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Early Origins of the Broglie family

The surname Broglie was first found in Milan (Italian: Milano, Milanese: Milan), the second-most populous city in Italy and the capital of Lombardy. The two palaces in the Piazza del Duomo, Palazzo Reale and the palace of the archbishops are notable. The city is rich in art, museums, galleries and sights. Castello Sforzesco stands in the Parco. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Broglie family

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Broglie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Broglio, Broglie, Brogli, Brogelli, Brogetti, Brogini, Brogioni, Broglioni,Broglios, Brogliani, Broglione, Brogliors and many more.

Early Notables of the Broglie family

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Migration of the Broglie family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Margherita Broglia, who arrived in New York on May 13, 1885 aboard the "St. Germain"; Antonio Broglio, who arrived in New York on March 28, 1892 aboard the ".


Contemporary Notables of the name Broglie (post 1700) +

  • John A. Broglie, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from Allegheny County 9th District, 1964 1
  • Victor-François de Broglie, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
  • Victor François Broglie (1718-1804), French solider
  • Louis Victor Broglie (1892-1987), French physicist
  • Louis César Victor Maurice Broglie (1875-1960), French physicist
  • Jacques Victor Albert Broglie (1821-1901), French historian and statesman
  • Achille Charles Léonce Victor Broglie (1785-1870), French politician


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Victor-François Broglie. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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