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Early Origins of the Vittori family

The surname Vittori 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.

Early History of the Vittori family

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Vittori Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Vittori, Vittoria, Vettori, Vettor, Vittore, Vittori, Vittor, Vettore, Vettor, Vittorioso, Vittoriosi, Vittorio, Vittorio, De Vettori, Vittorelli, Vettorello, Vettorelli, Vettorel, Vettoretto, Vettoretti, Vettorazzo, Vettorato, Vettore, Vettor, Vittor, Vettorel, Vittoria, Divittorio, Divittori and many more.

Early Notables of the Vittori family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • the Divittorio family of Tuscany


United States Vittori migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vittori Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Camillo Vittori, who settled in Arkansas in 1918

Contemporary Notables of the name Vittori (post 1700) +

  • Corporal Joseph Vittori (1929-1951), American Marine awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Korean War 1
  • Arturo Vittori (b. 1971), award-winning Italian architect and designer 2
  • Nicolo Vittori (1909-1988), Italian gold medalist rower at the 1928 Summer Olympics
  • Roberto Vittori (b. 1964), Italian ESA astronaut with two missions to the international space station 3


  1. Joseph Vittori. (Retrieved 2011, January 18) Joseph Vittori. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Vittori
  2. Arturo Vittori. (Retrieved 2011, January 18) Arturo Vittori. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Vittori
  3. NASA Astronauts Homepage. (Retrieved 2011, January 18) Roberto Vittori. Retrieved from http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/vittori.html


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