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Leodoro Piscicello
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HistoryLeodorus Piscicellus (in Latin Liodorus Piscicellus) was first a soldier in the service of the Byzantine Empire, later due to his merits he became a general, a member of the schola, the direct bodyguard of the Byzantine emperor of the time, Basil II, called the Bulgarian, around the year 977. He was later sent by the same emperor to Southern Italy, to preside over the lands reconquered by the Empire, in the Duchy of Naples.
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Leodoro Piscicello (in Latin Liodorus Piscicellus) was first a valiant Byzantine soldier, then a leader during the regency of Basil II of Byzantium known as Basil the Bulgarian, who enlisted in the Byzantine imperial army. As a soldier of the Byzantine imperial ranks, he was then raised to the rank of élite knight in the so-called Scholae Palatinae and, subsequently, to that of general who was sent by Basil II to the Duchy of Naples. [1]

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Partial view of the Real Estate Residences Towerblocks, the present city of Corlu, located in Tekirdag Province, Turkey. EmlakKonutFraBroen.jpg
Partial view of the Real Estate Residences Towerblocks, the present city of Çorlu, located in Tekirdağ Province, Turkey.

Biography

The first historical news dates back to the Byzantine age and precisely to the year 977 [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] (976–1025), [7] who, as mentioned above, was general of the Byzantine imperial ranks which at that time defended the remaining provinces of southern Italy, under imperial control. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

It is remembered that, when Leodoro was elevated to the rank of knight, he became part, as a member, of the aforementioned schola palatina which was ab antiquo a cavalry unit of the army of the late Eastern Roman Empire in the service of the emperor which also constituted the so-called Palatine Guard . [13] [14] [15] In fact, for high military merits, from Emperor Basil II himself, Leodoro obtained the highest rank of the Byzantine imperial army of general of the militias stationed in the Duchy of Naples in which, by captatio benevolentiae , he even entered the Neapolitan patriciate. [16] [17]

Leodoro Piscicello, with some armed soldiers of the Byzantine Empire, Thrace, Turkey, 10th century, in an artistic representation. Leodoro Piscicello, con alcuni militi armati dell'impero bizantino, in Tracia, presso il Castrum Zurolo (fortezza Zurolo) nei pressi di corlu, oggi citta turca, sec. X.webp
Leodoro Piscicello, with some armed soldiers of the Byzantine Empire, Thrace, Turkey, 10th century, in an artistic representation.

Ancestry

From Leodoro Piscicello descends the Piscicelli family also called Capece Piscicelli or Piscicello, formerly called Ollopesc. The Piscicelli family later merged into the De Vito Piscicelli family [18] towards the end of the 17th century, the Piromallo Capece Piscicelli family [19] in the 19th century [20] and also many other branches, such as the De Vito Taeggi family [21] and the De Vito Longobardi family. [22] This family also intermarried with many other Neapolitan families over the centuries. [23]

In turn, the Piscicelli family descends then the Zurolo family or Zurlo family, [24] which is the same with the name changed in succession and the Aprano family, which takes its name from the homonymous Campanian village and from one of its ancient exponents, currently the Campanian town is called Casaluce, located in the province of Caserta. [25]

Hypothesis of perspective plan of the fortified city ZURULUS - URBS THRACIAE, 10th-11th centuries. Pianta in prospettiva della citta fortificata ZURULUS - URBS THRACIAE, secoli X-XI.jpg
Hypothesis of perspective plan of the fortified city ZURULUS – URBS THRACIAE, 10th-11th centuries.

Syrallo-Tzurulos

In ancient times the city of Çorlu was called Syrallo-Tzurulos (in Italian Zurulo-Zurolo ), it is a town located in the province of Tekirdağ, in Turkey. In Roman and Byzantine times, the city was called Tzouroulos [26] or Syrallo, and then became Tiroloi (in Greek Τυρολόη) (see Tabula Peutingeriana). Furthermore, the spelling Zorolus is used for the Latinized form of the name of the episcopal seat identified with the current Çorlu in the list of titular sees of the Catholic Church. [27] It is known that the Zurolo family derives from the Piscicelli family, [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] its surname could derive precisely from that toponym.

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  1. ↑ Count Berardo Candida-Gonzaga (1879). "PISCICELLI" [PISCICELLI]. In establishment of the printing house of Gaetano Curtis De Angelis and his son (ed.). Memorie delle famiglie nobili delle province meridionali d'Italia, 5 [Memoirs of the noble families of the southern provinces of Italy, 5] (Paperback) (in Italian). Vol. V. Stab. tip. del Cav. G. de Angelis e figlio. p. 143. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Don Biagio Aldimari (1691). "Della Famiglia Piscicella" [Of the Piscicella Family]. In in Giacomo Raillard's printing house (ed.). Memorie historiche di diverse famiglie nobili [Historical memoirs of several noble families] (Paperback) (in Italian). Vol. I. Naples (NA): G. Raillard. pp. 120 and 121. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Antonio Fuggeri (1557). Nicetae Acominati, Choniatӕ, Magni Logothetӕ Secretorum, Inspectoris & Iudicis Veli, Prӕfecti sacri cubiculi[Nicetae Acominata, Choniata, Great Logothete of Secrets, Inspector and Judge of Veli, Prefect of the Sacred Chamber] (Paperback) (in Latin). no. 40 (years 1117–1203) and no. 45 (years 1117–1203). Basel (BS). pp. 248 and 309.
  4. ↑ Filippo Ferrari; Michel Antoine Baudrand (1670). Michel Antoine Baudrand (ed.). Apud Franciscum Muguet, Lexicon Geographicum in quo Universi Orbis Urbes, Provinciӕ, Regna, Maria, & Flumina recensentur [In Franciscum Muguet, a Geographical Lexicon in which the Cities, Provinces, Kingdoms, Marys, and Rivers of the World are listed] (Paperback) (in Latin). Apud Franciscum Muguet. pp. 351 and 352: … Zurulum, city of Thrace. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  5. ↑ William Smith (1854). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (Dictionary). ad vocem-Tzurulum/Syrallum/Zurulum.
  6. ↑ Giovanni Antonio Summonte (1603). Historia della citta e regno di Napoli, Volume 2 [History of the city and kingdom of Naples, Volume 2] (Paperback) (in Italian). Vol. 2. Carlino. pp. 439 and following. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  7. ↑ Nicola Della Monica (2004) [October 1998]. "I Piscicelli" [The Piscicelli]. Le grandi famiglie di Napoli, le vicende, gli aneddoti, le curiosità mondane dei tanti illustri casati protagonisti della storia partenopea [The Great Families of Naples, The stories, anecdotes, and mundane curiosities of the many illustrious families who played a key role in Neapolitan history] (Paperback). Quest'Italia (in Italian). The first official news of the Piscicelli family dates back to the Byzantine era, with Leodoro Piscicello, general of the cavalry of Basil II (976–1025). (2nd ed.). Rome (RM): Newton Compton Editori. p. 292. ISBN   88-8183-789-7 . Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Filiberto Campanile; et al. (Tarquinio Longo) (1610). "Dell'Insegne della Famiglia Piscicella" [Of the insignia of the Piscicella family]. In in Tarquinio Longo's printing house (ed.). L'armi, ouero Insegne de' nobili; scritte dal signor Filiberto Campanile [The arms, or insignia of the nobles; written by Mr. Filiberto Campanile] (Paperback) (in Italian). pp. 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210. 211, 212, 213, 214 and 215. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  9. ↑ Carlo De Lellis; Elisabetta Scirocco; Michela Tarallo; et al. (Alessandro Grandolfo, Memofonte Foundation of Naples) (1689–2013). Napoli sacra dell'Engenio Caracciolo, PDF [Sacred Naples by Engenio Caracciolo, PDF](PDF) (Paperback) (in Italian). Vol. I. Naples (NA)-Florence (FI). pp. 14, 15, 29, 30, 97, 98 and 99. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  10. ↑ Count Berardo Candida-Gonzaga (1876). "ZURLO" [ZURLO]. In establishment of the printing house of Gaetano Curtis De Angelis and his son (ed.). Memorie delle famiglie nobili delle province meridionali d'Italia, 2 [Memoirs of the noble families of the southern provinces of Italy, 2] (Paperback) (in Italian). Vol. II. G. De Angelis. pp. 219, 220, 221, 222, 223 and 224. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  11. ↑ Duke Giuseppe Reccho; Andrew approx. 1690 Magliar; et al. (Parrino, Domenico Antonio & Parrino, Niccolo) (1717). at Domenico-Antonio (ed.). Notizie di famiglie nobili, ed illustri della città, e Regno di Napoli. Descritte da don Giuseppe Reccho duca d'Acquadia, ... Libro libero nelle verità con la genealogia dell'illustre famiglia Latro [News of noble and illustrious families of the city, and the Kingdom of Naples. Described by Don Giuseppe Reccho, Duke of Acquadia, ... Free book in the truths with the genealogy of the illustrious Latro family] (Paperback) (in Italian). pp. 123 and 171. Retrieved 19 October 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ Michele Francipane (2005). Dizionario ragionato dei cognomi italiani [Reasoned dictionary of Italian surnames] (Dictionary) (in Italian). Rizzoli Universal Library. pp. 743 and 744. ISBN   9788817007641 . Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  13. ↑ Gerhard Rohlfs (1982). Dizionario storico dei cognomi salentini (Terra d'Otranto) [Historical dictionary of Salento surnames (Terra d'Otranto)] (Dictionary) (in Italian). Congedo. p. 276. ISBN   9788877862389 . Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  14. ↑ State Archives of Naples; Antonio Spinelli (1845). Antonio Spinelli (ed.). REGII NEAPOLITANI MONUMENTA ARCHIVES, Vol. 1 [ARCHIVE OF THE KING OF NEAPOLITAN MONUMENTS, Vol. 1] (Ancient book) (in Latin). Vol. I. (doc. VI, year 920). former Regia Typographia. pp. 63, 64 and 65: … the church under the title of s. a euphemism in the Neapolitan city commonly known as Zurolo …. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  15. ↑ ANNUARIO DELLA NOBILTA' ITALIANA [YEARBOOK OF ITALIAN NOBILITY] (Ancient book) (in Italian). Vol. IV. Various papers, color image, ad. by the Author, executed in watercolor on parchment, taken from an ancient sketch of a Byzantine illuminated codex from the 11th century. (XXXII ed.). Direction of the Heraldic Journal. 1879. p. 2337: Zurolo. A.P.F.Z. Retrieved 19 October 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  16. ↑ Staff of banche dati. "De Vito Piscicelli Taeggi (secc. XVII-); Napoli" [De Vito Piscicelli Taeggi (17th century-); Naples]. banche dati (in Italian). The first ancestor who is remembered is Leodoro Piscicello, who was, in the year 997, general of cavalry of Emperor Basil II. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  17. ↑ Staff of Nobili Napoletani. "Piscicelli o Capece Piscicelli" [Piscicelli or Capece Piscicelli]. Nobili Napoletani (in Italian). The first character encountered in the writings is Leodoro Piscicelli, general of the cavalry of Emperor Basil the Great in the year 977. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  18. ↑ Staff of Nobili Napoletani (2007). "De Vito Piscicelli" [De Vito Piscicelli]. Nobili Napoletani (in Italian). The roots of the De Vito family are in Traetto, in Terra di Lavoro, whose members were present since the end of the 13th century.
  19. ↑ Alfonso di Sanza D’Alena (2010). "I feudatari di Capracotta: i Piromallo Capece Piscicelli" [The feudal lords of Capracotta: the Piromallo Capece Piscicelli]. Amici di Capracotta (in Italian). The Piscicelli family is of very ancient origin and enjoyed nobility in Naples, where it was registered in the seat of Capuana. The surname Capece was added and placed before its own, following the aggregation, in 1584, of the family to the Monte dei Capece, an institution that assured girls a dowry or an income, and cadets, in addition to the income, accompaniment towards a military, civil or ecclesiastical career. Even Dante Alighieri named this family among the "noblest" of the Kingdom of Naples. The most remote news dates back to 977, the era in which Leodoro Piscicelli, general of the cavalry of Basil the Great, lived. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  20. ↑ Dante Alighieri (1303–1308). "XXIX" [XXIX]. Convivio [Convivio] (Manuscript) (in Italian). Vol. Treatise IV. Florence (FI). Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  21. ↑ Staff of Nobili Napoletani. "De Vito Piscicelli" [De Vito Piscicelli]. Nobili Napoletani (in Italian). DE VITO PISCICELLI TAEGGI FAMILY: A branch of the De Vito Piscicelli family added the surname Taeggi following the marriage celebrated between Don Carlo De Vito Piscicelli and Maria Rachele Taeggi. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  22. ↑ Federico Quagliuolo (21 January 2021). "LA TRISTE FINE DI GIACOMO PISCICELLO, L'ASSESSORE INCORRUTTIBILE" [THE SAD END OF GIACOMO PISCICELLO, THE INCORRUPTIBLE COUNCILLOR]. Conosci la Campania? (in Italian). ...the Piscicellis are divided into many branches (De Vito Taeggi, De Vito Longobardi and several others)... Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  23. ↑ Don Biagio Aldimari; et al. (Giuseppe Roselli) (1691). "CON LA CASA CARAFA DELLA SPINA-Della Famiglia Capece Nido., FAMIGLIE IMPARENTATE-Della Famiglia Piscicella." [WITH THE CARAFA DELLA SPINA HOUSE-Of the Capece Nido Family., RELATED FAMILIES-Of the Piscicella Family.]. In in the printing house of Giuseppe Roselli (ed.). Historia genealogica della famiglia Carafa, scritta dal regio signore consigliere Don Biagio Aldimari [Genealogical history of the Carafa family, written by the royal lord councilor Don Biagio Aldimari] (Paperback) (in Italian). Vol. 3. [225] That family at different times took different surnames such as: Aprano, Bozzuto, Galeota, Capece Latro, Minutilo, Sconditi, Tomacelli and Zurolo. [296] It is commonly said that it descends from the Capece family. But the Summonte says that since the time of the emperor Basil II the Great, in the year 977. Naples (NA). pp. 225 and 296. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  24. ↑ Gennaro Zurolo; Staff of Nobili Napoletani (2007). "Famiglia Zurolo" [Zurolo family]. Nobili Napoletani (in Italian). In fact, the first historical bibliographical information dates back to 977 with the aforementioned general Liodorus Piscicellus who at that time was in the Duchy of Naples in command of the imperial cavalry of Basil II of Byzantium, known as the Bulgaroctono, who defended the borders of the remaining provinces of southern Italy. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  25. ↑ Staff of Nobili Napoletani (2007). "Famiglia Aprano" [Aprano family]. Nobili Napoletani (in Italian). The Zurolo or Zurlo and Aprano families descend from the Piscicelli family, who lived in Naples in the Capece district located in the Seggio di Capuana and raised the same insignia without the seal. The Aprano family took their name from the fiefdom they owned of Aprano, at the time a hamlet of the city of Aversa located in Terra di Lavoro (it was a historical-geographical region of southern Italy, including most of ancient Campania as well as some sectors of Latium adiectum and Samnium. Its former territory is divided between the current regions of Campania, Lazio and Molise). Aversa is currently located in the province of Caserta, in Campania. Naples (NA). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  26. ↑ Anna Komnene; et al. (Translator E. R. A. Sewter) (6 August 2009) [Circa 1148]. "Tzouroulos" [Tzouroulos]. The Alexiad [The Alexiad] (E-book). Penguin Books Limited. p. 242. ISBN   9780141904542 . Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  27. ↑ Staff of Vatican Secretariat of State (2013) (2013). Vatican Secretariat of State (2013) [Pontifical Yearbook (2013)] (Yearbook) (in Italian). Vatican City (VA): Vatican Publishing House. p. 1013. ISBN   9788820990701 . Retrieved 5 May 2025.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  28. ↑ Carlo De Lellis (1663). "DELLA FAMIGLIA PISCICELLO" [OF THE PISCICELLO FAMILY]. In in the printing house of Gio:Francesco Paci (ed.). Discorsi Delle Famiglie Nobili Del Regno di Napoli, volume 2 [Speeches of the Noble Families of the Kingdom of Naples, volume 2] (Papeback) (in Italian). Vol. 2. There is no doubt that the noble Piscicelli family originates from the Zurlo family and the Aprano family... Naples (NA). p. 28. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  29. ↑ Don Biagio Aldimari (1691). "Della Famiglia Capece-Bozzuto." [Of the Capece-Bozzuto family.]. In in Giacomo Raillard's printing house (ed.). Memorie historiche di diverse famiglie nobili (Paperback) (in Italian). Some say that the Bozzuto family, the Piscicelli family, the Zurlo family and the Scondito family are united and related to each other, together with the Capece family... 247: G. Raillard. Retrieved 21 September 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  30. ↑ Count Berardo Candida-Gonzaga (1876). "ZURLO" [ZURLO]. In In publisher of the printing house of Gaetano Curtis De Angelis and his son (ed.). Memorie delle famiglie nobili delle province meridionali d'Italia, 2 [Memoirs of the noble families of the southern provinces of Italy, 2] (Paperback) (in Italian). Vol. II. This family is the same as the Piscicelli, previously called Ollopisce, which, using a fish on its shield, which in Terra d'Otranto where it owned fiefdoms, was called Zurlo, it happened that a branch of this family was surnamed Piscicelli Zurlo, and then Zurlo only. Naples (NA): Gaetano De Angelis. p. 219. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  31. ↑ Gennaro Zurolo; Staff of Nobili Napoletani (2007). "Famiglia Zurolo" [Zurolo family]. Nobili Napoletani (in Italian). Branch of the centuries-old Neapolitan lineage of the Piscicelli or Piscicello, of probable Byzantine origin, previously called Ollope, meaning "little fish" which often appeared on the shield or coat of arms. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  32. ↑ Luigi Tufano (2020). "ZURLO (Zurolo) di Luigi Tufano, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani – Volume 100 (2020)" [ZURLO (Zurolo) by Luigi Tufano, Biographical Dictionary of Italians – Volume 100 (2020)]. Treccani (in Italian). 100. Retrieved 6 April 2025. This is what happened to the Zurolo family or Zurlo family who, during the fourteenth century, progressively structured themselves into an autonomous line, separating themselves from the Piscicelli family.

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