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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili - Conti - Baroni - Duchi
Nobles in:Portogallo - Spagna - Italia
The country or region of the dossier mainly refers to the places where the family was ascribed to the nobility and may be different from those of residence
Antiga e muito nobre família portuguesa, originária de Macedo de Cavaleiros, cidade que lhe deu o nome, situada no distrito de Bragança, de clara e ancestral virtude, espalhada ao longo dos séculos em várias regiões do mundo. Segundo alguns genealogistas, o progenitor desta família deve ser identificado no senhor João Gonçalves de Macedo, senhor de numerosas terras em Macedo de Cavaleiros, que se casou com D. Urraca Esteves. Dele descendem: João Macedo, fidalgo da Casa Real, que recebeu de Manuel I, em 15 de abril de 1518, a concessão do brasão por nós descrito, e Martim Gonçalves de Macedo, notável cavaleiro que salvou a vida do Mestre de Aviz, durante a batalha de Aljubarrota, matando o cavaleiro castelhano D. Álvaro Sandoval. Entre as personagens que mais ilustraram esta família está certamente António de Sousa Macedo (Porto, 15 de Dezembro de 1606 - Lisboa, 1 de Novembro de 1682), primeiro barão ...
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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.
BlazonMacedo
1. Crest of family: Macedo
Language of the text: Italiano
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