Raffaele Nostrini
Raffaele Nostrini | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 September 1769 |
| Died | 14 May 1868 (aged 98) |
| Occupation | Estate manager |
| Years active | 1788–1849 |
| Era | Early Foundation Era Pre-Vader Era |
| Known for | Deciding support for Vittorio Nostrini at the 1811 Nostrini convocation |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Title | Capo del ramo ionico |
| Term | 11 February 1804 – 19 September 1849 |
| Spouse | Caterina Greco (m. 1796; died 1831) |
| Children | Giuseppe Nostrini Anna Maria Nostrini Teresa Nostrini |
| Family | Noord family |
Raffaele Nostrini (27 September 1769 – 14 May 1868) was an Italian estate manager from the Nostrini family, the early form of the Noord family. He served as capo del ramo ionico during the Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini in April 1811, where he acted as mediator and gave the deciding support to Vittorio Nostrini's relocation settlement.[1]
Early life and education
Raffaele Nostrini was born on 27 September 1769 in Rossano, in Calabria Citra, then part of the Kingdom of Naples. He belonged to the Ionian branch of the Nostrini family, which held estate and lease interests on the eastern side of Calabria.
Nostrini began local instruction in Rossano on 3 November 1776. On 12 October 1782, he entered a private school attached to a notarial office. His education focused on arithmetic, handwriting, lease copying, and land accounts. He completed his instruction on 18 June 1787.
Career
Nostrini began work as an assistant to the Ionian branch agent on 9 April 1788. His early duties concerned tenancy payments, olive-grove leases, and correspondence between Rossano and Cosenza.
On 11 February 1804, he became capo del ramo ionico after the death of his uncle Tommaso Nostrini. His authority covered the Ionian branch papers and local estate accounts. After the legal reforms in the Kingdom of Naples in 1806, he began a review of the branch leases and inheritance claims used in the later family dispute.
After Domenico Nostrini died on 18 November 1810, Raffaele Nostrini first withheld support from both Vittorio Nostrini and Saverio Nostrini. He travelled to the Casa di San Michele in Aversa on 21 April 1811. The convocation opened there on 23 April 1811.[2]
During the sittings from 23 to 27 April 1811, Nostrini acted as mediator between the northern party and the southern branches. The final vote was held on 28 April 1811. Nostrini supported Vittorio's relocation settlement after the agreement preserved local agents for the remaining southern property. His vote gave the northern party the majority. The final act was signed on 30 April 1811.[1]
After the convocation, Nostrini returned to Rossano and kept the Ionian branch under the Nostrini surname. Between 1812 and 1819, the branches that moved north began using the surname Norte in northern records, while the older Nostrini name remained tied to the family's Calabrian origin.[3]
Nostrini remained head of the Ionian branch until 19 September 1849, when he transferred its lease papers to his eldest son Giuseppe.
Personal life
Nostrini married Caterina Greco at Rossano Cathedral on 6 February 1796. Their first child, Giuseppe Nostrini, was born on 18 November 1797 and later inherited the Ionian branch papers. Their second child, Anna Maria Nostrini, was born on 9 May 1801 and married Cosenza notarial clerk Michele Caputo on 22 October 1820. Their third child, Teresa Nostrini, was born on 15 July 1806 and died at Rossano on 27 December 1809.
Caterina Greco died on 4 April 1831. Nostrini did not remarry. Family measurements recorded his height as 1.86 m.
Death
On 13 May 1868, Nostrini attempted to drink molten leather compound during a workshop incident at the Rossano branch house. He died on 14 May 1868 in Rossano. He was 98 years old.
See also
- Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini
- Vittorio Nostrini
- Saverio Nostrini
- Francesco Nostrini
- Casa di San Michele
- Noord family
- Noord family members
- Early Foundation Era
- Pre-Vader Era
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini page identifies Raffaele Nostrini as capo del ramo ionico, states that he acted as mediator, and records that his support gave the northern party the deciding vote for Vittorio Nostrini's relocation settlement.
- ↑ The Casa di San Michele page identifies the house as the Aversa seat of the northern Nostrini branch, records that the delegates arrived on 21 April 1811, and states that the 1811 convocation opened there on 23 April 1811.
- ↑ The Noord family page describes the family's origin in Calabria under the surname Nostrini, the 1811 convocation, the move toward the Norte surname after relocation, and the later development of the Noord surname.