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Ancient and very noble family of the Kingdom of Naples, of Norman origin, of clear and ancestral virtue, known as Franco, de Franco or de Franchis, spread over the centuries in various regions of Italy. The first news relating to this family can be found in Capua, the city from which the Franks were exiled in 1066 following the anti-Norman revolt, to then return there under the regency of Prince Giordano II, with Landulfus et Landenulfus de Lufrancu. The family has branched out in several cities, including: Piedimonte d'Alife, Sant'Angelo d'Alife, Benevento, Mugnano del Cardinale, Sarno and Naples, where it was aggregated to the Sedile di Capuana, since 1269 in the person of Giovanni. This house was decorated with many and valuable titles: patricians of Capua, and Naples; counts of Avella; marquises of Taviano and dukes of Ascoli Satriano, Longano, Torre Orsaria. It also owned numerous fiefdoms, including: Calvi, Castro, ...
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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.
BlazonFranco
1. Coat of arms of family: Franco
Language of the text: Italiano
Di rosso alla banda d'oro, sinistrata da un crescente dello stesso. Cimiero: un cavallo nascente e inalberato d'oro.
Stemma della famiglia Franco in Campania. Fonte bibliografica: "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.
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