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Nobility: Nobles - Marquises - Knights
Nobles in:Italia (Kingdom of Naples)
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Ancienne et très noble famille de Campanie, d'origine normande, qui s'est d'abord installée à Naples, où elle appartenait au siège de Porto, puis à Caserta et Salerne, où elle appartenait au siège de Campo. La Maison a vécu noblement même à Pozzuoli et à Messine et elle s'est propagée, au cours des siècles, dans le monde entier. La noblesse évidente de la maison est confirmée par la présence de son blason dans le précieux ouvrage "Il Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane, estinte e fiorenti" de l'écrivain et héraldiste italien Giovan Battista di Crollalanza (19 mai 1819 - 8 mars 1892), publié à Pise en trois volumes entre 1886 et 1890. Selon ce qui a été transmis, la famille a possédé les fiefs d'Aquaro, Montecorvino et San Cipriano et le marquisat d'Oliveto. D'ailleurs, cette famille, à toutes les époques, s'est toujours distinguée, grâce aux personnalités éminentes, qui ont ...
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BlazonCioffi
1. Coat of arms of family: Cioffi
Language of the text: Italiano
Gules, three bendlets sinister or; on a chief of the same a lion sejant proper.
Coat of arms of family Cioffi, Cioffo or Zoffo. Source: "Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti" vol.I, page 296, compiled by Comm. G.B. di Crollalanza, edited by "la direzione del giornale araldico", Pisa 1888.
Bendy of six or and gules, over all a lion passant guardant of the first.
Cioffi, Cioffo or Zoffo. Cited in "Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti" vol.I, page 296, compiled by Comm. G.B. di Crollalanza, edited by "la direzione del giornale araldico", Pisa 1888.
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