Cassiani History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Cassiani family

The surname Cassiani 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 Cassiani family

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Cassiani 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 Cassiani family

Prominent among members of the family was Andrea del Castagno (c. 1421-1457), an Italian painter from Florence; 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; Antonio Cassano, a captain of the militia in Famagosta in 1478; Giovanni Francesco Cassana was a famous painter around 1600; Maria Vittoria Cassana (died 1711) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque; Nicol Cassana...
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Cassiani migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cassiani Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Angela Cassiani, aged 19, who settled in America from Norcia, Italy, in 1912
Rosa Cassiani, aged 20, who landed in America from Filattiera, Italy, in 1912
Silvio Cassiani, aged 25, who settled in America from Filattiera, Italy, in 1912
Carlo Cassiani, aged 16, who landed in America from Pesaro, Italy, in 1913
Eurico Cassiani, aged 38, who immigrated to the United States from Folatueia, Italy, in 1914
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Contemporary Notables of the name Cassiani (post 1700) +

Padre Stefano Cassiani, Italian painter of the Baroque
Edwin Cassiani Tejedor (b. 1972), Columbian retired male boxer
Francisco Geovanis Cassiani Gómez (b. 1970), Columbian retired male football defender