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Sozzini, Sozini, Socini or Socin is an
Italian
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family originally from
Siena
Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.
The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...
in
Tuscany
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, where the family were noted as bankers and merchants, jurists and
humanist
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scholars. The family has been described as "the most famous legal dynasty of the
Italian Renaissance
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A noble family from
Bellinzona
Bellinzona ( , , Ticinese ; french: Bellinzone ; german: Bellenz ; rm, Blizuna )is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its three castles (Castelgrande, Montebell ...
that later settled in
Basel
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, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
is believed to be descended from the family from Siena; this family became part of the
Basel patriciate from the 16th century.
Mariano Sozzini
The family in Italy includes the jurist
Mariano Sozzini, his sons including
Celso,
Cornelio,
Camillo and the theologian
Lelio Sozzini and his nephew
Fausto Sozzini
Fausto Paolo Sozzini, also known as Faustus Socinus ( pl, Faust Socyn; 5 December 1539 – 4 March 1604), was an Italian theologian and, alongside his uncle Lelio Sozzini, founder of the Non-trinitarian Christian belief system known as Socinian ...
, for whom
Socinianism is named.
Socin (Sozini) family of Bellinzona and Basel
The Socin family of
Basel
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, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
is one of the city's most prominent
patrician
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families, belonging to the so-called ''
Daig
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''. Italian in origin, the family's name was formerly spelled Socini, Sozini or Sozzini. The family is first documented in
Bellinzona
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, then part of the
Duchy of Milan, now part of Italian-speaking Switzerland, in 1433. While resident in Bellinzona in 1551, the family received a confirmation of
nobility
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from the
Holy Roman Emperor
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. Pietro Sozini of Bellinzona was doing business in Basel in the 1530s. His two sons Giovanni Antonio Sozini and Benedetto Sozini moved to Basel for religious and economic reasons and established themselves as merchants in Italian goods. They received the burghership of Basel in 1560 and 1565, respectively.
Antonio Socini's descendants formed the so-called older line of the Basel family, which is extinct in the male line, whereas Benedetto's descendants formed the surviving younger Basel line. Benedetto's descendants rose to great prominence as wealthy merchants in Basel. Family members also served as members of the
Grand Council, as diplomats, judges and other officials. Among them were Burgomaster and envoy to the French court Emanuel Socin (1628–1717) and envoy to the French court
Abel Socin (1632–1695).
[Archiv der Familie Socin, 1556 (ca.)–1985 (ca.)](_blank)
Online Catalogue of the State Archives Basel-Stadt The latter was a grand-grandfather of
Abel Seyler
Abel Seyler (23 August 1730, Liestal – 25 April 1800, Rellingen) was a Swiss-born theatre director and former merchant banker, who was regarded as one of the great theatre principals of 18th century Europe. He played a pivotal role in the dev ...
, one of the preeminent theatre principals of 18th century Europe.
The Socin/Socini/Sozini family of Bellinzona and Basel is believed to be descended from the Sozzini family from Siena; it is said the family left Siena in the 15th century during the
Guelphs and Ghibellines
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During the 12th and 13th centuries, ri ...
disputes.
File:Abel Socin (1581-1638).jpg, Abel Socin (1581–1638), cloth merchant and judge in Basel
File:Emanuel Socin, mayor of Basel.jpeg, Emanuel Socin (1628–1717), burgomaster of Basel
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, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
File:Earrings of Maria Hummel married Socin (1635-1681).jpg, Earrings belonging to Maria Hummel (1635–1681), married to Basel judge, grand councillor and envoy to the French court Abel Socin (1632–1695)
Coat of arms
The coat of arms, a black lion ramping in a white field, with a red ball close to the uplifted claw, is known since the early 14th century when it was used by the notary Ser Mino Sozzi (died 1340).
['']The Theological Review
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'' Vol. 16 p. 297, 1879
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