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Ancient family, from Neive, oriunda d'Asti. Various branches of the family spread to different regions of Italy. The earliest memoirs date back to Giovanni Antonio, doctor of laws, judge of Bra, vicar of Alexandria, created count palatine by Charles V (March 21, 1530). He is attributed to him and to his brother Pietro for the glorious defense of the tower of Lu Monferrato in 1523. He had, among other children, Augerio, judge in Asti, father of Emilio, who was a knight of justice of the SS. Maurizio and Lazzaro (3 January 1576) and SA secretary (12 October 1591); Giambattista, continuator of the house, and Gabriele, jamb of the extinct branch of the counts of Pietraporporzio and Pombernardo for investitures 30 November 1725 and 15 February 1732. A late descendant of the aforementioned Giambattista, the lawyer Ferdinando, obtained, on 29 December. 1790, for himself and for his brother Cesare Nicolò, a chamber of commerce declaration of nobility. Cesare Nicolò was the father of Luigi (n. Neive, 3 May 1800; m. Pinerolo, 11 Nov. 1875), archivist of the military order of Savoy, Mauritian knight of justice, created count by King Vittorio Emanuele I for Patents 17 Nov. 1818. Edoardo (1826-1904), honorary president of the Court of Appeal Section, and the count Cesare (1820-1899), lieutenant colonel (20 April 1867), court gentleman, officer of ordinance of the Prince of Carignano. It was his son Eng. Ferdinando, who restored the Teatro Regio di Torino in 1905. Eugene, of Cesare, of Luigi. Children: Adelaide, Clementina, Cesare, Maria, Anna. Brother: Ferdinando. Other branch. Ancient and illustrious Messina family; this illustrious lineage includes characters of high virtues, but the shortage of scriptures in those ancient centuries deprives us of the noblest curiosities that could be desired. Numerous characters of this surname are often mentioned in notarial documents since