By decree in 1612, the family was required to use the double name Cocchi Donati. In 1439, Emperor John VIII Paleologus gave the imperial symbol of the double-headed crowned eagle to Giovanni di Cocco Donati, who was prior at the time. The family then used this symbol in their coat of arms.
Partito cuneato d'oro e di nero, alla banda attraversante di rosso; con il capo dell'Impero d'Oriente
| Group Type | |
|---|---|
| Held One or More Priorates? | yes |
| Year of First Priorate | 1376 |
| Year of Last Priorate | 1527 |
| Total Priorates Held | 30 |
| Ceramelli Number | 1580 |
| Branded Magnate? | no |
| Malespini Lineage | no |
| Dante Lineage | no |
| Villani Lineage | no |
| Molho Rank | Low Status |
| Padgett Rank | New men, 1343-1377 |
| Padgett Lineage | yes |
| Litchfield Lineage | yes |
| Database ID | 284 |
| S. Croce 158 rede di M. Donato Cocchi | circa 1440 (date is approximate) to 1596 |
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| S. Croce 61 Jacopo Cocchi and Leonarda Carducci 1479 | June 28th, 1479 to present |
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| S. Croce cemetery 182 Cocco di Donato and sons | through the 1770s |
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| S. Francesco 23 lastrone di Cocchi e Corsini |
| ASF, Ceramelli Papiani Online | fasc. 1580 |
| BNCF, Collezione Genealogica Passerini | no. 8, fol. 78 (Cocchi Donati) |
| J. Najemy, Corporatism and Consensus | pp. 331 |
| ASF, Manoscritti, 251, Priorista Mariani IV | fol. 961v-963 |
