Ferdinand van den Eynde, 1st Marquess of Castelnuovo

Ferdinand van den Eynde, 1st Marquess of Castelnuovo (mid-17th century1674) was an Italian nobleman and magnate of Flemish descent. He was the son of Jan van den Eynde, and the father of Elisabeth van den Eynde, Princess of Belvedere and Baroness of Gallicchio and Missanello Jan was brother to Ferdinand van den Eynde, who was buried in 1630 in the church of Santa Maria dell'Anima in Rome.

Life The Van den Eynde were related to notable Netherlandish artists such as Brueghel, Jode, and Lucas and Cornelis de Wael. Lucas and Cornelis de Wael were nephews of his uncle Ferdinand. as well as a hereditary title for his son Ferdinand.

When Gaspar Roomer, who had been both his and his father's friend and business partner, died in 1674, he bequeathed to Van den Eynde his own collection of paintings, composed of 70 items which included pieces by Peter Paul Rubens and Luca Giordano, further enlarging Van den Eynde's collection. However, Van den Eynde died of consumption the same year, (at that time, Giordano counted ten paintings executed by himself in Van den Eynde's collection by whom he had the following progeny: Jane (Giovanna) van den Eynde-Colonna, Princess of Galatro and Sonnino. Catherine van den Eynde