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Nobility: Nobles - Marquises
Nobles in:Italy (Sicily)
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Antiga e nobre linhagem italiana de origem normanda, que remonta ao século XII. Originalmente dividida em dois ramos principais em Nola e Messina, essa família desempenhou um papel significativo na aristocracia siciliana e napolitana. Eles eram adornados com o lírio angevino e faziam parte do Patriciado do “Sedile di Porto” em Nápoles até pelo menos o início do século XV. Um de seus membros notáveis, Francesco Mazzeo, viu sua filha Angiola se casar com Francesco Mastrilli em 1431. Os registros históricos da família começam na segunda metade do século XIII, com Raimondo Mazzeo Griffo, um cavaleiro a serviço do rei Manfred da Sicília, documentado em Foggia em 1260. Durante o final do século XV, Giovanfelice Mazzeo foi embaixador do rei Ferrante de Aragão, enquanto Vincenzo Mazzeo representou o rei Fernando II de Aragão e serviu como comissário real para a tributação judaica no sul da Itália. No final do século XVI, vários membros da família Mazzeo ocuparam cargos de prestígio em Messina. Messer Paolo Mazzeo foi listado no Mastra Nobile (Livro Dourado da aristocracia de Messina) de 1597, enquanto Gerolamo ...
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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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