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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili - Cavalieri - Signori - Conti
Nobles in:Italia (Lombardia - Liguria)
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Variations Last name: Banco,Zanca
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
Ancient and very noble family, known as Zanchi or Zanco, originally from Grumello de 'Zanchi, in Val Brembana, spread over the centuries in various regions of Italy and Europe. From Val Brembana, following the Monte di Nese pass, they moved on to reside in the Bergamo area. In Alzano the family acquired wealth through trade and, by building numerous factories for the processing of silk and wool, contributed significantly to the industrial and commercial progress of the town. Other family members distinguished themselves instead in the Fine Arts, Sciences and Weapons. From Bergamo a branch of the family moved to Verona, where it was aggregated to the noble Council in 1526. In the Bergamo area it owned lands and castles, to which the count, recognized by the Venetian Republic, was attached. The family then counts among its major canonical exponents, bishops and knights of Jerusalem. We remember, among the many: ...
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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.
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BlazonZanco
Variations Last name: Banco,Zanca
1. Coat of arms of family: Zanchi
Language of the text: Italiano
D'azzurro alla torre di due palchi merlata alla ghibellina accostata da due C (la destra rivolta), il tutto d'argento; la torre aperta e finestrata di nero.
Blasone della famiglia Zanco o Zanchi nobile in Bergamo, fonte del blasone: "Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana di V. SPRETI" vol VI p 994-5.
D'azzurro, alla banda scaccata di tre file d'argento e di nero.
Blasone della famiglia Banco o Banca nobile in Liguria. Fonte bibliografica: "Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti" vol.I, compilato dal Comm. G.B. di Crollalanza, edito presso la direzione del giornale araldico, Pisa 1888. Note: si trova anche la forma Zanco.
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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