A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Capris family of Italy.
Reg. 6761 · Italian, A–C
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
goatOne who wins by diplomacy rather than force
Colours
Gold (Or)Means: Generosity
Black (Sable)Means: Constancy
Historical info
Source
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)
“D'or à une tête et col de bouquetin de sa., accornée d'arg. C.: la tête de bouquetin, surm. de la D.: TIMENTIBUS DEUM NIHIL DEEST.”
Italyc. 1775
Where the Capris Arms Were Recorded
Venice
Map of Italy showing where the Capris arms are recorded
The Capris arms were recorded in Italy, c. 1775.
Arms such as these were typically recorded in Venice.
Venice ran on trade, and its great families were merchants before they were anything else. The city kept a formal list of its noble houses, and a name on that list carried arms as a matter of record.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Italy in this period.
Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo
Sovereign of the period
Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo
1763–1778
Reigning in Italy when the Capris arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Italy
In the Italian states, coats of arms were often used by noble families to show their status and history. These symbols were passed down through the generations to all legitimate male descendants. Younger branches of a family usually kept the original design but sometimes added small changes to distinguish their specific line from the main branch.
Granting authority
Various local rulers and city governments controlled the use of coats of arms across the different Italian states.
How they got arms
Families often assumed their own arms or received them as official grants from local lords, popes, or city councils.
Where arms were recorded
Arms were recorded in local city archives or private family books rather than in one single national register.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Italy.
Origin & History of the Capris Family in Italy
The Capris family name is deeply rooted in the vibrant social and commercial landscape of eighteenth-century Venice. By 1775, members of the family were well-established figures within the city, likely participating in the complex maritime trade and civic administration that defined the Venetian Republic during its final decades. The name itself suggests a connection to the Mediterranean world, possibly reflecting the family's involvement in the extensive shipping networks that linked Venice to the broader Italian peninsula and beyond. As residents of a city built on water and defined by its mercantile spirit, the early Capris family members were part of a sophisticated urban culture that valued both tradition and economic enterprise. Their presence in the historical record during this period highlights a family that was integrated into the daily life of one of Europe’s most influential maritime powers before the fall of the Republic.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Capra
Latin word meaning goat.
This name
CaprisA topographic or occupational name referring to someone who herded goats or lived near a goat farm.
also spelled
Caprys
Kapris
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Archivio di Stato di Venezia, Anagrafe di Venezia, Sezione II
Lane, Frederic C., Venice, A Maritime Republic, 1973
Romanin, Samuele, Storia documentata di Venezia, 1853
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