A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Gozzi family of Italy.
Reg. 9196 · Italian, G–I
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
mountThe ground held, and steadfastness upon it
oakGreat age, strength and steadfastness
Colours
Blue (Azure)Means: Loyalty and truth
Green (Vert)Means: Hope
Historical info
Source
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)
“D'azur à un chêne de sin., terrassé du même, sommé d'une colombe d'arg.; au listel d'arg. inscrit des mots SIGNUM PACIS, posé en fasce derrière l'arbre.”
VeniceVenice, c. 1646
Where the Gozzi Arms Were Recorded
Venice
Map of Italy showing where the Gozzi arms are recorded
The Gozzi arms were recorded in Venice, c. 1646.
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.
Francesco Erizzo
Sovereign of the period
Francesco Erizzo
1631–1646
Reigning in Italy when the Gozzi 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 Venice.
Origin & History of the Gozzi Family in Italy
The Gozzi family name has deep roots in the vibrant culture of Venice, where members of the lineage were firmly established by the year 1646. The name is believed to originate from the Italian word gozzo, which historically referred to a specific type of sturdy, traditional fishing boat common in the Mediterranean. This suggests that the family’s earliest ancestors were likely involved in the maritime trade or fishing industries that served as the backbone of the Venetian economy. As Venice was a global center for commerce and art during the seventeenth century, the Gozzi family integrated into the social fabric of the city, eventually producing notable figures in literature and theater. Their presence in the city records from the mid-seventeenth century reflects a period when the family was transitioning from local trade roots into the broader intellectual life of the Venetian Republic.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Gozzo
A term referring to a goiter or a swollen throat.
This name
GozziA nickname for an individual with a prominent neck or throat.
also spelled
Gozzy
Gotsee
Gotsi
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Tassini, Giuseppe. Curiosità veneziane ovvero origini delle denominazioni stradali di Venezia. 1863
Archivio di Stato di Venezia, Anagrafe di Venezia, Sezione XVII
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mountThe ground held, and steadfastness upon it
oakGreat age, strength and steadfastness
mountThe ground held, and steadfastness upon it
oakGreat age, strength and steadfastness
