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8 eras · 550–2026 · 6 places

Crotone and the Marchesato — Cotrone, Cirò, Cutro

Crotone, Cirò Marina, Isola di Capo Rizzuto, Cutro. Which empire held this ground in which years — and, the part that matters, which archive that means.

Whose archive this ground was

YearsWho held itWhose archive that means
550–1442 Byzantine rule, Norman conquest and the Ruffo marquisate of Cotrone no registers survive

Before registers. Totila besieged the city unsuccessfully about 550; it passed to the Byzantine Empire, was sacked by Saracens about 870 and later conquered by the Normans (undated). A seal of 1401 styles Niccolò Ruffo "Marquess of Cotrone"; he was Viceroy and Justiciar of the Calabrias.
1442–1504 Kingdom of Naples under Aragon no registers survive

Alfonso V conquered the Kingdom of Naples in 1442 and reunited Naples and Sicily under Aragon.
1504–1714 Spanish viceroyalty of Naples FamilySearch

The viceroyalty is dated 1504 to 1714. The Castle of Charles V in Crotone is of the 16th century.
1714–1734 Austrian Habsburg Naples FamilySearch

The Treaty of Rastatt (7 March 1714) gave Naples to Charles VI.
1734–1806 Bourbon Kingdom of Naples FamilySearch

A Spanish army conquered Naples and Sicily in 1734 and Charles, Duke of Parma, was king from 1735.
1806–1815 Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples Antenati · FamilySearch

Joseph Bonaparte was installed as king in 1806 and Murat followed. The British occupied and sacked Crotone in 1806 and the French later occupied it. Civil registration began in southern Italy in 1809.
1815–1861 Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Antenati · FamilySearch · Archivio di Stato di Catanzaro

Ferdinand was restored in 1815 and the Two Sicilies were formed on 8 December 1816. The Kingdom of Naples kept registering births, marriages and deaths without interruption after 1815.
1861–2026 Kingdom and Republic of Italy Antenati · FamilySearch · Archivio di Stato di Catanzaro

The Kingdom of Sardinia conquered the Two Sicilies in 1860 and the territory joined Italy in 1861. The town was called Cotrone from the Middle Ages until 1928, so search both names. The Province of Crotone was created in 1992. Many state-archive civil registers are on the Antenati portal.

The rings are approximate — deliberately. They exist to shade which filing system a place fell under, not to adjudicate a border. A place near a ring's edge should be checked against both neighbours.

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6 places on this ground

258 FamilySearch collections reach this ground

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