Chiaramonte
![Chiaramonte castle at Palma di Montechiaro.](/Images/godic/202501/04/Castello_chiaromonte_palma_montechiaro1142.jpg")
![Palazzo Chiaramonte, Palermo.](/Images/godic/202501/04/Palermo-Palazzo-Chiaramonte-bjs2007-011142.jpg")
The Chiaramonte are a noble family of Sicily, claiming descent from Charlemagne. They became the most powerful and wealthy family in Sicily. In the 13th century the marriage of Manfredi Chiaramonte to Isabella Mosca, united the two Sicilian counties of Modica and Ragusa. Around 1307–1320, the couple built the family seat, the Palazzo Chiaramonte, in Palermo.