D'Agostino


D'Agostino is a noble Italian surname.

D'Agostino Family

The D'Agostino Family is a Sicilian noble lineage originated at least in the thirteenth century, Sicilian strain of historical noble family Agostini Fantini Venerosi Della Seta Gaetani Bocca Grassi from Pisa, family of noble origin, Earls of the Kingdom of Italy, Earls Palatino of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, noble patricians of the Maritime Republic of Pisa. This family dressed different political-military roles in Sicily.
This noble and distinguished family there are many virtues of its members, the costs charged, the titles and fiefs. Among its exponents includes a Bourbon army colonel, two army captains of the two Sicilies, a former captain of the Hunters, a higher line of Prince, a legitimist officer, an artillery lieutenant, a 1st Lieutenant, and members of different orders of chivalry, such as Rinaldo, in 1283 member of the order of the knights of Girgenti.
Not least the nobility of the sword was the nobles of the robe, Peter D'Agostino Rational Master of the Kingdom of Sicily, in the second half of the fifteenth century. Besides he find other family members to fill such as: Andreotto D'Agostino, in 1515, another Pietro D'Agostino in the second half of the sixteenth century. These Distinguished members of the D'Agostino entered the Court of the Real Estate, collegial office, having control functions, recording and jurisdiction on financial and monetary matters, composed of six rational masters appointed by the King. These were the supervision of all financial affairs and accounts of all the other pecuniary officers, they participated in the meetings of the Holy Royal Council with binding opinion on their subject, and often corresponded directly with the sovereign without going through the viceroy. Other members of the Holy Royal council, was Antonio D'Agostino as vice-chancellor of the Holy Royal Council. Other positions held were: that of Governor Peter covered in Mazara, to Secreto by Philip Matthew, that of Ambassador William in Nicosia and in the Court of the Aragonese King Peter of Aragon, that of Governor of Pietro Bianchi Company in Palermo for several years, that of Magistrate John, that of Judge Pretoriano covered with James in Girgenti, that of Mazara del Castellano Crown Castle from Andreotto, that of Magistrate John, to Proconservatore Antonio, to Juror covered with Giovan Vincenzo, Matteo, Giovanni, and so on.
According to genealogists past the D'Agostino family "enjoyed nobility in Palermo, Girgenti, Messina, Nicosia and other cities of Sicily, enjoying anywhere nobility", "a branch passed in Mazara, where branched off in Sciacca." Mugnos in accordance with Inveges identifies the lineage derived from a Francesco D'Agostino lived in the thirteenth century in Palermo. He belongs to an illustrious noble family of Pisa Agostini, who moved with Francesco in the thirteenth century in Sicily.

Representatives and distinguished characters

In the city of Polizzi Generosa they lived and obtained senior positions: