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Nobility: Nobles - Marquises
Nobles in:Italy (Sicily)
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Antica e nobile stirpe italiana di origine normanna, risalente al XII secolo. Originariamente divisa in due rami principali a Nola e Messina, questa famiglia ebbe un ruolo significativo nell'aristocrazia siciliana e napoletana. Erano adornati con il giglio angioino e facevano parte del Patriziato del «Sedile di Porto» a Napoli almeno fino all'inizio del XV secolo. Uno dei loro membri illustri, Francesco Mazzeo, vide sua figlia Angiola sposare Francesco Mastrilli nel 1431. Le notizie storiche della famiglia iniziano nella seconda metà del XIII secolo, con Raimondo Mazzeo Griffo, un cavaliere al servizio del re Manfredi di Sicilia, documentato a Foggia nel 1260. Alla fine del XV secolo, Giovanfelice Mazzeo era ambasciatore del re Ferrante d'Aragona, mentre Vincenzo Mazzeo rappresentava il re Ferdinando II d'Aragona e serviva come commissario reale per la tassazione ebraica nell'Italia meridionale. Alla fine del XVI secolo, diversi membri della famiglia Mazzeo ricoprivano posizioni prestigiose a Messina. Messer Paolo Mazzeo era elencato nel Mastra Nobile (Libro d'oro dell'aristocrazia messinese) del 1597, mentre Gerolamo ... ...
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BlazonMazzeo
1. Crest of family: Mazzeo
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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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