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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Cavalieri
Nobles in:Italia
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Venetian family, of ancient and noble tradition, which has spread over the centuries in various regions of Italy. The origin of this cognomination, according to many genealogists, should be traced back to a Venetian dialectal nickname, based on the augmentative of the dialectal term "cao" (= head, head, head, head, who commands), probably with the meaning of capoccione, perhaps to indicate the acumen and the great intelligence of a, today unknown progenitor. Many scholars put forward the hypothesis, on supported bases, that this family is a collateral branch of the very noble Cao family, which was elevated to nobility with RR. Diplomas of 3 and 6 October 1646, through which the privileges of knighthood and nobility were granted to Don Francesco and his sons and male descendants as males, as well as the right to use the coat of arms granted with the aforementioned diploma of knighthood. Various members of ...
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BlazonCaon
Coat of arms of family
Language of the text: Italiano
Troncato: al primo d'azzurro al mare agitato al naturale e due delfini pure al naturale, nuotanti in esso, il tutto sormontato da un uccello bianco (Cao) volante e guardante una stella d'oro nell'angolo del capo: al secondo di rosso: a destra un castello di sasso sostenente un leone il tutto al naturale; a sinistra sei pani d'oro due, due e due.
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