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Nobility: Nobles - Marquises
Nobles in:Italy (Sicily)
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Antiguo y noble linaje italiano de origen normando, que se remonta al siglo XII. Dividida originalmente en dos ramas principales en Nola y Messina, esta familia desempeñó un papel importante en la aristocracia siciliana y napolitana. Estaban adornados con lirios angevinos y formaron parte del Patriciado del «Sedile di Porto» de Nápoles al menos hasta principios del siglo XV. Uno de sus miembros destacados, Francesco Mazzeo, vio a su hija Angiola casarse con Francesco Mastrilli en 1431. Los registros históricos de la familia se remontan a la segunda mitad del siglo XIII, con Raimondo Mazzeo Griffo, un caballero al servicio del rey Manfredo de Sicilia, documentado en Foggia en 1260. A finales del siglo XV, Giovanfelice Mazzeo fue embajador del rey Ferrante de Aragón, mientras que Vincenzo Mazzeo representó al rey Fernando II de Aragón y se desempeñó como comisionado real para la tributación judía en el sur de Italia. A finales del siglo XVI, varios miembros de la familia Mazzeo ocupaban cargos prestigiosos en Messina. Messer Paolo Mazzeo figuraba en el Mastra Nobile (Libro de oro de la aristocracia ...
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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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