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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili
Nobles in:Italia (Regno di Napoli - Regno di Sicilia)
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Ancient and illustrious Neapolitan family, considered a branch of the Castiglion Morelli family of Cosenza. This cognomination should derive from the medieval Italian name Morellus, of which we find an example in 1171 in the Annales Pisani: "... predicato Consule et Turchiarello et Tomasio quondam Uberti Sigerii et aliis, ceperunt. AD MCLXXI, Bulgarinus Anffossi et Morellus Guido Fornarii et Ugo Laggii cum IIIIor galeis super Ianuenses in Sardineam navigaverunt ... ". The family reached the rank of nobility, with a Bernardino, who was decorated, by the emperor Charles V, with the title of "royal soldier" and knight of the Golden Order, taking part in the victorious battle of Pavia of 24 February 1525 against the troops French of Francis I, also obtaining the right to add the Austrian imperial eagle to the coat of arms. The following soldiers then belonged to the family, who distinguished themselves in the campaign of ...
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BlazonMorelli
1. Coat of arms of family: Morelli
Language of the text: Italiano
Di verde, al leone d'oro, rampante contro una torre dello stesso.
Blasone della famiglia Morelli in Monteleone (calabria). Fonte bibliografica: "Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti" vol.II, compilato dal Comm. G.B. di Crollalanza, edito presso la direzione del giornale araldico, Pisa 1888.
Inquartato; nel 1° e 4° d'azzurro, all'aquila d'oro, coronata dello stesso; nel 2° a e 3° d'argento, al cavallo morello, colla pila d'azzurro scorciata nel capo e caricata di una stella d'oro di otto raggi.
Blasone della famiglia Morelli in Lecce. Fonte bibliografica: "Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti" vol.II, compilato dal Comm. G.B. di Crollalanza, edito presso la direzione del giornale araldico, Pisa 1888.
Spaccato; nel 4° una stella, e nel 2° un cavallo allegro.
Blasone della famiglia Morelli in Foggia. Fonte bibliografica: "Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti" vol.II, compilato dal Comm. G.B. di Crollalanza, edito presso la direzione del giornale araldico, Pisa 1888.
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