Silvio Costa Tree
We found this Zani tree made by Silvio Costa in The Archivio di Stato in Bologna in 2013
It was made for Count Ercole Zani in 1679. He was a famous traveler and writer and shared a grandfather with our side of the family. This tree therefore shows our ancestors too.
Count Ercole was invited to be a Knight - a Cavaliere - of the Holy Order of S. Maurizio and S. Lazaro. To join - he had to demonstrate the nobility of his four grandfathers. This was the job given to Silvio Costa and the purpose of this tree and the illustrated documnt shown below it
It was made for Count Ercole Zani in 1679. He was a famous traveler and writer and shared a grandfather with our side of the family. This tree therefore shows our ancestors too.
Count Ercole was invited to be a Knight - a Cavaliere - of the Holy Order of S. Maurizio and S. Lazaro. To join - he had to demonstrate the nobility of his four grandfathers. This was the job given to Silvio Costa and the purpose of this tree and the illustrated documnt shown below it
Silvio Costa tree (front)
Silvio Costa (reverse side)
Silvio Costa document showing the nobility of the four grandparents
Marco Aurelio shares the same grandparent (Ercole) in the Zani line
This is a document from The Senate of Bologna confirming that Ercole Zani is a Count