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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili
Nobles in:Italia
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Noble Apulian family, originally from Acquaviva delle Fonti, which later moved to Monopoli and spread over the centuries in various regions of Italy. The origin of this surname, according to authoritative genealogists, should be sought in the homonymous medieval staff, probably attributed to a, today unknown, progenitor, with an imposing build. In any case, this family, over the decades, has always managed to produce a series of men who made its name illustrious, in public employment, in liberal and ecclesiastical professions and in military service. Among these, without risking anything to the value of the omitted, we count: Tommaso, doctor in "utroque jure", living in Monopoli, in 1501; Biagio, soldier of the cuirassiers of King Philip II of Spain; Antonio Maria, Royal Notary, living in Brindisi, in 1599; Gio. Battista, field master, living in Bari, in 1563; Bartolomeo, distinguished himself in the defense of Malta against the Turks, in 1565; ...
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BlazonGigante
1. Coat of arms of family: Gigante
Language of the text: Italiano
D'azzurro a un uomo selvatico di carnagione ignudo, fermo sulal campagna di verde, cinto nei lombi da una pezza di stoffa rossa, coronato di foglie d'alloro di verde, barbuto e capelluto di nero, tenente nella destra una clava rovesciata dello stesso sollevata sopra il terreno; alla crocetta scorciata d'oro posta nel cantone sinistro del capo
Blasone della famiglia Gigante ricostruito da un disegno presente nell'opera "Conte Edgardo Mattei, collezione rara di stemma gentilizi Italiani esistente in Roma Archivio Conte Pasini" Copia conforme per cura dell'Istituto Araldico Blasone Italiano, Bologna.
Trinciato d'argento e di rosso, o di rosso e d'argento, alla banda d'oro attraversante sulla partizione sormontata da un bove del secondo.
Blasone della famiglia Giganti o Gigante in Roma. Fonte Bibliografica del blasone: "La storia delle famiglie romane" di T. Amayden, Forni Editore 1914.
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