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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili
Nobles in:Italia
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Variations Last name: Mayda
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Many families during the occupation of the Aragon house came to establish their own schiat or to occupy important positions following Federico II in Sicily. Federico II was crowned in Palermo in 1296, during the Aragonese occupation there was no lack of pretensions from the house of Anjou and the excommunications of the pope; even for a moment James himself proved disloyal and enemy to his brother and to the nation, which had faithfully served him. The fight ended with the imprisonment of Philip of Anjou, and with the victory of the Sicilian weapons, for which came the peace of Caltabellotta which ended the war between the Angevins and the Aragonese. Frederick II was recognized king of Trinacria. He reformed the orders of the kingdom, enlarged municipal freedoms, respected the constitutions and privileges of the island; and after having embarked on various wars and triumphed, with fame of excellent king and praise of the Sicilians, he ceased to live in Palermo in 1336 at the age of 65 after 40 years of glorious reign that he left to his son Pietro II. From the Inveges we learn that this is an ancient family from Palermo, who governed with the offices of captain, praetor and senator under Frederick II the Aragonese. The Mugnos then recalls a Matthew of M. at the military services of King Frederick III 1343. Another branch. Captains, praetors and senators emerged from this family under Federigo II the Aragonese. The coat of arms of the Maida family is: D'azzurro, with three bands of gold, surmounted by five mountains of the same place three on the first, and two on the second. ...
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BlazonMaida
Variations Last name: Mayda
1. Coat of arms of family: Maida
Language of the text: Italiano
D'azzurro, con tre fasce di oro, sormontate da cinque monti dello stesso posti tre sulla prima, e due sulla seconda.
Maida o Mayda.
Citato in "Nobiliario di Sicilia" di Antonio Mango di Casalgerardo (Palermo, A. Reber, 1912).
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