Armenis (

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: Αρμένης, ''Armēnēs''), in Italian and older English literature Armeni, is a Greek family from

Corfu Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The isl ...

. The Armeni family is an ancient

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-, and later Greco-Venetian

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that produced many important individuals in the history of

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. With origins in

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, the family achieved levels of

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and prominence over the centuries in branches found across the territories of modern

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and

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. The Armeni are listed in numerous registers of

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, including ''Teatro della Nobiltà dell'Europa, ovvero notizia delle famiglie nobili, che in Europa vivono di presente, e che in lei vissero prima'' (1725), ''Origine de' cognomi gentilizi nel Regno di Napoli'' (1756), ''Dictionnaire Historique et Généalogique des Grandes Familles de Grèce, d'Albanie et de Constantinople'' (1983),''Livre d'Or de la Noblesse Ionienne''
(1925), an
''La Dalmazia Giornale Letterario Economico Inteso Agli Interessi Della Provincia, Volume 2''
(1846), among others.

History

Crete

In 961 C.E., the

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island of

Crete Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...

, which had been under Muslim rule for almost 150 years, was restored to the

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under the leadership of general-, and future emperor,

Nikephoros Phokas Nikephoros II Phokas (; – 11 December 969), Latinized Nicephorus II Phocas, was Byzantine emperor from 963 to 969. His career, not uniformly successful in matters of statecraft or of war, nonetheless included brilliant military exploits whi ...

. Legend provides that the Byzantine emperor sent 12 noble families from Constantinople, known as the ''archondopoula'', to rule the island of Crete as

archons ''Archon'' ( gr, ἄρχων, árchōn, plural: ἄρχοντες, ''árchontes'') is a Greek word that means "ruler", frequently used as the title of a specific public office. It is the masculine present participle of the verb stem αρχ-, mean ...

. Of the reconquest of Crete, Andrea Corner’s (b. 1547 - d. ca. 1616) ''Storia di Candia'', is the first literary work to deal exclusively with the island's history.Andrea Corner, ''Storia di Candia'', Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana (BNM), Venice, It. VI. 286 (5985) Similarly, in ''

Revue de l'Orient Latin The ''Revue de l'Orient Latin'' is a 12-volume set of medieval documents which was published from 1893–1911. It was a continuation of the ''Archives de l'Orient Latin'', two volumes of which were published from 1881–1884. Various medieval docum ...

'', Vol. 11 (1908), Louis-Ernest Leroux provides further context in the following passage:

Thus, [
Nikephoros Phokas Nikephoros II Phokas (; – 11 December 969), Latinized Nicephorus II Phocas, was Byzantine emperor from 963 to 969. His career, not uniformly successful in matters of statecraft or of war, nonetheless included brilliant military exploits whi ...
] subdued and ransacked the whole island, which Emirate of Crete, for 142 years had been occupied and lorded by barbarians, and he had it settled and left in the form of a colony, for its greater security, under noble families originally from
Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...
'nobili Costantinopolitani''of the ''Màggiori'' and of the Senatorial order, namely: the Armeni; the Caleteri; the Anatolici, also called Cortezzi; the Cargenti, that is, Saturnini; the Vespesiani, also called Melissini; ..the Sutili; the Papiliani, also called
Vlasti Vlasti ( el, Βλάστη, before 1927: Βλάτση - ''Vlatsi'', rup, Blatsa) is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was an independent community. The 2011 census recorded 274 inhabi ...
; the Romuli, also called Claudi; the Aliotti, also called Scordilli; the Colonessi, also called Coloini; the Irtini, also called Arculendi; and the Phoca, of the same blood of the Phoca from whom the noble house of Calergi originated. :fr:Ernest Leroux
''Revue de l'Orient Latin''
Vol. 11, 28 Rue Bonaparte, Paris, 1908, p. 111, translated from French, Armeni in bold.

According to Trivan (1644) the Armeni family belonged to the

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that encompassed the noble class descended from the twelve Senatorial Houses of

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and those

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Venetian families whose

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had lapsed, all citizens of

, most of whom were from the original inhabitants of the

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Heraklion Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a population of 211,370 (Urban A ...

County of Avellino

The Angevins ruled Corfu from 1267 to 1386.

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imposed a new form of rule on

. He appointed a

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as his representative, and divided the island into four administrative regions. The administrator of each region was called the

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and the large estates, the “

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” (timária), were ceded to barons from

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and Italy.

Provence

The Armeni family held the lordship of

Orgon Orgon (; ancient: ''Urgonum'', ''Castrum de Urgone'') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Geography Neighbouring villages and small towns include Les Baux-de-Provence, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and Cavaillon. Or ...

and

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. In 1175 Guillaume Arméni de Noves had his seigniorial rights confirmed in an Act signed by Geoffrey II, bishop of Avignon. His son Aldebert held the first rank in

and was appointed Judge of

Avignon Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal dialect, Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of So ...

from 1190 and later Judge, Assessor & Chancellor of the

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in the

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from 1200 until 1222.

Avellino

The Armeni family established itself in the

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during the reign of

. The family married into the Montfort family during the time that Simon d'Montfort was awarded the lordship of Avellino by

and the family changed its name to Armenius de Montforte (also d'Arminio Montforte). On the 9th of September 1272 Iohannis Armeni was appointed the new

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of the Castle of Capua. He was also known as Jean Jacques Armenius de Montforte from

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Synonyms and aliases

Crete

Trivan (1644) listed the Armeni family in the city of

Chania Chania ( el, Χανιά ; vec, La Canea), also spelled Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about west of Rethymno and west of Heraklion. The muni ...

as members of the

and added that the name was also written as Armuri ( Armeri from d'Armer, also Darmer). Trivan (1644) lists the Darmer family of the same city [

] separately as a Venetian noble house with a footnote stating that the Armeni name is also noted as Armuri in the original text. Another example of this practice can be found in the Crete, Cretan Aristocratic family, aristocratic family Kallergis known to have descended from the

Phokas family Phokas ( grc-gre, Φωκᾶς, ''Phōkâs'') or Phocas (from Latin), feminine form Phokaina or Phocaina (, ''Phṓkaina''), was the name of a Byzantine aristocratic clan from Cappadocia, which in the 9th and 10th centuries provided a series of high- ...

. After the occupation by the

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, the

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was administered by the

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of Agiensis, which later became known as

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(III, 923-928) knew of sixteen Latin bishops, from 1310 to 1645. The

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rebuilt and fortified

in 1252, until it was finally taken by the

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in 1645. In 1642
Georgium D. Armenium
(als
Giorgio Darminio
an
Giorgio Darmiro
, was canon and plenipotentiary to the secretary of the

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. An ex-resident of

and

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of the church of Agiensis in

, he became the

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of the

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of Caprulenses (

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- Metropolitan City of Venice) from 1649 to 1655 and the

of Aemoniensis (today

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, capital of

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) from 1655 to 1670.

Corfu

On the island of Corfu in 1406 C.E. the barony of the count of Martina ''(Baronia del Conte de Martina)'' belonged to ''Vito Darmer'' who established the settlement of Armenades. The Armer on

belonged to the new noble class of Venice. Aloysius Armenus, also known as Luigi Armeno and Alvise Darmer, was the

Provveditore The Italian title ''prov ditore'' (plural ''provveditori''; also known in gr, προνοητής, προβλεπτής; sh, providur), "he who sees to things" (overseer), was the style of various (but not all) local district governors in the exten ...

(1502) and the

Bailo of Corfu The Bailo of Corfu was the leader of the Venetian delegation to the island of Corfu who oversaw the affairs of the island while under Venetian rule and protected the commercial and military interests of the Republic of Venice. The first mention ...

(1512). In 1499 C.E. his brother ''Albano Armenio'' died bravely during the naval battle of Zochio against the Ottomans. The naval battle of Zochio is noted as the first naval battle in history where

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determined the outcome of the

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. His warship was named the ''Santa Barbara'', who would later become the patron saint of artillery.

Milos

Dr. Ben J. Slot (1982) provides the nomination of Ioannis Armenis on the 9th of November 1589 as French Consul on the island of Milos as:

Acte de nomination d'Armeni ("Jean Darmer") dans: Marseille.

Notable family members

* George Armenis (b.18.10.1943 Klimatia,

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) one of the best-known and respected actors in classical theater. * Countess Eleni Armeni-Mocenigo (b.1780

) (+1840

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) daughter of Dr. Ioannis Armenis from Corfu and Regina Falier from

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. She was married to Count Giorgio Mocenigo, the Commissioner of Internal Affairs for the Empress of Russia,

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, at the Grand Dutchy of Tuscany and the Commissioner of the

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and Russia's Imperial Representative to the Ionian Islands. Countess Elena established a fund for the maintenance and care of orphaned children of Greek descent in

. The countess donated 10,000 Italian pounds in favour of the

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in Venice. She donated 30,000 Italian pounds to the Greek Cathedral of St. George in Venice. She also donated 1,000,000 Austrian pounds to her hometown of

for

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scholarships for needy young people and provided the funds needed to care for brides from

who could not afford

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. * Rev. Dr. Giovanni Armeni (*1731

) (†13.12.1796

) was the son of Nicoletto Armeni and Francesca Gatto da

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. He was the

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and

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of the Cathedral of Saint Jacob and Saint Christopher in

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. * Dr. Ioannis Armenis (*1753 Potamos,

) (†3.8.1837 Potamos,

) son of Dr. Demetrios Armenis and Marinetta Quartano. He was a

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and served as a Senator, a secretary of the Senate, a member of Onoranda Deputazione (11.11.1801), a chairman of the committee on the establishment of the

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, and the representative for the Ionian Senate in negotiations with

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concerning the clarification of the border. * Captain Leonardo Armeni from Corfu was a commander of a

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ship of war and the son of Captain Ioannis Armenis. He married Maria the daughter of Captain Antonio Tarakouli on the 15th of April 1744 in Venice. They had two sons that served as naval commanders, Antonio and Zuane. * Captain Zuane Armeni, a nobleman from

and commander of the Venetian warship San Giorgio assigned to the Armata Grossa stationed at

(30.6.1786 - 12.5.1797). He first married Vasiliki, the daughter of Apostolo Loverdo and secondly Caterina, the daughter of Captain Alessandro Mormori. * Sir Antonio Armeni (*1756 Potamos, Corfu) (†2.10.1824 Venice), commanded the Venetian fleet and later the Imperial Austrian Navy in the

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. He was awarded the Order of St. Anne 2nd Class, the

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, and the Austrian Order of Emperor Leopold 1st Class. * Dr. Karolo Armeni (*1772

) (†4.11.1847

) son of Dr. Pietro Antonio Armeni and Massimiliani Tefa. He was a medical doctor and surgeon as well as a founding member of the Medical Association of Greece, a candidate elect for the Legislative Assembly of the Ionian Senate, an author and the family physician of Count Ioannis Kapodistrias, the 1st Governor of Independent Greece. * Joachim Armenis (born Ioannis Armenis) served as a

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Monastic and Priest (1716 - 1743) and was ordained Bishop of

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in the

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(Venetian Administration). * Dr. Demetrios Armenis (*1729 Potamos,

) (†5.4.1817 Potamos,

) was the son of Giannakis Armenis and Anastasia Mourmouraki. He studied at the

(29.9.1745) and graduated from the School of Law at the

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. He was a

and served as a senator and as a member of the Onoranda Deputazione (21.10.1801 Corfu). In addition, he was a member of the first administration for the establishment of a public education system in the

. * Antonios Armenis (*1776 Corfu) (†2.2.1844 Corfu) was the son of Dr. Pietro Antonio Armeni and Massimiliani Tefa. He acquired great wealth and land in central and southern

from the management of the

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Barony. He was commissioned by the Ionian Senate to oversee the finances of the island of Lefkada and served as financier of Count Ioannis Kapodistrias. * Sir

Petros Brailas Armenis Petros Vrailas Armenis (; 1812-1884) was a Greek philosopher, Liberalism, liberal politician, and diplomat from Corfu (Kerkyra) in the Ionian Islands. He was politically active during the era of United States of the Ionian Islands, British rul ...

was born on the 10th of December 1812 on Corfu and died in 1884 in

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. He was the son of Demetrios Brailas of

Vonitsa Vonitsa ( el, Βόνιτσα) is a town in the northwestern part of Aetolia-Acarnania in Greece, seat of the municipality of Aktio-Vonitsa. Population 4,916 (2011). The beach town is situated on the south coast of the Ambracian Gulf, and is domina ...

and Anna Angiola Armeni from

. He was a judge, a professor of philosophy at the

Ionian Academy The Ionian Academy ( el, Ιόνιος Ακαδημία) was the first Greek academic institution established in modern times. It was located in Corfu. It was established by the French during their administration of the island as the ''département ...

, president of the Legislative Assembly of the Ionian Islands and he served as ambassador of Greece at

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

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and

. In addition, he was the founder of the Corfu Reading Society, he established the National Archives on Corfu and established the free press in Greece by creating the first two independent newspapers on

. He was awarded the Knight's Grand Cross of the

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(GCMG). *Peter Armeni, the son of Gregorius from

, was

ennobled Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the realm with many e ...

by the Holy Roman Emperor from the

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in 1601. He was a Wallachian boyar who served

Michael the Brave Michael the Brave ( ro, Mihai Viteazul or ; 1558 – 9 August 1601), born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia (as Michael II, 1593 – 1601), Prince of Moldavia (1600) and ''de facto'' ruler of Transylvania (1599 – 1600). ...

as negotiator with the Polish king. He was the ambassador for the

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and was an acclaimed financier who assisted the Holy Roman Emperor

Rudolph II Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the Hous ...

. *Iohannis Armeni (1521-1574) was the

Voivode Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the me ...

of Moldavia from 1572 to 1574. He was one of the last

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n rulers to battle the Turks. His short reign was marked by fierce combat against the

and their

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Tatar The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

allies. In order to counter the power of the Ottomans, he allied himself to the

Ukrainian Cossacks The Zaporozhian Cossacks, Zaporozhian Cossack Army, Zaporozhian Host, (, or uk, Військо Запорізьке, translit=Viisko Zaporizke, translit-std=ungegn, label=none) or simply Zaporozhians ( uk, Запорожці, translit=Zaporoz ...

. He was victorious at

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and Cetatea Alba. *Si
Petri Armeni
from

was victorious in a

duel A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people, with matched weapons, in accordance with agreed-upon Code duello, rules. During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly single combats fought with swords (the r ...

ing contest with Sir Liadari Zorzi on the 1st of July, 1547. *Mastro Stefanos Armenis from

was a noted master

iconographer Iconology is a method of interpretation in cultural history and the history of the visual arts used by Aby Warburg, Erwin Panofsky and their followers that uncovers the cultural, social, and historical background of themes and subjects in the visu ...

and painter from 1549 to 1568. *Dr. Markos Armenis from Crete was a

from the

and was one of only ten advocates on the island of

in 1564. *Nicolai Armeni was a

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nobleman Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteristi ...

, an interpreter,

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and member of the

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

delegation that traveled to

in 1541. In 1562 Emperor Sigismund II noted him as an honoured lord who was leader of a

n delegation sent to Poland to procure supplies. *Michiel Armeni, the son of Georgio Armeni from Crete, was a registered merchant in the city of Venice from 1635 to 1643. *Captain Nikolaos Armenis from

Kimolos Kimolos ( el, Κίμωλος; la, Cimolus) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. It lies on the southwest of the island group of Cyclades, near the bigger island of Milos. Kimolos is the administrative center of the municipality of Kimolos, which ...

was the commander of th
Giove Fulminante
one of the largest

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s in the Venetian Navy in 1667.

Y-DNA Lineage

The paternal

haplogroup A haplotype is a group of alleles in an organism that are inherited together from a single parent, and a haplogroup (haploid from the el, ἁπλοῦς, ''haploûs'', "onefold, simple" and en, group) is a group of similar haplotypes that share ...

associated with this family is R1b-L2. The terminal SNP for this branch of R1b-L2 is FGC13631 and the 12-marker

short tandem repeat A microsatellite is a tract of repetitive DNA in which certain DNA motifs (ranging in length from one to six or more base pairs) are repeated, typically 5–50 times. Microsatellites occur at thousands of locations within an organism's genome ...

values for this SNP are as follows: 13, 24, 14, 11, 11-14/15, 12, 12, 12, 14, 13, 30

Coats of Arms

Crete

Sturdza (1983) lists the Armeni family as a noble family from the island of Crete emblazoned on the walls of the

library located in the

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. Armeni crest from Heraklion, Crete: Gules, to the crane in her vigilance Argent, supported of a coronet Or, set on a hillock Vert, the field chape-embowed Azure, 2 affrontee griffins Or, supporting a Lorraine cross together of the same. Crowned Helmet. Crest: a vol of 2 wings endorsed Gules, charged of a crane in her vigilance Argent. Lambrequins: in dexter Or and Azure, in sinister Argent, and Gules.

References

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