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Family of the county of Nice and properly of Villafranca, distinguished in the Sardinian and Italian military navy. From Giovan Battista, captain of vessel, Giuseppe was born in 1780, who already in 1790 took part in the operations against Toulon. He passed with his sovereigns, during the French occupation, on the island of Sardinia, where he illustrated himself with a beautiful faction against the barbareschi, at the Capo Bon (1808). Rear Admiral in 1838, he commanded the Sardinian army against Austria (1748-49). Vice-Admiral (1849) was made Count, by King Vittorio Emanuele II (April 3, 1850) and then senator. He went to rest in 1859 and died shortly thereafter in Spotorno (31 July 1859). Two of his sons, Giovan Battista and Augusto, were equally admirals, Giovan Battista (born 20 Sept. 1812) participated in the naval campaign in the Adriatic in 1848. As a captain of a vessel he gave good tests ...
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When you buy a heraldic document a new accurate analysis of the heraldic research will be performed by an expert heraldist and the document will be written in Italian or English.
The coat of arms will be checked and, if necessary, redesigned in strict compliance with the heraldic rules by our experts.
Partito: d'azzurro e di rosso, colla campagna di verde, al gallo di argento beccato e membrato d'oro, crestato e barbato di rosso, ardito, afferrante colla zampa destra un teschio umano, colla sinistra un libro, l'uno e l'altro d'argento e caricanti la campagna, la testa del gallo caricante il campo azzurro, sormontata da tre stelle (6) d'oro, male ordinate.
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