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Language of the text: English
Nobility: Nobles - Lords - Counts - Barons
Nobles in:Italy
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Antica e nobilissima famiglia feudale, originaria della Basilicata, nel Regno di Napoli, che si trasferì in Sicilia e, più precisamente, a Messina, Taormina ed Acireale, e che nei secoli si è diffusa in tutto il mondo. Secondo quanto si tramanda, il suo fondatore fu Riccardo, nato nel 1160, figlio del giudice Giovanni de Salvia. Questo Riccardo, Signore di Rivisco, in località Curia e di S. Sofia, in località Bella, insieme ai fratelli Pandolfo, Alessandro e Pietro partecipò alla Terza Crociata in Terra Santa e ricevuto dal re Guglielmo II, con Privilegio del 13 marzo 1186, il titolo di Barone di Santa Sofia e poi il titolo di Conte. Il feudo di Santa Sofia fu lasciato in eredità da Gerardo, di Bernardo, di Nicola, di Jacopo, al figlio Giovanni, nato nel 1430, mentre il feudo di Rivisco al figlio Alemanno, Signore di Rivisco (ramo estinto). Giovanni scambiò il feudo di Santa ...
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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.
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BlazonDi Bella
1. Coat of arms of family: Di Bella
Language of the text: Italiano
Per fesse, in the first azure, three star of eight points or; in the second azure, three bends or; over all a fesse or. Motto: ACQUIRI EUNDO VIRES.
Cited in "Nobiliario di Sicilia" by Antonio Mango di Casalgerardo (Palermo, A. Reber, 1912).
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