List of Italian noble families
This list should include families in Italy who were recognized as members of the nobility by the Roman-German or Austrian emperors , the Holy See , the Kingdom of Italy or other former Italian kings and princes.
| Surname | origin |
|---|---|
| Albizzi | Florence |
| Amidei | Florence (originally Rome ) |
| Borgia | Rome (originally Spain ) |
| Braida | Piedmont |
| Brignole | Genoa |
| Colonna | Rome |
| Contarini | Venice |
| Dandolo | Venice |
| Doria | Genoa |
| Estonian | Ferrara |
| Farnese | Orvieto and Viterbo |
| Fieschi | Genoa |
| Gelmini from Kreutzhof | South-Tirol |
| Gonzaga | Mantua |
| Grimaldi | Genoa (later Monaco ) |
| Malatesta | Rimini and Pesaro |
| Marenzi | Lombardy |
| Medici | Florence |
| Orsini | Rome |
| Della Rovere | Savona (later Urbino ) |
| House of Savoy | Savoy and Piedmont |
| Scaliger | Verona |
| Sebregondi | Lombardy |
| Sforza | Milan |
| Spinola | Genoa |
| Strozzi | Florence |
| Visconti | Milan |
literature
- Volker Reinhardt (Ed.): The great families of Italy (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 485). Kröner, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-520-48501-X .