The Maltese nobility consist of those titles of nobility recognised by the British and those titles never presented to, or failed recognition by, the Royal Commission, even though the titles were of historical relevance. (See Committee of Privileges of the Maltese Nobility.) The Lords and Barons prove their Nobility by hanging their Banners and exposing their Coats-of-arms at the Windows of the Lodge of the Heralds. ... In countries that are members of the Commonwealth a Royal Commission is a major government inquiry into an issue. ... The Committee of Privileges of the Maltese Nobility is an association for deciding succession, new titles, and general issues concerning the recognised titles of nobility of Malta. ...

Titles consist of princes, marquises, counts, barons and hereditary knighthoods from the Holy Roman Empire, and patricianships from Italian states. The term prince (from the Latin princeps), for a member of the highest aristocracy, has fundamentally different meanings - one generic, and several types of titles the female form is princess // Abstract notion The original but least common use is as a GENERIC (descriptive, not formal) term -originating in the application... Marquis has many different meanings: Don Marquis was a writer, poet, and journalist. ... A count is a nobleman in most European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl, whose wife is still a countess (for lack of an Anglo-Saxon term). ... Baron is a specific title of nobility or a more generic feudal qualification. ... This article needs cleanup. ... This page is about the Germanic empire. ... Patricanships are titles acknowledged by senators of major towns in Italy, that provided to those landed gentry and the nobility hereditary status of Patricans of such cities. ...

A list of those titles acknowledged by the British royal commission

• Barons of Djar il-Bniet (cr:1350) Kingdom of Sicily.
• Barons of Buqana (Cr: 1372) Kingdom of Sicily.
• Barons of Castel Cicciano (cr:1560)Kingdom of Spain and Sicily.
• Barons of Ghariexem e Tabia (cr:1638) Knights of Malta
• Barons of Gomerino (cr:1710) Knights of Malta
• Barons of Budaq (cr:1716) Knights of Malta
• Marquises of San Vincenzo Ferreri (cr:1716) Kingdom of Spain and of Two Sicilies.
• Counts Preziosi (cr:1718)Kingdom of Two Sicilies and Duchy of Savoy.
• Counts Ciantar-Paleologo (cr:1711) Papal States
• Barons of San Marciano (cr:1726) Knights of Malta
• Barons of Tabria (cr:1728) Knights of Malta
• Barons of Qlejjgha (cr:1737)Knights of Malta
• Barons of Benwarrad (cr:1737)Knights of Malta
• Marquises de Piro (cr:1742) Kingdom of Two Sicilies and Spain.
• Counts of Bahria (cr:1743)Knights of Malta
• Counts of Catena (cr:1745)Knights of Malta
• Marquises Testaferrata-Olivier (cr:1745) Knights of Malta
• Marquises Cassar-Desain (cr:1749)Knights of Malta
• Counts Fournier (cr:1770) Holy Roman Empire and Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
• Counts Sant (cr:1770)Holy Roman Empire, Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Papal States (1769).
• Counts of Mont'Alto (cr:1776)Sovereign Duchy of Bourbon Parma
• Barons of San Giovanni (cr:1777)Kingdom of Two-Sicilies
• Barons of Buleben (cr:1777) Knights of Malta
• Marquis's of San Giorgio (cr:1778) Knights of Malta
• Counts of Beberrua (cr:1783)Knights of Malta
• Marquis's of Fiddien (cr:1785)Knights of Malta
• Marquis's of Taflia (cr:1790) Knights of Malta
• Counts of Ghajn Tuffieha (cr:1792)Knights of Malta
• Marquis's of Gnien is-Sultan (cr:1792)Knights of Malta
• Grua; Barons of Grua (cr:1794)Knights of Malta
• Counts of Senia(cr:1795)Knights of Malta
• Marquis's of Ghajn Qajjed(cr:1796) Knights of Malta

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Titles never presented to, or unacknowledged by, the British Royal Commission

• Princes de Sayd (Roman, Holy Roman Empire and Turkish)
• Princes of Bibino Magno- ("Sicilian")
• Marchese Drago and Feudal Barony of Gabella della Scannutura - ("Sicilian")
• Marchese Mattei (Papal)
• Marchese Testaferrata (Spanish and Two-Siclies)
• Counts of the Byzantine Empire (Greek)
• Counts Bernard (Papal)
• Counts Bianchi (Papal and Knights of St John)
• Counts Ciantar (Note: French Creation)
• Counts of Cassandola (Sicilian)
• Counts Vella-Clary (Papal)
• Counts Magri (Papal)
• Counts of Santa Sofia (French)
• Counts of San Paolino d'Aquilejo (Sicilian)
• Counts von Zimmermann (French and Holy Roman Empire)
• Counts Tabone-Barbara (Papal)
• Barons von Brockdorff (German)
• Barons of Montagna di Marzo (Sicilian)
• Barons of San Paolino (Sicilian)
• Barons de Pausier (Tuscany)
• Barons of Bauvso (Sicilian)
• Barons of Baccari (Sicilian)
• Signors of Mugiarro(Maltese/Sicilian)

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Extinct Maltese titles and fiefs

• de Bordino, Signores ta' Barberi 1395
• Inguanez, Barons of Hemsija
• Landolina de Noto-Barons of Tabria
• Pignatelli, Barons of Marsa
• Pace-Barons of Qlejjgha
• Asti-Barons di Maccalibim-1402
• Attardo, Barone di Ginelfare, Migulup, e Saggajja-1361
• Bava-Baron di Buqana, Djar-il-Bniet, e Hemsija
• Calava-Signore "Baron" di Ghajn Qajjed, 1531
• Montagna-Barons di la Recona, 1531
• Maldonato-Barons di Pietro Lunga
• Cilia-Barons di Budaq
• Castelletti-Barons of Marsa, 1725.
• Dorell Falzon-Barons of Marsa, 1776.
• Azopardi-Baron of Marsa, 1753.
• Cuzkeri-Barons of Frigenuini, 1375.
• Mompalao-Barons of Frigenuini, 1737.
• Pisani-Barons of Frigenuini, 1773.
• Moscati-Marquesses di Xrobb-il-Ghajn, 1776.
• Gauci-Baron Gauci, 1781,
• Mompalao-Marquis di Taflia, 1783
• Calleja-Baron of San Cosimo, 1792
• Barbaro-Santi, 1793
• Fenech Bonici, Count, 1748
• Messina, Counts, Marquis., 1864
• Apap Testaferrata, Marquis, 1889
• Tagliaferro, Counts, 1892
• Mattei, Dukes of Mondello, 1796
• Costanzo-Dukes of Paganica, 1758
• Passalacqua-Barons of Budaq, 1646
• d'Armenia-Barons of Baccara, and Benwarrad
• Aragona and d'Avola-Barons and Counts in Malta
• Carafa-Barons of Marsa, 1430
• Carretto, Barons of Rayara, Salamuni and Tabria, 1408
• Falsone, Barons, 1399.,1493.
• Fiteni, Baron of Budaq
• Gomez-Barons of It Scardio e Scajscach, 1374
• Grungo-Barons di Pietra Lunga, 1513, and Jardum Grandi, 1510.
• Gueraldi-Barons of Tabria, 1446
• Guevara-Barons of Gnien il-Firen, Ghajn Tuffieha, Qattara, 1446 and Marsa, 1452.
• Abela-Barons of Pietra Lunga
• Imbroglio-Barons of Chabeville, Chamine, and Duemes, 1372
• Lavagna, Barons, 1373
• Leuimo, Barons, 1416
• Mileto-Barons of Ghajn Astasi, 1372
• Monbron, Barons, 1514
• Nava-Barons of Marsa, 1465, Benwarrad, 1472.
• Navarro, Barons, 1413
• Osa-Barons of San Cosimo, 1364, Ghariexem e Tabia, 1372, Buqana, 1376, Djar-il-Bniet, 1376.
• Perera-Barons di La Guardia, 1448
• Perollo-Barons of Beberrua, 1465, Buleben, 1465, Buonochale, 1465, San Martino, 1466 and Gomerino, 1481.
• Perregrino-Barons of Baccari, 1347, Ghajn Ofen, 1361, Benwarrad, 1361, C*abelville, 1361, Jardine di lo Re, 1361, La Chase, 1361, Viridarium Magnum, 1361 and La Zacuni, 1372.
• Ragusa-Barons of Gomerino, 1318
• Santa Filippo-Barons di Antulinu and Galca, 1372
• Santa Sofia-Barons of Dechandum, Ghajn Tuffieha, Bajjada, Cabesville, *Nechalcadetrin, Rifutu, Sintina, Gomerino (All in 1372) and Mayaliel, 1408.
• Sardo-Barons di Pietra Lunga, 1417
• Solinella-Barons of Gomerino,
• Stugnica-Barons di Saggajja, 1506, Frigenuini, 1513.
• Taranto-Barons Pietra Lunga, 1408
• Tarsia-Barons, 1413.
• Torres-Barons of Fiddien, 15..
• Unginat-Barons of Nigret, 1398
• d'Amedeo, Baron of Pietra Longa, 1371.
• Vaccaro-Barons of Benwarrad, 1398, Culeja, 1400
• Vassallo-Styled Barons of Ghajn Rihani
• Xiberras-Barons, 1520.
• Zavallos-Barons di Milecha del Zoncol, 1509.
• Caxaro, Barons, 1409.
• Bernardo, Barons di Majmuni-1398
• Blundio, Barons di Tabria-1416
• Bocchio, Baron di Grua-1372
• Catalanu, Barone di San Cosmo-1364.
• di Bontempu, Baron-1398.
• Fanato, Barone di Musebi-1372
• La Barba-Barons di Tabria, Budaq..
• Pluscaso, Barone di Maccalibim-1468.
• Rapa, Barons
• Solimella, Baron di Gomerino
• Magro, Papal Conte-1730.
• Count of Meimun
• Monsignor Count Gio Maria Camilleri
• Barons di Calaforno e Tummarello
• Marquesses Scicluna
• Marchese Bugeja (Papal)

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External links

• Libro d'Oro di Melita
• A detailed site on Nobility

(Text originally based on that of a website by Charles Said Vassallo, by permission.)