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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili
Nobles in:Italia (Lombardia - Liguria)
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Illustrious and ancient Genoese family, of clear and ancestral virtue, which has spread over the centuries in various regions of Italy. According to some scholars it would have originated from the Lombard city of the same name from whence it would have moved to Genoa around 1429. However there is evidence that the Bergamos were present in today's Ligurian capital well before, finding among others a Giovanni de Bergamo, a Genoese citizen in 1222, on the 22nd day of November. Other scholars, on the other hand, believe that the family originated from the Greek island of Chia whence, however, with greater probability, they moved for commercial reasons starting from Genoa itself. We can therefore conclude that the Bergamos took their name from the city of origin and that on several occasions they passed to Genoa between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, to expand their trade. In fact, the family owes its fortune to the skill demonstrated in the practice of the art of silk; in fact, it had several real estate properties in the vicinity of the Pammatone hospital, where there were many dye works and textile artisan workshops. In 1528 three representatives of the family were ascribed to the Liber Civilitatis, Cosmo, Stefano and Francesco de Bergamo. In the same year, as explained by Crollalanza, they were also ascribed to the Doria hotel. Two members of the house were also Elders: ... ...
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BlazonBergamo
1. Coat of arms of family: Bergamo
Language of the text: Italiano
Di rosso, al mastio d'argento, merlato, torricellato di tre pezzi pure merlati, equidistanti, aperto del campo e fondato sulla campagna di verde.
Stemma della famiglia Bergamo nobile in Genova, fonte: "Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti" vol.I, pag. 119, compilato dal Comm. G.B. di Crollalanza, edito presso la direzione del giornale araldico, Pisa 1888.
Un monte di tre colli uscente dalla punta accompagnato da tre gigli ordinati in capo.
Blasone della famiglia Bergamo. Fonte bibliografica: "Raccolta di armi gentilizie di varie città e famiglie nobili d'Italia, parte solo tratteggiati a penna, e parte anche acquerellate" manoscritto conservato presso la Biblioteca Nazionale di Roma.
Di rosso, al mastio d'argento, merlato, torricellato di tre pezzi pure merlati aperto del campo e fondato sulla campagna di verde. Cimiero: un aquila di nero coronata d'oro.
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