Golden Book of Italian Nobility (2)

Family Overview
The Scotti-Douglas family, a noble Italian lineage, traces its roots to Piacenza, Turin, and Naples, with ties to the Bourbon dynasty and Scottish Douglas heritage. The family held titles such as Counts of Vigoleno and San Giorgio, served in military and ecclesiastical roles, and maintained influence through strategic marriages.
Key Figures and Lineage
Count Vigoleno (1404–1414)
Role: Earliest recorded ancestor, noble of Naples.

Significance: Founder of the Scotti-Douglas primogeniture line in Naples.

Marquis Filippo Scotti (Late 17th–Early 18th Century)
Role: Served Prince Charles III in Naples and Prince Ferdinand of Austria in Tuscany.

Children:
Giuseppe Scotti: Count, Knight of the Order of Charles III, served under Charles III in Naples. Married Isabella Paulucci di Pisa.
Ranuzio Scotti: Married into the Marchese Alberto di Vigoleno family.

Luigi Scotti (Late 18th–Early 19th Century): Count, Knight of the Order of Charles III, Captain of the Guard of the King of the Two Sicilies. Married Carolina di Ferdinando Giuseppe e Federico.
Enrichetta Scotti: Married Vincenzo Ancova Altieri Fratelli.

Rosina Scotti: Married Luigi Altieri.

Count Luigi Douglas Scotti (Late 18th–Early 19th Century)
Role: General Brigadier in the service of the King of Sicily, appointed Commander of the Royal Order of San Lodovico by Charles III of Bourbon in 1801.

Significance: Links the family’s military service to the Bourbon court in Naples.

Giuseppe Scotti (1798–1886)
Role: Noble of Piacenza, continued the Naples branch.

Significance: Maintained the family’s presence in Naples during the 19th century.

Federico Scotti Douglas (1819–1898)
Role: Count of Vigoleno, noble of Piacenza, resided in Piacenza and Naples. Married Anna di Luigi (1849).

Children:
Francesco Scotti (1850–1908): Married Angela Rubotti (1872).
Federico Scotti (1873–1908).

Federico Scotti (1857–1898): Married Maria Cristina di San Giorgio (1886).
Federico Scotti (1891–1941): Married Laura Zucchini (1920), continued the line.

Count Guglielmo Scotti of San Giorgio and Rezzanello (19th Century)
Role: Held titles in San Giorgio Piacentino and Rezzanello.

Heraldic Symbol: Coat of arms with a quartered shield (stars, mountain, heart), a unicorn crest, and mottoes like “LOCK SICKER” and “DO OR DIE,” reflecting Scottish Douglas heritage.

Michele Scotti (Appointed 1832)
Role: Prelate Domestic, Referendary, Protonotary Apostolic, Delegate Apostolic of Perugia.

Significance: Represents the family’s ecclesiastical influence in the Papal States.

Federico Scotti Douglas (San Giorgio Branch, 20th Century)
Role: Born 1942, died 1991, married Maria Bianca di Piacenza (1962).

Significance: Continued the San Giorgio branch into the modern era, as recorded in the "Libro d’Oro della Nobiltà Italiana" (1995–1999).