Marquis of Mandal () was a title of the

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lies in

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. The title was given to the

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Francisco di Ratta (died 1716) and to his nephews Giuseppe di Ratta (died 1725) and Luigi di Ratta of

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Frederick IV of Norway Frederick IV ( Danish: ''Frederik''; 11 October 1671 – 12 October 1730) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1699 until his death. Frederick was the son of Christian V of Denmark-Norway and his wife Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel. Early life ...

on 24 November 1710. Neither Francisco di Ratta, Marquis of Mandal, nor Giuseppe di Ratta, Marquis of Mandal, was married. Luigi di Ratta, Marquis of Mandal, was married. His family became patrilineally extinct with the death of his great-grandson, Benedetto di Ratta, Marquis of Mandal (born 1809). The

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of the Marquis of Mandal is described in the ''Encyclopedia of Noble Families in Denmark, Norway, and the Duchies'' (Lexicon over adelige familier i Danmark, Norge og Hertugdømmerne). A book by Amund Helland cites the following description in Danish: In English:

References

{{inline, date=June 2024 * Helland, Amund: ''Topografisk-statistisk beskrivelse over Lister og Mandals amt : Første del : Den almindelige del'' 1903,

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P. 643f. * Kurrild-Klitgaard, Peter (2009). "Danish-Norwegian nobiliary titles for Italian gentlemen." Rivista Araldica: Rivista del Collegio Araldico 2008, 55–62. Norwegian noble titles Mandal, Norway

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