Giustiniani

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The House of Giustinian or Giustiniani was a prominent Italian family which originally belonged to Venice, but also established itself in Genoa, and at various times had representatives in Naples, Canary Islands, Corsica and in the islands of the Archipelago, [1] where they had been the last Genoese rulers of the Aegean island of Chios, which had been a family possession for two centuries until 1566. The family claimed descent from Byzantine emperor Justinian I. [2]

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Palazzo Giustinian in Venice (Venice) Palazzo Giustinian.jpg
Palazzo Giustinian in Venice

In Venice

Coat of arms of the Giustiniani of Venice Coat of Arms of the House of Giustinian.svg
Coat of arms of the Giustiniani of Venice

In the Venetian line the following are most worthy of mention:

The Venetian branches of the Giustiniani family are extinct. The family name and arms have been assumed by Baron Girolamo de Massa (1946) and his sons, Sebastiano, Andrea, Nicolò, Pio, Giorgio and Lorenzo, and their descendants, by testamentary disposition of the mother, Elisabetta Giustiniani (Giulio Giustiniani of St. Barnabas's daughter, sister of Maria Giustiniani married Vettor Giusti del Giardino and of Sebastiano Giustiniani, both without descendants). [3]

In Genoa

Coat of arms of the Giustiniani of Genoa Arms of the house of Giustiniani (2).svg
Coat of arms of the Giustiniani of Genoa

Of the Genoese branch of the family the most prominent members were the following:

Others

The following are also noteworthy:

Notable properties

Notes

  1. 1 2 Chisholm 1911, p. 54.
  2. Jan Morris (2008). Venice. Faber & Faber. p. 21. ISBN   9780571247882.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Chisholm 1911, p. 55.

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