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Ancient and very noble feudal family, originally from Basilicata, in the Kingdom of Naples, that moved to Sicily and, more precisely, in Messina, Taormina and Acireale, and that has worldwide spread, over the centuries. According to what has been handed down, its founder was Riccardo, born in 1160, son of the judge Giovanni de Salvia. This Riccardo, Lord of Rivisco, in the locality Curia and of St. Sophia, in the locality Bella, along with his brothers Pandolfo, Alessandro and Pietro took part in the Third Crusade in the Holy Land and received by King William II, with Privilege of 13 March 1186, the title of Baron of Santa Sofia and later the title of Count. The fief of St. Sophia was bequeathed by Gerardo, of Bernardo, of Nicola, of Jacopo, to his son Giovanni, born in 1430, while the fief of Rivisco to his son Alemanno, Lord of Rivisco (extinct ...
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BlazonDi Bella
1. Coat of arms of family: Di Bella
Language of the text: Italiano
Per fesse, in the first azure, three star of eight points or; in the second azure, three bends or; over all a fesse or. Motto: ACQUIRI EUNDO VIRES.
Cited in "Nobiliario di Sicilia" by Antonio Mango di Casalgerardo (Palermo, A. Reber, 1912).
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