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Language of the text: English
Nobility: Nobles - Marquises
Nobles in:Italy (Sicily)
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Ancient and noble Italian lineage of Norman origin, dating back to the 12th century. Originally divided into two principal branches in Nola and Messina, this family played a significant role in Sicilian and Neapolitan aristocracy. They were adorned with the Angevin lily and were part of the Patriciate of the "Sedile di Porto" in Naples until at least the early 15th century. One of their notable members, Francesco Mazzeo, saw his daughter Angiola marry Francesco Mastrilli in 1431. The family's historical records begin in the second half of the 13th century, with Raimondo Mazzeo Griffo, a knight in the service of King Manfred of Sicily, documented in Foggia in 1260. During the late 15th century, Giovanfelice Mazzeo was an ambassador for King Ferrante of Aragon, while Vincenzo Mazzeo represented King Ferdinand II of Aragon and served as a royal commissioner for Jewish taxation in southern Italy. By the late 16th century, several Mazzeo family members held prestigious positions in Messina. Messer Paolo Mazzeo was listed in the Mastra Nobile (Golden book of the aristocracy of Messina) of 1597, while Gerolamo ...
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.
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BlazonMazzeo
1. Crest of family: Mazzeo
Language of the text: English
Azure, on a mount in base proper a pine-tree vert fûté or; on the dexter side a lion crowned or; on the sinister side a warrior in complete armour proper holding a club sable in the act of striking; in chief a star or.
Coat of arms of family Mazzeo. Source: "Nobiliario di Sicilia" by Antonio Mango of Casalgerardo (Palermo, A. Reber, 1912) preserved in the central library of the Sicily region. Note: in the oldest drawings the star has 8 points, in some more modern reproductions it has 5 points instead.
Gules, on a bend argent three maces or per bend sinister.
Coat of arms (alias) of family Mazzeo. Source: drawing of the coat of arms present in the manuscript "Count Edgardo Mattei, rare collection of Italian noble coats of arms existing in Rome, Conte Pasini Archive" Certified copy by the Istituto Araldico Blasone Italiano, Bologna.
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