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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Principi; visconti
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
Famille sicilienne, appelée Nucifora, Nicefora ou Niceforo, de vertu claire et ancienne, répartie au cours des siècles dans différentes régions d'Italie. L'origine de ce nom de famille, selon de nombreux généalogistes, devrait remonter au nom grec byzantin "Nikephoros" (= porteur de la victoire) ; tandis que l'ancêtre de la famille pourrait être que Nicéphore Focas, empereur d'Orient, qui était le représentant de l'une des familles aristocratiques les plus riches d'Asie Mineure, à tel point que, actuellement, la famille a conservé le titre de princes de ' Oriente et a obtenu la famille Visconti en Calabre, où se trouve l'une des principales souches de ladite famille. La famille, comme en témoignent les documents et les actes notariés, depuis les temps les plus reculés, a donné naissance à des personnalités de haute vertu, parmi lesquelles, on se souvient : Antonio, docteur en « utroque jure », habitant à Catane, en 1576 ; Giuseppe, ...
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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.
BlazonNucifora
Coat of arms of family
Language of the text: Italiano
Di rosso ad un grifone d'oro guardante un sole orizontale a destra del medesimo.
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