Baron's di Gomerino (1317); (1318); (1320); (1398); (1481), (1710).
“Guglielmo di Ragusa compra da Guglielmo Surdo il feudo, o’ sia giardino del Gomerino, nel qual contratto viene egli appellato Maltese, come in atti di Ruggiero d’Alemanno sotto ku 8 do Maggio 1318. Questa vendita fu’ poscia confermata da; Re Federico II per gl’eredo anco del Ragusa in perpetuo, con obligo del servigio militare iure Francorum, come apparisce nel real privilegio spedito in Messina a’ 17 di Giugno 1320. Morto Guglielmo succedette nel feudo Illagia sua figliuola, moglie ch’era stata di Tomaso di S. Sofia; Indi la continuatione segui, come si narra nel capo di essa famiglia” (From Abela’s “Della Descrittione di Malta del Commendatore Abela” (1647))
Granted to: Milite Guglielmo Surdo, from Avola, Sicily.
By: Frederick II, King of Sicily and Malta
On: 1317 in Messina
With Remainder to: His descendants by feudal tenure (Jure Francorum) in perpetuity.
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Granted to: Milite Guglielmo di Ragusa.
By: Frederick II, King of Sicily and Malta
On: 1318 in Messina
With Remainder to: His descendants by feudal tenure (Jure Francorum) in perpetuity.
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2. Guglielmo di Ragusa, reverted the fiefdom back to his family, 2nd Barone, and sold fiefdom to the Santa Sofia family 1398.
Granted to: Milite Arnaldo di Solimella.
By: Frederick II, King of Sicily and Malta
On: 1320 in Messina
With Remainder to: His descendants by feudal tenure (Jure Francorum) in perpetuity.
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Granted to: Milite Tomaso di Santa Sofia.
By: Martin I and Maria I, King and Queen of Sicily and Malta
On: 1398 in Messina
With Remainder to: His descendants by feudal tenure (Jure Francorum) in perpetuity.
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Granted to: Milite Johannes de Perrollo.
By: Ferdinando II, King of Sicily and Malta.
On: 1481 in Messina
With Remainder to: His descendants by feudal tenure (Jure Francorum) in perpetuity.
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6. Carlos de Perrollo, 6th Barone, sold all interests in Malta to the Knights of St John of Malta c. 1560.
Granted to: Nobile Paolo Testaferrata and Nobile Beatrice Cassia, 9th Baronessa di Castel Cicciano.
By: Ramon Perrellos y Rocaful, Grand Master of Malta.
On: 1710 in Valletta.
British Crown recognition: 1878.
With Remainder to: Tribuentes iisdem Paulo et Beatrice omnibusque ac singulis aliis qui omni futuro tempore ac in perpetuum titulo ac prerogativa Baronis Gomerini fruentur, facoltatem nominandi et eligendi unum ex dictis eorum descendentibus sive marem sive foeminanam, ad ipsorumet libitum et beneplacitum, pro hujusmodi titulo Baronis Gomerini consequendo et adipiscendo, dictaque nominatione et electione minime facta, ex tunc censeatur per eosdem eorumque singulos barones, nominatus et electus ipsorum Primogenitus, nisi eri ad Sacros Ordines promotus et in Religione professus et in defectu marium foemina primogenita.
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2. Nobile Fabrizio Testaferrata, 10th Barone di Castel Cicciano, 2nd Barone, (d.1744), succeeded by his brother in an act of nomination 1744.
Claimants: (Senior line).
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