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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Cavalieri
Nobles in:Italia
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Famille noble, appelée Pezzagno ou Pessagno, originaire d'Arzeno, dans le Val di Reppia (Chiavari), installée à Gênes vers le milieu du siècle. XIII. L'origine de ce patronyme, selon de nombreux généalogistes, devrait être recherchée dans des formes hypocoristiques provenant d'altérations de formes aphérétiques de noms médiévaux tels que Opezzo, à son tour, dérivé du nom médiéval germanique "Obizo, Obizonis", qui appartenait probablement à un, aujourd'hui inconnu, ancêtre, d'origine germanique. Cette famille, depuis l'Antiquité, s'est toujours distinguée par les personnages illustres, notamment les navigateurs et les hommes politiques, auxquels elle a donné naissance. Certainement célèbre est cet Emmanuel, amiral génois, habile diplomate, expert en art naval et en cartographie, qui fut appelé au Portugal (1317) par le roi Denys comme major almirante. Il a occupé la direction de la construction navale et le commandement suprême de la flotte. En 1339, à la hauteur de Capo S. Vincenzo, la flotte portugaise fut ...
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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.
BlazonPezzagno
Coat of arms of family
Language of the text: Italiano
Troncato; al primo d'oro ai 5 gigli d'azzurro posti 2 e 3, al secondo fasciato ondato d'azzurro e d'oro.
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