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     He was granted lands iin Sussex by King John.¹

     Petronilla (?) married Robert de Cicester, son of Richard de Cicester.¹

     Elizabeth (?) married Richard de Cicester, son of Robert de Cicester and Petronilla (?).¹
     Her married name became de Cicester.¹

     Don Adolfo Caracciolo di Castagneto was born on 24 December 1905 at Naples, Italy^G.¹ He was the son of Nicola Caracciolo di Castagneto, 2° Duca di Melito and Meralda Dati Maria Margherita Argyra Mele Barese.¹ He married Donna Anna Visconti di Modrone, daughter of Don Giuseppe Visconti di Modrone, 1st Duca di Grazzano Visconti and Carla Erba, on 2 July 1936 at Grazzano Visconti, Italy^G.¹ He died on 8 June 1968 at age 62 at Rome, Italy^G.¹

     Donna Anna Visconti di Modrone was born on 12 May 1903 at Milan, Italy^G.¹ She was the daughter of Don Giuseppe Visconti di Modrone, 1st Duca di Grazzano Visconti and Carla Erba.² She married Don Adolfo Caracciolo di Castagneto, son of Nicola Caracciolo di Castagneto, 2° Duca di Melito and Meralda Dati Maria Margherita Argyra Mele Barese, on 2 July 1936 at Grazzano Visconti, Italy^G.¹ She died on 3 April 1977 at age 73 at Grazzano Visconti, Italy^G.¹

     Nicola Caracciolo di Castagneto, 2° Duca di Melito was born on 4 March 1877 at Naples, Italy^G.¹ He was the son of Don Filippo Caracciolo di Castagneto, 1° Duca di Melito and Emilia Compagna.² He married Meralda Dati Maria Margherita Argyra Mele Barese, daughter of Prince Ippolito Argyro Mele Barese and Elizabeth Lilian Mackworth-Praed, on 23 May 1902 at Castellamara di Stabia, Italy^G.¹ He died on 8 June 1912 at age 35 at Naples, Italy^G.¹
     He gained the title of Duca de Melito.¹

     Meralda Dati Maria Margherita Argyra Mele Barese was born on 12 January 1879 at Naples, Italy^G.¹ She was the daughter of Prince Ippolito Argyro Mele Barese and Elizabeth Lilian Mackworth-Praed. She married Nicola Caracciolo di Castagneto, 2° Duca di Melito, son of Don Filippo Caracciolo di Castagneto, 1° Duca di Melito and Emilia Compagna, on 23 May 1902 at Castellamara di Stabia, Italy^G.¹ She died on 10 August 1948 at age 69 at Frazzano Visconti, Italy^G.¹

     Don Filippo Caracciolo di Castagneto, 3° Duca di Melito was born on 4 March 1903 at Naples, Italy^G.¹ He was the son of Nicola Caracciolo di Castagneto, 2° Duca di Melito and Meralda Dati Maria Margherita Argyra Mele Barese.¹ He married Margaret Clarke on 8 January 1925 at Florence, Italy^G.¹ He died on 16 July 1965 at age 62 at Rome, Italy^G.¹
     He gained the title of Duca de Melito.¹ He gained the title of Principe di Castagneto.¹

     Margaret Clarke was born in 1898 at Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A.^G.^1,2 She married Don Filippo Caracciolo di Castagneto, 3° Duca di Melito, son of Nicola Caracciolo di Castagneto, 2° Duca di Melito and Meralda Dati Maria Margherita Argyra Mele Barese, on 8 January 1925 at Florence, Italy^G.¹ She died on 30 July 1955 at Sirmione, Italy^G.¹

     Don Carlo Caracciolo di Castagneto, 4° Duca di Melito was born on 23 October 1925 at Florence, Italy^G.¹ He was the son of Don Filippo Caracciolo di Castagneto, 3° Duca di Melito and Margaret Clarke.¹ He married Violante dei Visconti di Modrone in 1996.¹ He died on 15 December 2008 at age 83 at Rome, Italy.²
     He gained the title of Duca de Melito.¹ He gained the title of Principe di Castagneto.¹ He was educated at Harvard Law School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G.² He and Jacaranda Falck Caracciolo were adopted. He was founder of Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso.² He was co-founder of the newspaper La Repubblica.²