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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili
Nobles in:Italia
The country or region of the dossier mainly refers to the places where the family was ascribed to the nobility and may be different from those of residence
Family originally from Puglia, very ancient and noble, which spread over the centuries in various regions of Italy. Cognomination is prior to the fifteenth century and should be a patronymy, derived from the Byzantine name Mercurius, or from the Latin cognomen Mercurialis, both names of the Roman pagan tradition as dedicated to the god Mercury. The names of the Mercurio are remembered in texts, notarial deeds and contracts for the sale of land and houses since the sixteenth century, from these it appears that they were in a wealthy and noble condition. Worthy of note was Giovanni Andrea, archbishop of Siponto since 1545 and created Cardinal of SR Church by Pope Julius III. The presence of the motto in the documented bibliography of the family confirms the ancestral nobility of the family. In fact, the origin of the motto dates back to around the 14th century and must be sought ...
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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.
The coat of arms will be checked and, if necessary, redesigned in strict compliance with the heraldic rules by our experts.
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Variations of surnames are frequent and mainly derive from involuntary acts such as translation errors or dialectal inflections or from voluntary acts such as attempts to escape persecution or acquisition of titles and properties of other families
