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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili
Nobles in:Italia
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Ancient and very noble Venetian family, with residence in the city of Verona, known as (della) Cresta or Cresto, depending on the way of transcription of the surnames, which has spread over the centuries in different regions of Italy. According to authoritative genealogists, the origin of this cognomination should be sought in an archaic dialectal form of the name "Christus". In any case, this family, in the unfolding of its luster, has always managed to produce a series of men who have made its name famous, in public employment, in liberal and ecclesiastical professions and in military service. Among these, without raising the value of the omitted, there are: Luigi, Veronese landowner, flourishing in 1503; Antonio Maria, infantry captain, flourishing in 1539; Niccolò, Veronese jurist, flourishing in 1545; Anselmo, notary in Verona, flourishing in 1563; Gio. Batta, doctor in both laws, flourishing in 1572; Agostino Maria, judge in Verona, flourishing ...
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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.
BlazonCresto
1. Coat of arms of family: Cresta
Language of the text: Italiano
D'argento, al leone trinciato d'azzurro e di rosso, lampassato di rosso, armato d'azzurro.
Cresta, della Cresta o Cresto del Veneto.
Fonti: "Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti" vol.I, compilato dal Comm. G.B. di Crollalanza, edito presso la direzione del giornale araldico, Pisa 1888; Archivio Storico di Heraldrys Institute of Rome; Archivio Storico di Heraldrys Institute of Rome.
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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