Alamanni is the name of a noble family of

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. Originally of

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origin, as mentioned in a 1478 poem on the glories of Florence by Ugolino Verino: :''Nobile e antica fu la schiatta deli Alamanni. Gente venuta da lontano, originata da sangue germanico'' :"Noble and ancient was the lineage of the Alamanni. People incoming from afar, originating from Germanic blood.....(?)" They owned a number of medieval castles, incorporated into Florence in the 14th century as part of Oltrarno. They became one of the most prominent and economically successful families, dealing in wool and other products as well as in banking and money exchange.

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(1495–1556) was involved in the intrigue against cardinal Giulio de' Medici, then the de facto ruler of Florence. He had to escape to France and the family property was confiscated. Two of Luigi's sons distinguished themselves in France, Giovan Battista, bishop of Bazas and Mâcon, and Niccolò, a commander in the French army deployed alongside

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in the defense of Siena against

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. Jacopo Alamanni was publicly executed for trying to organise a militia in opposition to

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in the War of the League of Cognac. In the 18th century, a branch of the family established themselves in

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, with two palaces in

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and

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. Known as ''Alemanni di Napoli'', their coat of arms is or, two bends gules.

References

{{reflist *Marcello Vannucci, ''Le grandi famiglie di Firenze'', Newton Compton Editori, (2006). Families of Florence Italian noble families Italian-language surnames it:Alamanni (famiglia) Ethonymic surnames

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