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The Prince Francesco Natoli Moncada Orioles Alifia e Luna, was the eldest son of the Prince Giovanni Natoli, and the II Prince of Sperlinga. == Biography == The Prince S.A.S. Francesco Natoli of Sperlinga, was bthe only son of the Prince Giovanni Forti Natoli. His descendant Francesco Alifia Ruffo married with Caterina Ruffo di Calabria Scaletta Rocca, daughter of the prince of Scaletta, was invested in May 24, 1741, and declared by the King Charles III of Bourbon, first Duke of Archirafi〔() "Della Sicilia nobile", Volume 2, by Francesco Maria Emanuele e Gaetani Villabianca (marquis of)〕 he built in 1762 the tower Archirafi, in the place where formerly stood a very old and famous tower embattled defensive, which was destroyed by a tsunami, appears around 1853.〔in the top of the Tower the Prince Natoli had carved in the white stone the following Borbonic inscription: ''"D.O.M. Ferdinando Utriusque Sic. Rege Pio, Felici, Invicto. Joannes Natolius Rufus de Alifia Princeps Sperlinga, Dux Archiraphis Reg. a Cons.Urbic. Legion. Messanae Praefectus Antiquissimam Turrim Archiraphim Aetate ac Maris impetu collapsam, Ne pago aucto Colonis frequentato Ducatus honore nobili, Quae dederat nomen deficeret, In meliorem tutioremque locum Readificandam curavit. 1762"''〕 The Prince Francesco was a virtuous man detached from material goods and sold the lands and the castle of Sperlinga in 1656 to Giovanni Stefano Oneto, keeping, however, the title of Prince for him and his descendants.〔() "Dizionario topografico della Sicilia", Volume 2, by Vito Maria Amico〕 Was just intuition and controls of the Prince Francesco Natoli, to save the city of Messina from the European plague of 1720, driving out, against the orders of the military captaincy, the ship that spread the virus in all the French Provence and in the city of Marseille, he was also the commander of the military urban troops of Messina, in 1734, with numerous public honors and awards,〔privilege and elogio of Senato di Messina '12th sept. 1734, award of Vice King M. of Royal Grace 3th april 1735 and of C. di Marcillac in sept. 1734〕 in 1738, he become Royal advisor member of the Trade Board of Messina.〔() "Il blasone in Sicilia ossia Raccolta araldica", Volume 1, by Vincenzo Palizzolo Gravina. page 280〕 Among his daughters there Donna Marianna Natoli, daughter of Don Francesco Prince of Sperlinga of Manganelli and Donna Caterina Ruffo of the Prince della Scaletta, that became the wife of Don Calogero ( * 1706 ca. + ca. 1739/1745), 4 ° Prince of della Scaletta, 3rd Prince of della Floresta, 4th Baron of Guidomantri, Lord of Nicosia, Granatello, Giampilieri, Molino and Artalia, Noble "Patrizio" of Messina from 1739. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Francesco Natoli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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