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Nobility: Nobles - Counts
Nobles in:Italy (Lombardy)
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Ancienne et illustre famille décurionale de Côme, originaire de l'île de Comacina sur le Lario, où au IXe siècle ses membres ont fondé un hôpital pour les pauvres et les pèlerins sous l'invocation de Santa Maria Maddalena, dont ils ont toujours été recteurs à partir de 1496. Son géniteur est un Giacomo dont Gio. Batta descend. Gio. Batta, décurion en 1465, était le père d'Elisabetta et Luigi († 1499), également décurion. Ce dernier était le père de Paolo (1483-1552), évêque de Nocera, un célèbre historien, Benedetto (1471-1544), écrivain latin de poèmes, appelé "Varrone lombardo" par l'Alciato, et également érudit distingué que par Charles Quint fut créé chevalier d'or et comte. Ce dernier était père de: Cassandra (née en 1538 c.), Poétesse, épouse de Gerolamo Magnocavallo, seigneur de Giavellone à Monferrato, Ottavio et Lodovico. Ce dernier était père d'Antonio († 1605), chevalier de Malte, et de Paolo, à son tour ancêtre ...
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BlazonGiovio
1. Coat of arms of family: Giovio
Language of the text: English
Quarterly; 1° and 4° azure, a castle triple-towered gules standing in a water proper; 2° and 3° or, three torteau gules on a bordure compony gules and argent. Over all an escutcheon or, an eagle sable crowned or. Crest: an angel winged azure, crowned or, vested gules, with arms outstretched towards two columns argent dexter and sinister per chevron reversed surmounted by the motto: Non Plus Ultra. Devise: Fato Prudentiam Minor.
Coat of arms of family Giovio from Como. Source: "Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti" vol.I, compiled by Comm. G.B. of Crollalanza, edited by "la direzione del giornale araldico", Pisa 1888.
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