Cassini History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Cassini family

The surname Cassini was first found in Modena (Etruscan: Mutna; Latin: Mutina; Modenese: Mòdna), a city in Emilia capital of the province of Modena. It became Roman in 215 B.C. It was successfully defended by Brutus against Mark Anthony. It changed hands many times between Church and Duchy. In 1859 the inhabitants declared in favor of unity with the Kingdom of Italy. The Ducal Palace is a notable. Rich in art the city has many museums and galleries. 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 was in itself a family honor. Cusano Milanino is a town and comune in the province of Milan, in Lombardy and Cusano Mutri is a comune in the province of Benevento in Campania.

Cassone della Torre (or Casso, Cassono, Castone, Gastone), also called Mosca (died 1318) was an Italian medieval condottiero and feudal lord, Archbishop of Milan from 1308 to 1316 and patriarch of Aquileia from 1317 to 1318.

Early History of the Cassini family

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Cassini Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cassano, Cassani, Cassiano, Cassiani, Casciano, Casciani, Cassanello, Cassanelli, Cascianelli, Cascianini, Cassius, Casano, Casana, Casani, Casiano, Casino, Cassino, Cascante and many more.

Early Notables of the Cassini family

Prominent among members of the family was

Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625-1712), Italian-born, French astronomer, eponym of numerous craters and Cassini's Laws
Jacques Cassini (1677-1756), French astronomer, son of Giovanni Domenico Cassini

Migration of the Cassini family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Maria Casana, who came to New Orleans in 1779; Paul Castagnet, who arrived in Maryland in 1792; Lucy Cassanova, who came to New Orleans in 1829; Francisco Casellas, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1845.

Contemporary Notables of the name Cassini (post 1700) +

Nadia Cassini (b. 1949), American actress, singer and showgirl who used the stage name Gianna Lou Müller
Jack Dempsey Cassini (1919-2010), American Major League Baseball infielder, manager and scout
Igor Cassini (1915-2002), American syndicated gossip columnist
Count Oleg Cassini (1913-2006), French-born, American fashion designer
John Cassini, Canadian actor from Toronto
Count Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini (1781-1832), French botanist and naturalist
Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625-1712), Italian-born, French astronomer, eponym of numerous craters and Cassini's Laws
Jacques Cassini (1677-1756), French astronomer, son of Giovanni Domenico Cassini
César François Cassini (1714-1784), French astronomer