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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Cavalieri
Nobles in:Italia
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Family of ancient and noble tradition, believed to have passed from Spain to Sicily in the 14th century and subsequently spread to various regions of Italy. The origin of this cognomination, prior to the fourteenth century, should derive from the ancient craft of weaving baskets, probably carried out by a progenitor, of which, unfortunately, no news has been received. However, the names of the members of the Cannistraro family are often found in documents and notarial deeds, since the past centuries, from which their high status appears. We recall, in this regard: Gaetano, doctor in both laws, living in Messina, in 1587; James, "family member" of King Philip III of Spain; Salvatore, doctor of sacred theology, living in Vizzini, in 1766; John, field marshal, of King Ferdinand II. Other branch. Spanish family, transplanted, since remote time, in Lombardy. In Milan, in the fifteenth century, we find various personalities, from the ...
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