The surname Tortelli was first found in Naples, (Italian: Napoli, Latin: Neapolis) former capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in southern Italy; it is the chief city of the province of Naples. It shares with Instanbul the claim to be the most beautiful city in Europe. Naples has 237 Churches and 57 Chapels. The National Museum and other galleries contain riches in art and artifacts. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. Tortella was one of the oldest and most noble families in the history of the region from the time of Carlo d'Angio during feudal times.
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Early History of the Tortelli family
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Tortelli Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Tortella, Tortela, Tartella, Tortelli, Tortello and many more.
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Early Notables of the Tortelli family
By the end of the 15th century, southern Italy was known as the Kingdom of Naples, ruled by the house of Aragon. By the early eighteenth century, the Austrians had gained much of the region, under the rule of the Austrian emperor Kales VI. However, in 1734, Spaniard Don Carlos defeated the Austrians, and the region came under Spanish rule once more. In 1799, the French invaded Naples and in 1806, Napoleon's brother Joseph was made king, but this hold on Italy was not to last. In 1813 the Congress Of Vienna restored pre-Napoleonic rule. Among prominent bearers of this surname in early times were:
Giuseppe Tortelli (1662-1700s), an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active in Brescia
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Migration of the Tortelli family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Paolo Tortorice, who came to West Virginia in 1904; Vincenzo Tortora, who came to New York, NY in 1906; and Guiseppe Tortorici, who arrived in Arkansas in 1918..
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