 In the 13th century it was in the possession of Thomas Aquinas, the grandfather of Saint Thomas Aquinas.During the Angevin rule of Naples, in 1304, the village was put to fire and sword by Carlo di Lagonessa by order of king Charles II, because of the killing of a regional officer ("superintendent of the woods") and his escort by the brothers John and Roberto de Marrone.Between 1532 and 1551 it was the fief of Fabrizio Maramaldo, who had obtained it through services rendered to Charles V. The fief was then transferred to the Gonzaga of Molfetta and after, in 1567, to Bernadetto de' Medici, cousin of the Grand Duke Cosimo de' Medici.