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Faà Di Bruno
The Faà di Bruno family is the name of an Italian nobility, Italian noble family based in the areas of Asti, Casale Monferrato, Casale, and Alessandria, which provided the Counts (later Marquises) of Bruno (AT), Bruno. In 1703 the family became additionally counts of Carentino.Goffredo Casalis''Dizionario geografico, storico, statistico, commerciale degli stati di S.M. il re di Sardegna'' ed. by Goffredo Casalis, 28 vols (Turin: G. Maspero, 1833–56) III (1836), 528. History The family arrived in Casale from Vignale around 1500, in the person of Tommaso Faà, who was secretary to the Senate of Monferrato. The brothers Ardicino and Ortensio acquired the castle of Bruno, Piedmont, Bruno, near Acqui Terme, Acqui, and were made joint-lords (''consignori'') of Bruno. Subsequently, prominent members included: * Giovanni Matteo Faà di Bruno a musician of some importance from Casale who published two books of madrigals as well as vespers, psalms, motets and settings of the Magnificat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coa Fam ITA Faà
Coa may refer to: Places * Coa, County Fermanagh, a rural community in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland * Côa River, a tributary of the Douro, Portugal ** Battle of Coa, part of the Peninsular War period of the Napoleonic Wars ** Côa Valley Paleolithic Art, one of the biggest open air Paleolithic art sites * Quwê (or Coa), an Assyrian vassal state or province from the 9th century BC to around 627 BCE in the lowlands of eastern Cilicia ** Adana, the ancient capital of Quwê, also called Quwê or Coa * Côa (Mozambique), central Mozambique People * Eibar Coa (born 1971) Other uses * Coa de jima, or coa, a specialized tool for harvesting agave cactus * Continental Airlines, major US airline * c.o.a., coat of arms * Coa (argot) (:es:Coa (jerga), es), criminal slang used in Chile See also * COA (other) * ''Coea'', a genus of butterflies * ''Coua'', a genus of birds * Acacia koa, Koa, a species of tree {{Disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |