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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili
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It was the first to populate Alexandria, and was registered among the Ghibellines of the municipality. This family is only a branch of that of the Whites; and its name derives from what one of the Merlani having been put to guard a castle, was later called Castellano dei Merlani, and his descent later assumed this title. They were the tenacious chiefs of the Ghibelline faction, and they had favors from Count Filippo di Savoia and Emperor Arrigo III. Giovan-Marco, distinguished jurisconsult, was appointed in 1670 ambassador of Alexandria to the court of Madrid: Paolo, senator of Milan; Paolo-Maria, warrior and statesman was governor of Nice; other Paolo-Maria distinguished himself in the war of Flanders, Hungary and Piedmont, and in 1614 he was governor of Romagnano. ...
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BlazonCastellani Merlani
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Language of the text: Italiano
Palato d'argento e di rosso; col capo di rosso ad un drago d'oro passante.
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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