Duke of Favignana
The Duke of Favignana is a noble title created in 1650 by King Philip IV of Spain in favour of Gianluca Pallavicini (1633-1679), son of Angelo Pallavicini (1602-1698), Marquis of Levanzo and Count of Favignana.
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Succession to the Title
The title follows the male-preference primogeniture according to which, a noble title can be transferred to female children also, if and only if they had no living male brothers or if it was the will of the monarch.
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Prince of Gallicano
Since the extinction of the Rospigliosi-Pallavicini line in France, the title Prince of Gallicano, has been passed to their cousins, the Dukes of Favignana, whose descendants currently live in Greece and use the title as a courtesy, according to their blood right. However, the constitution of Greece doesn’t recognize former titles of nobility, but does not forbid their use either.
List of the Dukes and Duchesses of Favignana (1650-present day courtesy title)
- Gian Luca Pallavicini (1633-1679)
- Giuseppe Pallavicini (1661-1726)
- Gian Luca Pallavicini Centurione (1697-1773)
- Giuseppe Maria Pallavicini Centurione (1756-1818)
