Miniscalchi (noble family)
The Miniscalchi family is a noble family from northern Italy .
history
The family's origins are in Lombardy, probably in Bergamo . The first mention of the family in Verona falls under the rule of the Visconti in the years 1387 to 1404. The founder of the Veronese branch was Zanino Marescalcus. He succeeded in laying the foundation for the family's rise with commercial skills and the management of goods.
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The family settled in the San Benedetto district, where they built their palazzi over time. At the end of the 14th century the family slowly gave up trading and invested in their lands. In 1425 they were inducted into the city's high council. In the last quarter of the 15th century the construction of the Palazzo Miniscalchi on Via San Mammaso in Verona began. At the beginning of the 16th century the family chapel was built in the Church of St. Anastasia.
Luigi Miniscalchi married Marianna Erizzo in 1808 , from one of the Doge families of the Republic of Venice . Their son Francesco was a politician and patron of the arts. Another important member was Marcantonio Abdallah (1844-1906), who fought on the side of the Italians in the Sardinian War .
Count Marco Miniscalchi Erizzo was President of the Red Cross in Verona and a lieutenant in the Lucca cavalry.
With his children Franco (1879–1919), Mario (1881–1957), Emilio (1885–1971) and Erminia (1891–1958), who moved abroad, the Miniscalchi-Erizzo family died out in the male line .
As one of 64 noble families, the family had a hereditary seat in the manor house , the upper house of the Austrian Imperial Council .
The Fondazione Museo Miniscalchi Erizzo in Verona is located in the family's city palace and exhibits the family's extensive art collection.
coat of arms
The family coat of arms shows a burning thorn bush or tree trunk on a silver background, which is wrapped in three ribbons of green ivy. The extended coat of arms with that of Erizzo on the second half has a light blue background on which a golden band with a porcupine and the letter "E" in black stretches across. The coat of arms is crowned by a count's crown.
