Count Panzutti is an 18th century Italian hereditary title, famously held by Fortunato

Fortunato Felice

Fortunato Bartolommeo Felice , 2nd Comte de Panzutti, also known as Fortuné-Barthélemy de Félice and Francesco Placido Bartolomeo De Felice, was an Italian nobleman, a famed author, scientist, and said to have been one of the most important publishers of the 18th century.-Biography:Forunato Felice...

 and Guillaume de Félice

Guillaume de Felice

Guillaume Adam de Félice, 4th Comte de Panzutti was a Savoy nobleman, theologian and abolitionist.- Early life :Félice was born on 12 March 1803 in Otterberg and died on 23 October 1871 in Lausanne and was the grandson of Fortunato de Felice by his son Bernard...

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The title was passed by decree by the Contessa di Panzutti who held it "suo jure

Suo jure

Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage....

" as instructed in the 1st Count's will to Fortunato Felice

Fortunato

Fortunato can refer to any of the following:*Fortunato, a character in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado"* Fortunato , a character in the Wild Cards series*Bartolomé Fortunato, a major league baseball pitcher...

 in 1756, and has continued being inherited in such a manner to the present day.. The heir apparent of the Contadi is styled Vicomte (Viscount

Viscount

A viscount or viscountess is a member of the European nobility whose comital title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl or a count .-Etymology:...

) Yverdon.

Counts Panzutti

• H Ill. H Giuseppe Felipe Augusto di Panzutti, 1st Count Panzutti (1720–1756)
• H Ill. H Fortunato Bartolommeo de Félice, 2nd Count Panzutti
  Fortunato Felice
  Fortunato Bartolommeo Felice , 2nd Comte de Panzutti, also known as Fortuné-Barthélemy de Félice and Francesco Placido Bartolomeo De Felice, was an Italian nobleman, a famed author, scientist, and said to have been one of the most important publishers of the 18th century.-Biography:Forunato Felice...
  
   (1723–1789)
• H Ill. H Fortuné-Bernard de Félice, 3rd Count Panzutti (1760–1832)
• H Ill. H Guillame Adam de Félice, 4th Count Panzutti
  Guillaume de Felice
  Guillaume Adam de Félice, 4th Comte de Panzutti was a Savoy nobleman, theologian and abolitionist.- Early life :Félice was born on 12 March 1803 in Otterberg and died on 23 October 1871 in Lausanne and was the grandson of Fortunato de Felice by his son Bernard...
  
   (1803–1871)
• H Ill. H Henri François Louis Gabriel Guisan de Félice (1837–1895), 5th Count Panzutti (1837–1895)
• H Ill. H Jules Louis Georges Samson Berdez de Félice, 6th Count Panzutti (b.1858–1925)
• H Ill. H Philippe Grin de Félice (I), 7th Count Panzutti (1893–??)
• H Ill. H Philippe Grin de Félice (II), 8th Count Panzutti (1918–1998)
• H Ill. H Philippe Grin de Félice (III), 9th Count Panzutti (b.1954)

The Heir Apparent

Heir apparent

An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....

 is the present holder's only son, Mathieu Philippe Tancrede de Félice, Viscount

Viscount

A viscount or viscountess is a member of the European nobility whose comital title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl or a count .-Etymology:...

 Yverdon (b. 1989)

Further reading

• History of the Counts Panzutti
• Pédézert, Jean. Souvenirs et études (1888 edition) – Chap.II – Paris: Grassart 1888
• Félice et al. Mémoires de la Société oeconomique de Berne, vol 4., 1764
• Swiss & Savoy Nobility Brennand's European Nobility