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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili - Principi
Nobles in:Italia
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Famous and princely family, which took its name from the Polenta castle, in the Bertinoro territory, which it had received in fief from the Abbot Adorno of the Benedictines of San Giovanni Evangelista in the thirteenth century. It dominated the city of Ravenna for 166 years, to which Cervia and Bertinoro were added. Ostasio, the first known of this house, having turned the Traversari away, became absolute lord of Ravenna, and was succeeded by his son Bernardino. From this was born Guido, who came from the Pope elected vicar of Ravenna, but shortly after went mad, and Bernardino of him son succeeded him. Ostasio II, another son of Guido, ruled the city of Ravenna after the death of his brother in 1358. Obizo, son of the previous one, was captain of the Republic of Venice. From him was born Ostasius III who for his tyranny was dethroned by the people ...
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The Heraldic Traces are dossiers made by an A.I. useful as a starting point for researchers and passionate heraldists and confirm that there is information to work on and it is possible to order a heraldic document.
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
