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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Conti
Nobles in:Italia (Emilia Romagna)
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Variations Last name: Graffiedi
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
Antonio di Giulio in 1647 was one of the elders, and after him others of the family. Giulio di Francesco and Lattanzio di Paolo were made knights and counts by Clement VIII. The presence of the motto in the documented bibliography of the family confirms the ancestral nobility achieved by the family. In fact, the origin of the motto dates back to around the 14th century and must be sought in those witty sayings that were written on the banners or flags of the knights, displayed in the windows of the inns where they stayed, on the occasion of the tournaments, and during the tournaments themselves . The motto was a thought expressed in a few words alluding to a clear or hidden feeling, to a quality, to a historical memory, to stimulate courage or honor. It was chosen by the head of the family, by the knight entering the ...
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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.
BlazonGraffi
Variations Last name: Graffiedi
1. Coat of arms of family: Graffi, Graffiedi
Language of the text: Italiano
Di rosso, a tre ancore d'oro poste in palo (2,1). Cimiero: Un putto al naturale nascente, tenente nella destra un'ancora d'oro.
Blasone della famiglia Graffi. Fonti bibliografiche: disegno nel manoscritto "Raccolta di stemmi di famiglie italiane e straniere" gli stemmi sono 1642, conservato presso la Biblioteca Nazionale di Roma; "Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti", compilato dal Comm. G.B. di Crollalanza, edito presso la direzione del giornale araldico, Pisa 1888.
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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