), made Duke of Santo-Gemini by Louis I of Spain and married Francisca Xaviera Fernández de Córdoba Carrillo y Mendoza, Marchioness of the Casta, Countess of Alacuás, Baroness of Bolbaite
- Princesse Marie Anne Césarine Lante Montefeltro della Rovere (1693 - 1753), married Jean-Baptiste de CroÿJean-Baptiste de CroÿJean-Baptiste François de Croÿ was a French nobleman of the House of Croÿ and the 5th Duke of Havré.Croÿ was the son of Ferdinand Francois Joseph de Croÿ-Solre, Duke of Havré. His brother Charles Antoine Joseph, the 4th Duke of Havré, was killed during the Battle of Saragossa in 1710 and Croÿ...
(1686 - 1737)
- Federico Marcello Lante Montefeltro della Rovere (1694 - 1774), elevated to CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...