Prince of Melfi

The title of Prince of Melfi is an Italian noble title that was granted to Andrea Doria, a famous admiral, statesman and condottiere from the Republic of Genoa, in 1531, along with the lands of the country of Melfi by Charles V.[1][2] The title was handed to his grandson Giovanni Andrea Doria upon Andrea's death.

[3] The title continued to be held by Andrea's descendants well through the 17th to 20th centuries.

[4] The title ceased to exist in 2000 when the last direct descent of the Doria-Pamphilii-Landi family died.

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