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Ramirez de Montalvo

Originally from Spain, the family established a presence in Florence through Antonio Ramirez de Montalvo, who arrived as part of the entourage of Eleonora di Toledo in the first half of the sixteenth century.

Alternate Names

  • Montalvi
  • Montalvo Ramirez
  • Ramirez di Montalvo
  • Ramirez Montalvi di Spagna

Heraldry Information

D'azzurro, alla sbarra di rosso sostenente un leone leopardito rivolto d'oro e accompagnato in punta da un castello turrito di tre pezzi d'argento; il tutto sormontato da un'aquila dal volo abbassato pure d'argento (o di nero), i.e.

Blue shield with a red diagonal from upper right to lower left carrying a walking gold lion over a three-towered silver castle all topped by a open-winged eagle of silver, or of black

Group Type
Held One or More Priorates? no
Ceramelli Number 3248
Branded Magnate? no
Malespini Lineage no
Dante Lineage no
Villani Lineage no
Molho Rank Not Listed
Padgett Rank Not in dataset
Padgett Lineage Not in dataset
Litchfield Lineage yes
Database ID 3040

Memorials (3 total)

Angeli 01.3 Altar maggiore
August 13th, 1580 to 1700s
a
Angeli 04a tomb of Montalvi family
circa 1580 (date is approximate) to 1866
Angeli 04b Tomb of Montalvi family

Notes

  • [a] Antonio Ramirez de Montalvo received patronage rights to the high altar as well as rights of burial for himself and his family in 1580.