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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili - Cavalieri
Nobles in:Italia
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Ancienne famille vénitienne, de vertu claire et ancestrale, répartie au cours des siècles dans diverses régions du globe, avec une certaine importance en France et en Argentine. Selon l'époque où elle nous est transmise, la famille descendrait de la noble famille autrichienne des Gelan, dont la noblesse est attestée par sa présence dans le précieux ouvrage de l'héraldiste et généalogiste hollandais Jean-Baptiste Rietstap, "L'Armorial Général" , qui contient les blasons de plus de 130 000 armoiries de familles européennes. En tout cas, cette famille fut probablement admise au Conseil noble vénitien pour des mérites acquis dans la guerre de Candie et suite à la donation habituelle de cent mille ducats. D'autre part, cette famille, au fil des décennies, a toujours su se démarquer grâce aux hautes personnalités, auxquelles elle a donné naissance. Parmi ceux-ci, sans rien enlever à la valeur des omissions, nous retenons : Saverio, proto-docteur de la République ...
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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.
BlazonGelain
1. Coat of arms of family: Gelain
Language of the text: Italiano
D'argento alla fascia ondata di nero bordata di rosso, accompagnata in capo da 3 stelle (6) d'oro male ordinate ed in punta da un leone illeopardito al naturale.
Troncato di nero e di rosso, alla fascia d'oro attraversante sulla troncatura accompagnata in capo, sul nero, da due stelle d'oro. Elmo coronato. Cimiero: un volo all'antica con l'ala davanti d'oro e quella dietro di nero caricata di una stella d'oro. Svolazzi a destra d'oro e di nero, a sinistra d'oro e di rosso.
Gelan dell' Austria (Gelain in Italia).
Fonte: "Armorial Général par J.B.Rietstap - Deuxième èdition refondue et augmentée - Tome I A-K" p. 755.
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