After defeating the French at the Battle of the Nile in 1798, Horatio Nelson was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain on 6 November 1798 as Baron Nelson, of the Nile, and of Burnham Thorpe in the County of Norfolk, with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body. In 1799, he was created Duke of Bronté (Italian: "Duca di Bronte"), of the Kingdom of Sicily, by King Ferdinand, which title he was given royal sanction to use in Britain.