La Rocca di San Giorgio

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Comment by J Ruaidri Douglas on September 24, 2023 at 6:57

So looking at other Scotti COA's for San Giorgio. It looks as if the unicorn at the crest may specific to the Scotti di San Giorgio.

Comment by William Douglas on September 19, 2023 at 9:59

Love it!

Comment by J Ruaidri Douglas on September 18, 2023 at 11:51

History - Rocca di San Giorgio
An excellent example of a villa-fortress, the Rocca di San Giorgio Piacentino, attributed to the architect Vignola, was built at the end of the 16th century by Alessandro Anguissola of the San Giorgio branch.

Once the Anguissola family became extinct, the Rocca di San Giorgio passed in 1637 to the Marquis Fabio Scotti of Castelbosco, Count of San Giorgio, who after long works destined it as a summer residence.

In 1762 Count Paolo Scotti enclosed the fortress with a wall surrounding it with a stupendous park populated with fallow deer and deer . In 1820, upon the death of Count Paolo Scotti, his daughter Clelia brought the Rocca as a dowry to Count Ferdinando Negri della Torre. Her daughter Maria Negri della Torre, in turn, brought her as a dowry to Count Guido Gazzola di Settima .

The Rocca di San Giorgio is still inhabited today by the Gazzola family : Paola with her children Leonardo and Matteo