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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili - Patrizi
Nobles in:Italia
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Ancienne et très noble famille vénitienne, de vertu claire et ancestrale, répartie au cours des siècles dans diverses régions d'Italie. L'origine de ce patronyme est à rechercher dans un surnom basé sur la couleur grise, en référence à la barbe et aux cheveux de cette couleur, indicatif d'un âge qui n'est plus jeune. Selon certaines reconstructions héraldiques, la famille aurait une agnation commune avec les Reggio, princes siciliens ramifiés dans toute l'Italie et parfois enregistrés de manière différente. En tout cas, selon ce qui nous est transmis, la famille Griggio a été admise au patriciat 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 réussi à produire une série d'hommes qui ont fait sa renommée, dans la fonction publique, dans les professions libérales et ecclésiastiques et dans le service ...
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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.
BlazonGriggio
1. Coat of arms of family: Riggio
Language of the text: Italiano
D'azzurro, alla fascia accompagnata da tre stelle di sei raggi, in capo sormontate da una cometa, ed una in punta, il tutto d'oro.
Riggio, Reggio o Griggio originari della Sicilia.
Fonti:Archivio Storico di Heraldrys Institute of Rome; "Nobiliario di Sicilia" di Antonio Mango di Casalgerardo (Palermo, A. Reber, 1912).
Grigno o Griggio di Bassano.
Fonte bibliografica del blasone: "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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