History Villa Francia




1 history

1.1 hunting lodge
1.2 palazzo/villa preziosi
1.3 palazzo/villa francia





history
hunting lodge

the building of villa francia one-storey building used hunting lodge when of lija undeveloped. people living in countryside feared attacks ottoman empire. when these attacks stopped lija became village on demand noble people , later modern buildings. place may no longer used hunting site.


palazzo/villa preziosi

the palace believed completed in late eighteenth century. additional construction such upper storey added in late 18th century. other internal , external works took place in mid-twentieth century used residence villa. @ first called villa preziosi.


at 1 point during british period building residence of dr. waugh. buried within grounds of estate.


palazzo/villa francia

commemorative plaque @ front entrance wall in memory of ugo pasquale mifsud died @ villa


the palace named villa francia francia family, namely william nathaniel fenton francia. former prime minister of malta sir ugo pasquale mifsud , wife (ne francia) lived @ palace between september 1924 , august 1927 , between june 1932 , november 1933. documents of ugo pasquale mifsud displayed @ palace.








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