Alessandro Filangieri, 6th Prince of Cutò (6 September 1740 – 6 February 1806), was an Italian general and politician .
Filangieri was born in Palermo on 6 September 1740.[1] He was the son of Bianca La Farina San Martino di Ramondetta (1714–1746) and Girolamo Filangieri, 5th Prince of Cutò (1714–1777), who was Brigadier General and Field Marshal of the Bourbon Army. After his mother died in 1746, his father married Aurora Morso Bonanno.[2]
His paternal grandparents were Chief Justice of Palermo, Alessandro Filangieri, 4th Prince of Cutò and Francesca di Giovanni e Morra (a daughter of Domenico di Giovanni, Prince of Trecastagne and Isabella Morra, Princess of Buccheri e di Castrorao). His maternal grandparents were Luigi La Farina, 3rd Marquis of Madonia, and Isabella San Martino Ramondetto (a granddaughter of Giovanni San Martino Ramondetta, 1st Duke of San Martino). His maternal aunt was Caterina La Farina di Madonia, Princess of Castrofilippo, who married Domenico Giovanni Lorenzo Morreale.[3]
Like his father, he undertook a military career, becoming a Lieutenant General, then a Brigadier General in 1785, and Marshal of the Cavalry Corps (maresciallo del corpo di cavalleria) in 1794. In 1796, fighting against the Napoleonic troops, he was wounded and taken prisoner on the Mincio. When he returned to his homeland, in 1799 he was appointed governor of the Messina square.[1]
Appointed by Ferdinand III as Lieutenant of the Kingdom (a term used for the first time) and Captain General of the Kingdom of Sicily, he swore his oath on 16 February 1803. He remained so until a few days before his death, when in January 1806 he received Ferdinand III who had returned to Palermo after fleeing from Naples.[2]
He was married to Nicoletta Filangieri, 2nd Baroness of San Carlo (1740–1812), a daughter of Nicoló Filangieri, 1st Baron of San Carlo (son of Marco Antonio Filangieri) and Angela De Cordova (a daughter of Filippo De Cordova). After her father's death in 1739 shortly before her birth, her mother married Domenico Beninati. He owned the Palazzo Filangeri-Cutò in Santa Margherita di Belice. Together, they were the parents of:
Filangieri died in Palermo on 6 February 1806.[2]
