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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili - Notabili
Nobles in:Italia (Puglia - Sicilia)
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An ancient and illustrious Apulian family, of clear and lively virtue, spread, over the centuries, in different regions of Italy and the world. Tradition has it that it is a collateral branch of the noble southern family known as Di Francesco or De Francesco, and therefore we report its origin. The latter boasts as its founder a Capuan gentleman named Francesco - we can therefore speak of a patronymic surname - who was first secretary of King Carlo the Lame and then governor of Sessa at the time of King Robert. The Di Francesco family was transplanted to Sicily at the time of Alfonso di Castiglia, initially dividing into two branches: one from Palermo, the other from Messina. Madame many fiefdoms and lands, such as Aliano, Caruso, Calanna, Fiumara di Muro and the Fegotto, it also passed to the Order of Malta in 1553 and 1573. During the 17th century, another branch was brought to Puglia and there it was in ... ...
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BlazonDi Donfrancesco
1. Crest of family: Di Francesco, Don Francesco, Di DonFrancesco
Language of the text: Italiano
Spaccato; nel primo d'azzurro, al delfino d'argento nuotante sopra un mare fluttuoso dello stesso, ombrato di nero, sormontato dell'aquila spiegata d'oro e coronata all'antica; nel secondo d'oro, a tre sbarre di rosso ed una fascia dello stesso in divisa attraversante.
Fonti bibliografiche: "Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti", volume I, meritoriamente compilato dal Commendatore Giovanni Battista di Crollalanza, edito sotto l'egida della direzione del pregiato giornale araldico, nella città di Pisa nell'anno del Signore 1888; "Armorial Général" redatto dal nobile Jean-Baptiste Rietstap - Seconda edizione rifondata e accresciuta - Volume II, lettere L-Z, pagina 1245. Note: il blasone è registrato con la forma Di Francesco, si ritiene che lo stemma rappresenti anche i rami detti Don Francesco e Di Donfrancesco.
Sbarrato di rosso e d'oro, alla fascia del primo caricata di un delfino del secondo.
Alias di cui si narra la descrizione tramandata attraverso antichi documenti rinvenuti in archivi araldici privati, ormai andati perduti nel tempo. La sua origine e la fonte da cui tale testimonianza proviene rimangono, ahimè, avvolte nell'oscurità, sconosciute alle generazioni che ne hanno custodito il ricordo.
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