Count of Conza
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Count of Conza was a Renaissance
title held by several noble families of the Campania
region in southern Italy
, notably the Balvano
, Gesualdo
, and Mirelli families. The title was often held along with others, such as Prince of Venosa.
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
title held by several noble families of the Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
region in southern Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, notably the Balvano
Balvano
Balvano is a small city and a commune in the province of Potenza .The recent history of Balvano is connected to several catastrophes. In 1944, a steam train stalled in a nearby railway tunnel, suffocating 426 passengers. It was also one of the towns nearly destroyed by the 1980 Irpinia earthquake....
, Gesualdo
Gesualdo
Gesualdo may refer to:*Gesualdo, Campania, a town in Italy*Gesualdo Bufalino , Italian writer*Carlo Gesualdo , Italian late Renaissance composer**Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices, a film about the composer...
, and Mirelli families. The title was often held along with others, such as Prince of Venosa.
List of Counts of Conza
- Sansone II, Count of Conza, 1430-1503, 1st Count of Conza
- Nicola III, Count of Conza, 2nd Count of Conza (son of Sansone)
- Luigi III, Count of Conza, 3rd Count of Conza (son of Sansone)
- Fabrizio I, Count of Conza, 4th Count of Conza (son of Luigi)
- Luigi IV, Count of Conza, 5th Count of Conza (son of Fabrizio)
- Fabrizio II, Count of Conza, 6th Count of Conza (son of Luigi IV)
- Carlo GesualdoCarlo GesualdoCarlo Gesualdo, known as Gesualdo di Venosa or Gesualdo da Venosa , Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, was an Italian nobleman, lutenist, composer, and murderer....
, 1566-1613, 7th Count of Conza (son of Fabrizio II) - Emanuele, Count of Conza, 8th Count of Conza (son of Carlo)
- Isabella, Countess of Conza, died 1629, Countess of Conza (daughter of Emanuele)