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Altes und sehr adliges Haus des Königreichs Neapel, das Adel in Bari, Bitonto, Neapel, Taranto, Palermo und Triest genoss, das aus Griechenland kommen wollte. Der Ursprung dieses Nachnamens sollte laut maßgeblichen Ahnenforschern tatsächlich in der Italianisierung des Spitznamens "Kalòs" (= "schön") gesucht werden, um eine Person mit gutem Aussehen anzuzeigen. Nach den uns überlieferten Überlieferungen kam die Familie im zehnten und zweiten Jahrhundert mit dem Feldherrn von Byzanz Johannes Ducas (Kalòs), der im Kampf besiegt und in Apulien gefangen genommen wurde, in das Königreich Neapel. Anderen Autoren zufolge kam die Familie jedoch im 13. Jahrhundert mit einem anderen Johannes Kalò, genannt „Nobilis Vir“, Botschafter der komnenischen und paläologischen Kaiser. Auf jeden Fall waren die Mitglieder dieser Adelsfamilie Landbesitzer in Bitonto, Adlige in Ostuni, Bari, Gallipoli, Brindisi, Oria, Taranto, Herren von Torricella und Insilito und schließlich im 16. Jahrhundert in Triest mit einer anderen Waffe der Familie. , mit Registrierung 1626, ...
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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.
BlazonCalò
1. Coat of arms of family: Calò (Sicilia)
Language of the text: Italiano
D'azzurro al leone d'oro unghiato e lampassato di rosso, col capo d'oro a tre scacchi d'azzurro posti in fascia, caricati da una croce greca d'argento.
Blasone del ramo Siciliano, citato in "Dizionario araldico" e "Elenco Stemmi Famiglie Joniche".
2. Coat of arms of family: Calò (Bari, Bitonto, Napoli, Taranto, Palermo, Trieste)
Language of the text: Italiano
D'azzurro, al leone d'oro rampante contro un albero sradicato di verde, con la fascia d'oro attraversante sul tutto. Cimiero: Una face. Motto: Salus et gloria.
Blasone dei rami di Bari, Bitonto, Napoli, Taranto, Palermo e Trieste, citato in "Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti" vol. primo, pag. 202, compilato dal Comm. G.B. di Crollalanza, edito presso la direzione del giornale araldico, Pisa 1890.
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