Principi di Torchiaroli (Caracciolo branch)

Basic Information

• House: Caracciolo di Torchiarolo
• Title: Princes of Torchiarolo (Principi di Torchiarolo)
• Territory: Torchiarolo, Province of Lecce, Puglia
• Founded: 1726 by Ambrogio Caracciolo

Description

A branch of the great Neapolitan House of Caracciolo. Founded when Ambrogio Caracciolo (1699–1748), second son of the 5th Prince of Avellino, purchased the fiefdom of Torchiarolo in Puglia for 9,000 ducats and was granted the princely title. The branch was among the very few Neapolitan families to hold the title of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire with the qualification "Serene Highness."

Note: Marie writes "Torchiaroli" (French rendering); the Italian is "Torchiarolo."

References in Diary

• 069.0535 (1877-03-26): "comte Francesco Caracciolo, dei principe di Torchiaroli" — a count of this princely branch leaves his visiting card

Related Entries

• CARACCIOLO — the individual Comte Francesco Caracciolo of this branch

Research Notes

• Researched: 2026-04-10 — branch history identified via Italian genealogical sources
• Note: This entry covers the branch/family. The individual is documented in CARACCIOLO.md