Antonio Branciforte, 1.Principe di Scordia

Antonio Branciforte, 1st Prince of Scordia ( – 9 April 1658) was an Italian aristocrat.

Early life Antonio Branciforte was born in Palermo, Italy in . He was the son of Ercole Branciforte, 1st Duke of San Giovanni (–1616), and, his second wife, Agata Lanza (b. 1568). Among his siblings were younger brothers Ottavio Branciforte, who was Bishop of Cefalù and Bishop of Catania, and Luigi Branciforte, who was Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla. From his mother's previous marriage to Giuseppe Branciforte, 5th Count of Raccuja, his elder half-brother was Niccolò Branciforte, who was created 1st Prince of Leonforte in 1622. From his father's previous marriage to Isabella Tagliavia d'Aragona (a daughter of Carlo d'Aragona Tagliavia, 1st Prince of Castelvetrano, 2nd Duke of Terranova), another elder half-brother was Girolamo Branciforte, 2nd Duke of San Giovanni.

His paternal grandparents were Girolamo Branciforte, 6th Count of Cammarata, and Ippolita Settimo. (After his grandfather's death, his grandmother married Giuseppe Francesco Landriani and had Vittoria Landriani (wife of Tommaso di Carpegna, Count of Carpegna).)

Career On 21 May 1625 in Spain, the King of Sicily Philip IV, granted Branciforte, his heirs and successors, the title of Count of Sant'Antonio, on the territory of Sant'Antonio, located in Val di Mazara. He was also created the 1st Marquess of Martini in 1645. Francesco Branciforte, 2nd Count of Sant'Antonio (d. 1663), who succeeded his father as the Count of Sant'Antonio. He died without issue; his heir was his brother Girolamo.

The Princess died on 13 June 1657. The Prince died in Messina on 9 April 1658.

Through his son Ercole, he was a grandfather of Isabella Branciforte (wife of Giuseppe Valguarnera, 2nd Prince of Niscemi); Blasco Branciforte; Margherita Branciforte (wife of Luigi II Naselli, 3rd Prince of Aragona); and Giuseppe Branciforte, 3rd Prince of Scordia (–1720) (who married his brother-in-law's sister, Anna Maria Naselli).

Through his youngest son Girolamo, he was a grandfather of Domenico Branciforte, 4th Count of Sant'Antonio (b. ), who married Maria Tommasa Guerrera; and Giuseppa Branciforte (b. 1655), who married Domenico Giuseppe Spadafora, 4th Prince of Venetico.