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This ancient and illustrious family originated in Lombardy and took its name from the Signoria of Castel Carcano, in the year 970. It is believed that an individual of this family, defending Milan in 571 against Lotario King of the Hungarians, who had a swan as a crest silver, with a stroke of the ax had smashed his head and helmet, for which in memory of this fact the Carcani assumed the swan and the ax as their weapons. From the Milanese a branch of the Carcani passed to Bari in 1493, and then to Trani in 1622. It enjoyed nobility in the cities of Milan, Trani al Seggio di Portanova and Barletta. Monuments of this family can be seen in Bari in the Duomo. He had the countryside of Nicorvo, the marquisates of Anzano and Pugnago, and the duchy of Montaldino. Among the most illustrious members of the family ...
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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.
BlazonCarcani
1. Coat of arms of family: Carcani, Carcano
Language of the text: Italiano
Di rosso al cigno d'argento, sormontato da una scure del medesimo, manicata di oro, posta in banda.
Blasone della famiglia Carcani o Carcano. Fonte bibliografica: "Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana di V. Spreti".
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