The surname Colletta was first found in Tuscany (Italian: Toscana), a region in central Italy. It has nine provinces. Universities are Florence, Pisa and Siena. Home of the Medici they returned to Tuscany in 1530 where they held until 1737. Francis was elected emperor in 1745 and Leopold I succeeded, down to Ferdinand III in 1793. In 1799 it was sacked by a French revolutionary force and remained French until 1847. In 1861 it joined the Kingdom of Italy. 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.
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Early History of the Colletta family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Colletta research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1550, 1742 and 1754 are included under the topic Early Colletta History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Colletta Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Coletti, Colletti, Coleti, Colleti, Colettis, Coletis, Couletti, Cuoletti and many more.
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Early Notables of the Colletta family
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Migration of the Colletta family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Juan Colleti, who settled in New Orleans in 1853; Guiseppe Colletti, who arrived in Mississippi in 1902; and Louis Colletti, who arrived in Arkansas in 1918..
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