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Conversano Castle
The Castle of Conversano is located on the highest point of the hill on which the city stands in a position able to dominate the whole surrounding territory to the sea, and borders the old ''Largo della Corte'', a large irregularly shaped square always at the heart of the city life. History The castle was the residence of the Counts of Conversano for almost seven centuries, ever since Norman times. Yet his story is much older, probably already at the time of Gothic War (535–554) on the same place there was a defense building, which embraced a part of the megalithic walls of the ancient city of Norba. Certainly the first Normans feudal lords in the 11th century imposed the reconstruction of a castle on the ruins of the former. Of the original Norman core is preserved today a tower with a square base, known as the ''Torre Maestra'' and a fresco on the original vault entry, depicting the saints Cosmas and Damian. Later, important extension works were made, among others, from the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conversano
Conversano ( Barese: ) is an ancient town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, south-eastern Italy. It is southeast of Bari and from the Adriatic coast, at above sea level. The counts of Conversano owned a stud that they used to breed black Neapolitan stallions with Barb and Andalusian genetic backgrounds: these horses had strong ram-like heads, short backs, and broad hocks. One horse born in 1767, Conversano, became one of the principal stallions for establishing the Lipizzan horses (''Lipizzaner''). History The town of Conversano was settled as early as the Iron Age, when the Iapygians or the Peucetians founded Norba. Later, as evidenced by the 6th-century BC necropolis, it became a flourishing trade town that was influenced by the nearby Greek colonies. Norba was conquered by the Romans in 268 BC and seems to have been abandoned around the time of the Visigothic invasion of Italy in 410–411. The toponym, ''Casale Cupersanem'', is known from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Acquaviva
The House of Acquaviva is an aristocratic Italian family from Naples. The head of the family was Duke of Atri in the Abruzzo from the 15th century, and Count of Conversano after an Orsini family marriage in 1546, among other titles. History The Acquaviva family (since 1481 Acquaviva of Aragon) was an Italian noble family, one of the seven great families of the Kingdom of Naples. Among their titles are those of: Dukes of Atri and Counts of San Flaviano (of Giulia since 1481); then also Counts of Conversano, Counts and then Dukes of Nardò, for one branch, and Counts and then Princes of Caserta for the other. In 1195 Rinaldo of Acquaviva, was feudal lord of various lands in the region of Teramo in Abruzzo. In the following decades the family established important relations with the Angevin kings. In 1284 Riccardo di Acquaviva was the executioner of Terra di Otranto in the service of Charles I of Anjou. Dukes of Atri In 1393 Antonio di Acquaviva, who was the first to hold, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consalvo Of Cordova
Consalvo, also occasionally spelled Gonsalvo and also rarely Consalvos, is an Italian male given name. It also occurs as a surname. Its name day In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively that of a ... is February the 5th. Origin It is derived from the medieval Latin name Gundisalvus, which was the Latin form of a Germanic name of Visigoth origin. The original Visigothic name was composed of the elements ''gund'' (meaning "war") and ''salv'' (meaning uncertain, but could be "saved", "preserved" or "unhurt"). It has also been claimed that, more specifically, it means "him who rescues/helps in battle". It is related to the name Gonzalo (name), Gonzalo Given name Notable people with this given name include: * Consalvo Caputo, Italian Catholic prelate * Consalvo Carelli, Italian painter * Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
