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Nobility: Lords - Nobles - Barons
Nobles in:Italy (Campania - Sicily)
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Ancient and very noble Italian family from the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, of clear and ancestral virtue, that has worldwide spread, over the centuries. Tradition has it that it originated from a gentleman from Capua named Francesco, secretary to King Carlo Lo Zoppo and then governor of the city of Sessa at the time of King Robert. During the time of Alfonso of Castile, the family moved to Sicily, settling in Palermo and Messina. This noble House has owned numerous fiefdoms, including: the lordship of Aliano with its castle, the lordship of Calanna with its farmhouses, the land of Fiumara di Mura, the estate of lands named Lo Fegotto. It also owned the Palermo tax office. Over time, this family has also distinguished itself for the excellence of its representatives. From our heraldic archives: Francesco, praetorian judge in 1476-77 as well as councilor and prothonotary of Palermo in 1489; ...
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.
BlazonDe Francesco
1. Coat of arms of family: De Francesco
Language of the text: Italiano
Per fesse; 1st. azure, a dolphin argent swimming on a sea of the same fluctuating sable, surmounted by an eagle displayed crowned or in the ancient style; 2nd. or, on three bendlets sinister gules a fesse of the same.
Sources: "Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti", compiled by Comm. G.B. di Crollalanza, edited by "la direzione del giornale araldico", Pisa 1888; "Armorial Général par J.B.Rietstap - Deuxième èdition refondue et augmentée".
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