Cocozza

Cocozza is the name of a European aristocratic family from the ancient region of Nola, in what is now Italy's region of Campania. Members have been in service to the Church and King through membership of the Knights of Malta and as Counts of the House of Aragon. Prior to the second millennium this family was known as Cucurbitus, tracing back to the Roman Empire.

Stemma di Famiglia Cocozza

Palazzo Cocozza is still in existence located in Casertaveccia, and is currently owned by the Marchese Cocozza di Montanara. The magnificent botanical gardens are periodically open to the public.

https://www.apgi.it/giardino/giardino-di-palazzo-cocozza-di-montanara/

Fidelis Familia awarded by Ferdinand I of Aragon

Notable people with the surname include:

-Nardo Cocozza di Nola (born 1476), saved King Ferdinand I from the Conspiracy of Barons earning the Fidelis Familia Crest.

-Sebastiano Cocozza di Nola II (1494), successfully led the cavalry against General Lautrec in 1528 to defend the Ponte della Maddalena bridge in Naples and appointed by the Prince of Orange.

-Felice Cocozza di Nola I (born 1521) Wounded fighting the Turkish invasion at Lepanto

-Vincenzo Cocozza di Nola (born 1576) Ambassador to Pope Clement VIII

-Lelio Cocozza di Nola (born 1579) Knight of the Order of Malta

-Felice Cocozza di Nola (born 1630) Cavalry Captain and author of 'The Art of the Military'

-Conte Gioacchino Cocozza di Nola (born 1712) Papal Knight of St. George, awarded Papal Nobility of Amalfi in 1789

Marchese Giuseppe Cocozza di Nola (born 1849) Mayor of Nola

Conte Gaspare Cocozza di Nola (born 1866) Senator of the Kingdom of Italy

Marchese Cocozza di Montanara (born 1939)

  • General Ciro Cocozza (born 1957) Delegate to the United Nations
  • Marc Cocozza (born 1981), Scottish former footballer
  • Enrico Cocozza (1921–2009), Scottish filmmaker in 1940s–1950s
  • Frankie Cocozza (born 1993), English singer who participated in The X Factor in 2011
  • Gian Carlo Cocozza (born 1946) Italian antiquities
  • Simon Cocozza (born 1970), Equestrian rider and author
  • James Cocozza (born 1979) Musician
  • Alfred Arnold Cocozza stage name Mario Lanza January 31, 1921 – October 7, 1959) was an American tenor, actor and Hollywood film star of the late 1940s and the 1950s.
  • Dominic Cocozza (born 1999), Biomedical Scientist

http://www.nobili-napoletani.it/Real-Commissione-Titoli-Nobilta.htm

http://www.famiglienobilinapolitane.it/Genealogie/Cocozza.htm

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