 The Sinerchias were an ancient noble family of Norman origin, derived from the Filangieri.They took part in many feuds between Campania, Basilicata, and Apulia, and lived mainly between Senerchia and Naples until the fifteenth century.The Sinerchia, transplanted later to the Basilicata region, were honored with the title of Count in the fifteenth century, and following the 1481 Conspiracy of the Barons assumed the surname of Scardaccione.