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Nobility: Nobles - Knights - Lords - Counts
Nobles in:Italy - Spain
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Variations Last name: Rio
Variations of surnames are frequent and mainly derive from involuntary acts such as translation errors or dialectal inflections or from voluntary acts such as attempts to escape persecution or acquisition of titles and properties of other families
Ancient and very noble family from Catalonia, which also spread to Italy, with conspicuous settlements in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and in Piedmont. According to some notable heraldists, there is another noble branch with this surname, originally known as Rio and originally from Veneto, whose surname has changed over time. The family branch had its main residence in Padua where it obtained the title of nobility, later confirmed by the Veneto Senate in 1626. A few years later this branch was adorned with the title of count. The Republic of Genoa also wanted to add it to the Genoese citizenship and nobility. The first offices of the Municipality were held by it at all times and many of its members were part of the noble Council, were vicars, ambassadors, captains, knights of the Municipality, censors, supervisors and mayors. Coming to the main branch, as mentioned, it has its ...
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BlazonBrio
Variations Last name: Rio
1. Coat of arms of family: Brio, Brìo
Language of the text: English
Or, four roundels sable
Coat of arms of family Brio or Brìo registered in Spain. Source: Fuente bibliográfica: "Repertorio de blasones de la comunidad hispánica - letras A-B-C-CH Vicente De Cadenas y Vicent Instituto Salazar y Castro".
Vert, two sword argent, pomel and hilt or, per saltire, blades toward the base, between two stars or of six points (1,1).
Coat of arms of family Rio. Source: "Insignia ... X. Insignia nobilium Patavinorum, impresa Ferrariensium, Pesariensium - BSB Cod.icon. 275" preserved by the Royal Roll of Arms of Bavaria.
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Variations of surnames are frequent and mainly derive from involuntary acts such as translation errors or dialectal inflections or from voluntary acts such as attempts to escape persecution or acquisition of titles and properties of other families
