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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Marchesi
Nobles in:Italia
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Famille originaire de Fontanile, qui s'est ensuite étendue à Casale Monferrato, Mantoue et Alessandria. Il eut un chevalier de Malte, Ferdinando, en 1580, époque où la famille est déjà en haute estime. L'ancêtre connu est Gian Matteo, de Fontanile, déjà mort en 1539, père d'Ardizzino, sénateur (1545-62) et capitaine général de justice à Casale (1562). Son fils Orazio acheta le fief de Bruno aux Scarampi et en fut investi d'un titre noble le 24 mars 1588. Une décennie plus tard, le 15 avril 1598, le fief fut érigé dans le comté en faveur de son fils, Ortensio , préteur de Mantoue et sénateur, mort sans descendance. Il fut remplacé par son frère Ardizzino (décembre 1617), gouverneur de Trino et, comme son frère, sénateur. Parmi ses fils, Ortensio, mort improvisé en 1642 et investi de Carentino le 11 août 1632, mérite une mention particulière ; et Camilla Ardizzina, connue pour une ...
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BlazonFa
1. Coat of arms of family: Faà
Language of the text: Italiano
D'oro, alla fata (Faa') mostruosa, passante sopra una pianura erbosa; il corpo e la testa coll'elmo in maestà, il tutto al naturale; essa fata avente la metà superiore di donna ignuda e scapigliata, colle ali di pipistrello, di verde, le gambe d'uccello palmipede e la coda di serpe, finiente in saetta (Ricon. 1898). Sostegni: Un leone, al naturale, accovacciato sostenente lo scudo col dorso. Motto: Nec ferro nec igne.
Citato in "Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana di V. SPRETI",Vol. III pag. 39.
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