Dante Alighieri

 
steven harris
 
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11 December 2014 10:05
 

An Italian winery called Serègo Alighieri uses the following arms:

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1510949213/Logo_Serego_Alighieri.JPG

 

I believe that there is a connection to the Italian poet laureate Dante Alighieri (d.1321), but I am not familiar enough with the provenance of the arms to be sure.

 

Does anyone have any idea of Dante was armigerous?

 
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11 December 2014 16:53
 

He’s on heraldica.org’s "armory of famous writers,"  http://www.heraldica.org/topics/famous/writers.htm

as bearing Per pale Or and Sable a fess Argent, with the note that the modern arms of the family are Azure a wing Argent.  The source cited is Pompeo Litta, Famiglie Celebri Italiane. 

 
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11 December 2014 21:45
 

Thanks!!