The Cattaneo family is a Genoese

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, that had an important role in the history of the

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, giving five

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to the Republic.

Origins

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the Della Volta family, with the families Mallone, Bustarino, Marchione, Stancone, Ingone, and Libertino formed the

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''Cattaneo'' (first of these consortium institutions), thus putting this new surname before theirs. Its origin dates back to the mission of the very powerful Ingo della Volta as

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, in

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. On this occasion he was appointed ''cattaneo'' (who means "captain", in Ancient Italian). A branch of the family moved to

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, having one of its members as prince of San Nicandro in 1650.
The various families of the

Cattaneo, after XIV century, on occasions when it was necessary to refer to the ancestors of the Cattaneo family, will always qualify by specifying the original surname of the family of origin. In

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, the following families remained to establish the

"Cattaneo": Bava, Borrelli, Bozzoni, Canessa, Carizia, Cattaneo, Chiavari, Foglietta, Lagomarsino, Lasagna, Lazzari, Leccavela, Oliva, Pietra, Riccoboni, Stella, Tagliacarne, Vento, Zerbino.

History

Albergo Cattaneo

With the reform of the

of the Alberghi in

, the Cattaneo went on to form the "''XXII Albergo''". In addition to those that were already part of it, many other families were ascribed to it. Below are the families who were registered at the ''Albergo Cattaneo'': * Bava: originally from

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, they came to

around 1300 and were ascribed to the family in

. * Borelli: originally from

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. * Bozomo: originally from Struppa, they were ascribed to the ''Cattaneo'' and ''Pinelli''. * Bufferi: originally from

, they were one of the first families to be enrolled in the ''Albergo Cattaneo''. * Bustarini: originally from the Levante Riviera of

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, they formed one of the 74 Alberghi of

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and were ascribed to the ''Cattaneo'' in

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. * Carezza: originally from

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and were ascribed to the family in

. * Chiavari: originally from

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, they came to

around 1150 and were ascribed to the Cattaneo, Lomellini and Lercaro in

. * Dondi: originally from

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and were ascribed to the family in

. * Foglietta: originally from

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and were ascribed to the ''Cattaneo'' in

. * Ingoni: originally from Riviera Ligure, they came to

around 1300 and were among the founders of the ''Albergo Cattaneo''. * Lagomarsino: originally from

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and were ascribed to the family in

. * Lasagna arrived in

between the XII and

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centuries and were ascribed to the family in

. * De Lazario: originally from

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or from

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Valley and were ascribed to the ''Cattaneo'' in

. * Leccavela: initially ascribed to the ''Albergo Di Collone'' and later were ascribed to the ''Cattaneo'' and ''Lercaro'' in

. * Libertini: originally from

around 1100 and were ascribed to ''

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'', ''Cattaneo'', ''Imperiale'' and ''Salvago''. * Maloni: originally from

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, they were one of the first families to be enrolled in the ''Albergo Cattaneo''. * Marchioni: originally from

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, they were among the founders of the ''Albergo Cattaneo''. * Oliva: they were ascribed to the ''Cattaneo'' and ''Grimaldi''. * Pietra: originally from

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and were ascribed to the family in

. * Riccobano: originally from

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and were ascribed to the family in

. * Scotti: originally from

and were ascribed to the family in

. * Stanconi: originally from Riviera Ligure, they came to

around

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. * Stella: originally from the Ponente Riviera of

and were ascribed to the ''Cattaneo'' in

. * Tagliacarne originally from

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and were ascribed to the ''Cattaneo'' in

. * Vento originally from

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and were ascribed to the ''Cattaneo'' in

. * De Volta were one of the founding families of ''Albergo Cattaneo'' in

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. * Zerbino originally from

and were ascribed to the ''Cattaneo'' in

Family tree

Notable members

* Gaspare Cattaneo della Volta, father of Simonetta Cattaneo Vespucci. * Simonetta Cattaneo Vespucci (1453-1476)

Doges of the Republic of Genoa

* Oberto Cattaneo Lazzari (1473–1533), the 46th

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of the

. * Leonardo Cattaneo della Volta (1487-1572), the 52nd

of the

. * Giovanni Battista Cattaneo Della Volta (1638-1721), the 131st

of the

and king of

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. * Nicolò Cattaneo Della Volta (1679-1751), the 153rd

of the

and king of

. * Cesare Cattaneo Della Volta (1680-1756), the 159th

of the

References

Bibliography

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Origins

History

Albergo Cattaneo

Family tree

Notable members

Doges of the Republic of Genoa

See also

References

Bibliography