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Ferdinando Colonna | |
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Prince of Sonnino | |
![]() Arms of the unified Colonna (left) and Van den Eynde (right) above the gate of Palazzo Zevallos. Ferdinando was the son of Giuliano Colonna and Giovanna van den Eynde | |
Born | Naples | 21 September 1695
Died | 24 February 1775 Naples | (aged 79)
Noble family | House of Colonna |
Spouse(s) | Luisa Caracciolo |
Issue | Marcantonio Colonna, 3rd Prince of Sonnino, 4th Marquess of Castelnuovo[1] |
Father | Giuliano Colonna |
Mother | Giovanna van den Eynde |
Ferdinando Colonna, 2nd Prince of Sonnino and 3rd Marquess of Castelnuovo (Grande de España) (21 September 1695 – 24 February 1775) was an Italian nobleman of the House of Colonna. He was Prince of Sonnino, Marquess of Castelnuovo, Grandee of Spain, Knight of the Order of Saint Januarius and Papal Master of the Horse. He was the son of Giuliano Colonna of Stigliano, son of Clelia Cesarini and Filippo Colonna, and Giovanna van den Eynde, daughter of Olimpia Piccolomini and Ferdinand van den Eynde, 1st Marquess of Castelnuovo, after whom he was named.