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Besana

Nobles: Italia
Nobility: Conti
Language of the text: Italiano

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Besana
ref: 20749

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D'argento al castello di rosso merlato alla ghibellina accostato da due gambe di nero una a destra e una a sinistra. (R.D. di Concessione 25 aprile 1929, a Gaetano, di Giovanni).

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BESANA | BESANI

Besana is typical of northern Milan, Lecco, Como and Varese, Besani, absolutely rare, is from the Varese area, they should derive from toponyms like Besano (VA) or Besana in Brianza (MI). The De Besana or Da Besana family, Milanese nobles of Lombard origins also gave Milan some Archbishops such as Varimperto or Gariberto di Besana Archbishop from 918 to 921.

Bibliographic source "L'origine dei cognomi Italianim storia ed etimologia" di E. Rossoni disponibile online su: https://archive.org/

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