Scarampi is the name of a prominent

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family of

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and its environs in north-west Italy. They were bankers of the Casane astigiane first in

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and then in

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. In 1337 Antonio Scarampi, in exchange for 115,000 florins, became feudatory of

Bubbio Bubbio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti. Bubbio borders the following municipalities: Canelli, Cassinasco, Cessole, Loazzolo, Mon ...

Monastero Bormida Monastero Bormida is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont. It is located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti. Monastero Bormida borders the following municipalities: Bistagno, Bubbio ...

Roccaverano Roccaverano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about south of Asti. Roccaverano borders the following municipalities: Bubbio, Cessole, Denice, Loazzolo, Mo ...

Cortemilia Cortemilia ( pms, Cortmija) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Cortemilia borders the following municipalities: Bergolo, Bosia, ...

Perletto Perletto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Geography As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 321 and an area of . Perlet ...

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and other places of the

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. Oddone, Giacomo and Giovannone, three of the five sons of Antonio, each originated their own lineages. Notably, the lineages that are still present nowadays are: Scarampi del Cairo, Scarampi di Villanova and Scarampi di Pruney.

Historical figures with the name Scarampi

* Guglielmo Scarampi,

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in 1264. * Enrico Scarampi ,

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, Bishop of Belluno-Feltre, and participant in the

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. *Francesco Scarampi di Moncucco e Monale,

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in 1725 *Girolamo Scarampi, Bishop of Campagna from 1571 to 1584 *Giuseppe Maria Scarampi,

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from 1757 to 1801 *Lazzaro Scarampi,

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from 1461 to 1466 * Ludovico Scarampi Mezzarota (1401–1465), doctor,

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*Luigi Scarampi del Cairo,

in 1783 *Rolando Scarampi, from the branch of the family who were counts of Camino, and perhaps from Casale, was

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Pierfrancesco Scarampi Pierfrancesco Scarampi (1596 – October 14, 1656) was a Roman Catholic oratorian and papal envoy. Biography Early life and ordination Scarampi was born into the noble Scarampi family in the Marquisate of Montferrat, today a part of Piedmont, in 1 ...

(1596–1656) a Roman Catholic oratorian and Papal envoy to

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. *Ottavio Maria Scarampi del Cairo (1672–1728), commander of the vessel of the Grand Master of the

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and navy captain under

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*Galeazzo Scarampi del Cairo (1878–1939), officer of the

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of the Royal Italian ArmyBiography of Major-General Galeazzo Scarampi del Cairo (1878–1939)
/ref> The name ''Scarampi'' is also used in the toponyms of various places which were fiefs of the family, including

Montaldo Scarampi Montaldo Scarampi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 704 and an area of .All demograp ...

and

San Giorgio Scarampi San Giorgio Scarampi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about south of Asti. San Giorgio Scarampi borders the following municipalities: Olmo Gentile, Per ...

. Several castles are associated with the Scarampi family, including the Castle of Camino and Castle o
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