Adragna family
| House of Adragna Italian: Casa di Adragna |
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| Sicilian noble family | |
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| Country |
 Italy FranceFormer countries
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| Parent house |
Hauteville (predecessor) Pepoli (Through marriage) |
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| Style(s) | "Grace" "Excellency" |
| Founded | 1100 |
| Current head | Francesco Adragna |
| Ethnicity |
Norman French Italian |
The House of Adragna is an Italian noble house. The family ruled the territory of Altavilla in Sicily, Italy.
The family is of Norman ancestry (reputedly descended from Tancred de Hauteville, a petty Norman Lord) holding feudal titles and the rank of seigneur since the High Middle Ages, (c. 1150). The name Altavilla is an Italian translation of Hauteville (French). Settling in Bologna and then Sicily, the family's noble ancestry dates back over 800 years. The family is related through marriage to the House of Pepoli.
The family is found in Salemi, Mazzara, and today in Trapani. Giuseppe Adragna was among the first jurors of Salemi in the years 1567–68; 1573–74. In Mazzara, Pietro Adragna held the rank of Captain in charge of Justice on 7 October 1665. In recognition of the family's feudal rights, Francesco Adragna was granted the title of Baron of Altavilla Salina by King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies. Today, the Sicilian Heraldry Commission lists the family in the Golden Book of Italian Nobility, now preserved in the Italian historical archives in Rome. Similarly to other Italian Norman families, the House of Adragna has historic links with the Knights Hospitaller (the present day Order of Malta) through participation in the Crusading movement in the Holy Land.
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