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Italian nobility. The nobility of Italy (Italian: Nobiltà italiana) comprised individuals and their families of the Italian Peninsula, and the islands linked with it, recognized by the sovereigns of the Italian city-states since the Middle Ages, and by the kings of Italy after the unification of the region into a single state, the Kingdom of ...
B. Barberini family (1 C, 25 P) Barbaro family (13 P) House of Baux (19 P) Bentivoglio family (10 P) Boccanegra (5 P) House of Bonaparte (15 C, 94 P) Boncompagni (7 P) House of Boniface (9 P)
Nobiliary particle. A nobiliary particle is a type of onomastic particle used in a surname or family name in many Western cultures to signal the nobility of a family. The particle used varies depending on the country, language and period of time. In some languages, it is the same as a regular prepositional particle that was used in the creation ...
Based on a document issued in 1157, the Visconti were considered holders of the captaincy of Marliano (today Mariano Comense) since the time of archbishop Landulf; [16] however, the available documentation cannot infer such a conclusion. [17] A second Ottone, son of Guido, is attested in the documentary sources between 1134 and 1192.
Luca. This is the Italian variation of the name Luke and means “man from Lucania.”. Related: 125 Old-fashioned Baby Names That Are Making a Major Comeback. 6. Enzo. As the Italian version of ...
e. Nobile ([ˈnɔːbile], abbreviated Nob.) is an Italian hereditary title borne by a noble who ranks similarly or just below a baron, similar to the rank of Baronet in England, Fidalgo in Portugal or Ritter in Germany. [1] Unlike higher Italian titles which are typically referred to in lieu of an individual's name, nobile is used immediately ...
Origins. According to tradition, the Colonna family is a branch of the Counts of Tusculum — by Peter (1099–1151) son of Gregory III, called Peter "de Columna" from his property the Columna Castle in Colonna, in the Alban Hills. Further back, they trace their lineage past the Counts of Tusculum via Lombard and Italo-Roman nobles, merchants ...
Over the centuries, established noble families were advanced through the aristocratic ranks. By the eighteenth century, the titles principe, duca and marchese were held by many men whose ancestors, only several centuries earlier, had been barons and lords. Conte, signore and cavaliere are titles that have been used by the Sicilian nobility.