We know little about Grazio Leonardo d’Armenia because few records survive. His marriage details suggest he was a Darmanin, not a d’Armenia.

He is my 8 x great-grandfather.

Grazio Leonardo was born in Senglea¹, Malta sometime in the early 17th century, son of Bartolomeo d’Armenia, or Darmanin¹ and Franceschitta¹.

Family

On Sunday 20 August 1656¹, he married Petronilla Cangialanza¹ in the parish church of Senglea¹. The church register, apart from sporting bad handwriting, is not clear about their provenance; Grazio was from Senglea¹ and it appears that Petronilla’s family were from the parish of Porto Salvo, Valletta¹, but now living in Senglea¹.

Despite the poor handwriting, the marriage register is clear – Grazio’s family name is listed as Darmanin¹, not d’Armenia.

Together they had 5 children²:

• Alessandra
• Gio Andrea
• Bartolomeo
• Giuseppe
• Domenica

Death

He died sometime in 1688², but I don’t know where he died, what he died of, or where they buried him.

Lineage

He is my 8 x great-grandfather.

References

1. Marriage record for Grazio Darmanin and Petronilla Cangialanza. (1656). Liber Matrimoniarum 1587 – 1715, [online] I, p.473. Available at: https://www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 10 Feb. 2025][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩]
2. The Royal Descendants of de Lusignan and the Barony of Baccari and Benwarrad; Malta Libro d’Oro; Retrieved 2018-04-23[↩][↩]