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The surname Cozzani was first found in Pesaro, anciently Pisaurum, a city and seaport of the Marches and capital of the province of Pesaro and Urbino. In the 13th century Pesaro was ruled by the papacy or local emperors. The Malesta family controlled about 1285. It transferred to Francesco Sforza in 1445 who was supplanted by 1512 with Francesco Maria, Duke of Urbino. In 1631 it reverted the States of the Church, in 1860 to 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, the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cozzani research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cozzani History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Cozzoni, Cozini, Cozzini, Cozoni and others.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Wilhelmos Cozine, who settled in New York in 1776; and Jacobus Cozine, who arrived in New York in 1776.