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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili - Baroni - Marchesi - Consignori
Nobles in:Italia - Francia - Germania
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Variations Last name: di Francia,Franza,Frenz,Frenza
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
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Francia
Variations Last name: di Francia,Franza,Frenz,Frenza
Family originally from France, who came to Italy with Charles I of Anjou, when Clement IV invested him with the Kingdom of Naples. Settled in Cosenza he lived there for over three centuries, always in the enjoyment of that nobility. Altobello di Francia, in 1470, from Cosenza moved to Monteleone and his son Giovanni Battista, being heir to such an illustrious lineage, in Tropea he established his family, who was admitted to the Seat before 1567. Received in the SMO Gerosolimitano, for well twice, decorated with the golden military belt, the Francia family enjoyed various lordships, including the noble fief of the quondam Giorgio of Romania and that of San Cassano. At the memorable battle of Lepanto a Giov. Thomas of France fought bravely and Fr. Giovanni of Austria, on 30 October 1572, sent him solemn written praise from Messina. Many other illustrious personalities honor this house and among these, ...
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BlazonFrancia
Variations Last name: di Francia,Franza,Frenz,Frenza
1. Coat of arms of family: Di Francia
Language of the text: Italiano
Trinciato di rosso e d’azzurro, alla banda d’oro, attraversante e sostenente un leone illeopardito dello stesso, armato e linguato d’azzurro. Cimiero: una testa di cinghiale al naturale.
Blasone della famiglia Francia (di). Fonte bibliografica: "Nobiliario di Sicilia" di Antonio Mango di Casalgerardo (Palermo, A. Reber, 1912) custodito presso la biblioteca centrale della regione Sicilia.
Trinciato d'azzurro e di rosso alla banda in divisa d'oro sostenente un leone passante al naturale accompagnato in capo da tre gigli d'oro ordinati in fascia posti nel primo.
Blasone della famiglia Francia (di), fonte: "Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana di V. Spreti" vol III.
Trinciato d'azzurro e di rosso alla banda d'oro sostenente un leone passante d'oro.
Blasone della famiglia Franza. Fonti bibliografiche: "Ragguaglio Di Cosenza e di trent'una sue Nobili Famiglie" di Girolamo Sambiasi; "Della Calabria illustrata" di Giovanni Fiore da Cropani; "Cosenza e le sue famiglie: attraverso testi, atti e manoscritti" di Luigi Palmieri, , Luigi Pellegrini Editore 1999. Note: si trovano anche le forme Francia o Frenza.
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