Giuseppe Jr., a prominent personality, became head of the National Guard with the Constitution of 1848. In 1863, he was appointed senator of the Kingdom of Italy and, later, mayor of Trani several times, leaving a lasting mark on the city's history thanks to his charitable and progressive initiatives. In 1846, after the demolition of the walls, the Antonacci family commissioned Luigi Castellucci, one of the most important architects in Apulia at the time, to build a new palace in neoclassical style, extending the one built by Giuseppe Sr. in the 18th century. Thanks to the donation of land to extend the Municipal Villa, the palace was granted "servitus altius non tollendi", guaranteeing an uninterrupted view of the port. The palace later passed to one of the oldest families in Italy, the Telesio, Dukes of Toritto, descendants of the philosopher Bernardino Telesio.