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The Ancestry of Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti

Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti 1801-1878 
married Julie van Bever in 1830
Guitar player and composer in Belgium
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Giovanni Battista Filippo Zani  Bettini (de Ferranti) 1778-1857
Married 1. Maria Franzaroli about1800 Married       2. Julie Josphine Daulmerie in 1829
Notary in Bologna 1802-1803. After 1803 in France
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Marco Felice  Filippo Zani  Bettini 1736-1797 
Married Candida Torelli in 1771
Notary in Bologna from 1755-1787
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Giovanni Battista Joseph Zani  Bettini: Born 1697 -
Married Maria Nicoletta Moreschi 11th November  1731
Notary in Bologna from 1719-1746
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Filippo Zani : Born 30 October 1649 - 
Married Angela Rivani 24 April 1690
 He is not listed as a Notary of Bologna
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Sebastiano Zani:  Born 11 November 1621  
Married Clemenze Silvagni
He is not listed as a Notary of Bologna
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Girolamo Maria (Hieronimus): Born  21 Nov 1571  
Married Lucia 
He was created  Notary of Bologna  in 1589      
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Ercole (Herculis) Zani:  Born about 1522
He was created a Notary of Bologna in 1544
Married 1. Ippolita Landini        Married 2.Paola Beroaldi
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Giovanni Antonio Zani : Born about 1497
Married Phillipa Mattugliani
He was created Notary of Bologna in 1524                                              
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Ercole Zani: Born about 1466
Married Cassandra Morandi in 1490
He was created a Notary of Bologna in 1486
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Giovanni di Zani: Born about 1414
Married Tadia Fantini
Created Notary of Bologna in 1444: Lecturer in Bologna 1436
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Zano  Giovanni  di Zani : Born about 1380
Married Bartolomea Rociti
Lecturer in Bologna 1420                                                                   In Bologna
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 1380      Duccio  married Lodovica Toscha                                      In Florence
Moved to Bologna from Florence. He was in Bologna in 1390
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1340       Gialdo   - Proconsul in Florence - married Paola Panin
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                Giano m. Sig Chara de Segna (he may be wrong)
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1310       Graduccio  detto Graddo - Cavaliere 
               (Knight) In Tuscan Militia in Bologna
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1240 or   Giraldo  or Ghiraldo   
1280        Proconsul in Florence
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1213 or    Ghirardo  or Giraldo                          
 1240       Consul (in Florence)                                                                       
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*1185      Gianni   G5                                                1172-1178 Doge Sebastiano Zani                                      
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1160        Ghiraldo                                                         
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1130        Ioannes  G4
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1090       Gerardus Tuccius
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                 Iannus   dietus Paganus  G3
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1050        Giannes nel Joannes  G2
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  1010      Joanes   G1
        dietus Fusco (Grizzled)         In Florence                                    |                                   .............................................................................           
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           Giano
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           Caloianes
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 880 AD Andre de Joanius called Zanius                                  In Venice
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                                          Perhaps a common ancestor (or perhaps not)
* in Gamurrini but not Silvio Costa

Zani Tree by Gamurrini   - 17th century

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Book by Gamurrini (17th century genealogist) Tree of the Zani family of Bologna Found in a library in Florence
It has recently been discovered by NHG that according to Gamurrini the 17th Century genealogist, who made the above tree, Count Andrea & Lucrezia da Corregio had 2 children - Paolo and Giovanni, who both died in childhood. Our family cannot be descended from them as told by Negri.  
Our research this year 2013, has found that we connect to Ercole the son of of Giovanni Antonio. Shown in the above diagram on the far right hand side

Zani Tree by Silvio Costa  - 17th century

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Zani Tree by Silvio Costa
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Zani Tree by Silvio Costa reverse side
This tree was found recently (November 2013) in The Archivio di  Stato (The State Archive) in Bologna. It was in a notary box labelled Silvio Costa. 
We think Silvio Costa must have been some sort of special legal writer / illustrator. 
There was also a book - a diary (1666-1679) - with meticulous details of his work. The diary is in Italian which we do not speak. However we recognised many pages in which he had recorded information necessary for making the tree. 
The tree was most likely commissioned by -
Count Ercole Zani , - A well known Traveler (b. Bologna, 1634 - d. 1684 ), he traveled extensively through Europe and was in Russia ( 1671 - 72). He left a book about his experiences still available to read on the internet
His grandfather - Ercole Zani - (also the ancestor of Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti) - had two marriages. 
His 1st marriage to Ippolyta Landini produced the line from which Marco Aurelio is descended
His 2nd marriage to Paola Beroaldi produced Lucio and then Count Ercole.
Initially we wondered why Count Ercole chose to exclude his step grandmother and her children from this tree ie Marco Aurelio's branch of the family.
We now think we understand 
Count Ercole was invited to become a Knight of the Holy Orders of S. Maurizio and S. Lazaro.
In order to do this he had to prove the nobility of his four grandparents. Silvio Costa's job was to do this for him - hence the above tree showing his noble Zani ancestors. There would have been no need to show our part of the family.
Ferranti and Zani  Family
Site still under construction

2013