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Very ancient and noble Italian family, among the most influential of the Marquisate of Crotone and the Kingdom of Naples, known as Campitelli or Campitello, that has worldwide spread, over the centuries. It has been noble in the cities of Trani, Crotone and Catanzaro although originally from Tramonti. Its representatives have been lords of Melissa since the time of King Ferdinand I of Naples. On 22 April 1485, in fact, the aforementioned king sold the fiefdom of Melissa for three thousand ducats to the royal treasurer and councilor for Calabria Vinceslao Campitelli, husband of Lucia Contestabile, daughter of the baron of Settingiano. Vinceslao, founder of the house, became the first baron of Melissa (1485-1493). He was succeeded by: Giovanni Lorenzo (1493-1516), Giovambattista I (1516-1561), Giovanni Maria (1561-1574), Giovambattista II (1574-1607; first count from 17 July 1591 at the behest of Philip II of Spain), Annibale (1607-1624) and Francesco (1624-1668), the ...
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The coat of arms will be checked and, if necessary, redesigned in strict compliance with the heraldic rules by our experts.
BlazonCampitelli
1. Coat of arms of family: Campitelli
Language of the text: English
Azure, a bend abased argent supporting a lion passant or and côtoyé in base by three roses of the same.
Coat of arms of family Campitelli or Campitello. Sources: "Memorie historiche di diverse famiglie nobili, così napoletane come forastiere, così vive, come spente, con le loro arme; e con un trattato dell'arme in generale" by Don Biagio Altimari, Naples, 1691; "Armorial Général par J.B.Rietstap - Deuxième èdition refondue et augmentée - Tome I A-K". Notices: "abased" is a heraldic term used when a fesse is borne lower than its usual situation; "côtoyé" is a heraldic term indicating support from below.
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