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The Libro d'oro della nobiltà italiana (Golden Book of Italian Nobility) is a private, unofficial publication in Italian containing anagraphic and biographical data of certain Italian noble and notable families published at irregular intervals under the auspices of the Collegio Araldico – Istituto araldico romano (College of Heraldry ...
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (House of Savoy). The Italian nobility (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 Italy.
Baron of Altavilla Salina. Basile (noble family) House of Belmonte. Bentivoglio family. Family Bettoni. Bevilacqua dynasty. Bissy (family) Black nobility. Bonacolsi.
Libro d'Oro. The Libro d'Oro (The Golden Book), originally published between 1315 and 1797, is the formal directory of nobles in the Republic of Venice (including the Ionian Islands). It has been resurrected as the Libro d'Oro della Nobiltà Italiana (The Golden Book of Italian Nobility), a privately published directory of the nobility of Italy.
The House of Della Rovere (pronounced [della ˈroːvere]; literally "of the oak tree") was a powerful Italian noble family.It had humble origins in Savona, in Liguria, and acquired power and influence through nepotism and ambitious marriages arranged by two Della Rovere popes: Francesco Della Rovere, who ruled as Sixtus IV from 1471 to 1484 and his nephew Giuliano, who became Julius II in 1503 ...
Emilio Faà di Bruno (1820–1866), officer of the Regia Marina; as commander of the ironclad frigate "Re D'Italia" he fell at the Battle of Lissa during the Third Italian War of Independence. The Blessed Francesco Faà di Bruno (1825–1888), brother of Emilio, was a mathematician and priest. He is best known for Faà di Bruno's formula.
The Sacchetti family is an Italian noble family originating in Tuscany, now resident in Rome, whose earliest documented member Merlo lived during the late 10th and early 11th centuries. [1] The name of the family is derived from one or more members known as Sacchetto. According to Ugolino di Vieri (1438–1516),"nobile Sacchetti genus est ...
Florence, birthplace of the House of Gherardini, founding family of the Republic before its exile to Venice. The Gherardini family of Montagliari (or Florence) was one of the most prominent historical Italian noble families from Tuscany, Italy. Through the Amideis, the family was of Roman descent. [1] Between the 9th and 14th centuries, they ...