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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Conti
Nobles in:Italia
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It is common opinion of historians that the lineage derives its origin from the direction of the Douglas of Scotland, an origin recognized by the emperor Sigismund with a diploma from Cremona of 12 February 1414. A William of directing therapy, who came to Italy from Scotland to fight in the The army of Charlemagne against King Desiderio would remain in Piacenza by marrying the only daughter and heir of the lord of Castel Spettino, an illustrious family from Piacenza, becoming the progenitor of the people Scota, who branched out from Piacenza. Here he became with the Laudi, the Anguissola, the Fontana, one of the four main families of the city, thanks especially to Alberto said the Great, who became lord of Piacenza; he was bitterly fought by the Visconti obtaining Fiorenzuola as a fief. Already in the century. XIII various branches had formed, then divided into many families, by ...
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BlazonScotti Douglas
Coat of arms of family
Language of the text: Italiano
D'azzurro, al leone d'oro fissante una stella dello stesso posta nell'angolo destro del capo, con la fascia di rosso attraversante.
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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
