Mussolini History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Mussolini family

The surname Mussolini was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bologna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. Mussolini was first found in 1279, viscounts in 1403, and again with estates and titles in 1415. 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.

Early History of the Mussolini family

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Mussolini Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mussolini, Musolini, Mussollini, Musselini and others.

Early Notables of the Mussolini family

Niccolò Musso (active 1618), an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He is said to have trained or worked under Caravaggio for ten years in Rome. Cornelio...
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Migration of the Mussolini family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ferdinand Masso, who settled in Illinois in 1877; Angelina Musso, who settled in Louisiana sometime between 1890 and 1910; Cheresa Musso, who came to Louisiana sometime between 1895 and 1910.

Contemporary Notables of the name Mussolini (post 1700) +

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), prime minister of Italy from 1922 until 1943, when he was overthrown
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, prime minister and dictator of Italy from 1922 until 1943