Albergoni family

The Albergoni family was an Italian noble family associated with Lombardy and, in particular, with the civic and aristocratic history of Crema. It is also recorded under variant forms including Albrigoni and Albergone. Unlike a commercial brand, the family name refers to a historical lineage rather than to a contemporary company, product portfolio, or consumer-facing organization. The earliest identified member is Ortensio Albergoni, also known as Ortensio Guazzo or Guazzone Albergoni, who is mentioned in 1189. This reference places the family's documented history in the medieval period, although the available account does not establish a continuous genealogical record from that date through the later centuries. The family was formally ennobled in 1519, when Giovan Giacomo Albergoni was admitted to the General Consiglio in Crema. That admission marked an important step in the family's recognized social and political standing within the local community. A short-lived cadet line emerged through Cristoforo Zurla's marriage to an Albergoni heiress. Following the marriage, Cristoforo adopted his wife's surname, creating the Zurla Albergoni branch. This branch did not continue for many generations: the couple's son, Marc’Antonio Maria Zurla Albergoni, died without children in 1757. The available reference does not document a later continuation of the cadet branch. The family's heraldic identity is described as a blue shield bearing a golden lion, with three stars positioned above it. This coat of arms represents the principal visual emblem associated with the historical lineage. It should not be treated as evidence of a modern commercial trademark or active brand operation. One notable person associated with the family is Lodovico Albergoni, identified in the reference material as an acquittance of Casanova. The available source provides no further biographical detail about him. Overall, the Albergoni family is best understood as a historical Italian noble house with medieval origins, a documented ennoblement in early sixteenth-century Crema, and a briefly existing Zurla Albergoni cadet branch. No reliable information is provided about a current organization, headquarters, products, operating markets, corporate ownership, website, or present-day commercial activity.

The Albergoni family is described as an Italian noble family that originated in Lombardy. Its recorded history is associated with medieval Lombardy and with the later civic life of Crema. The family appears under several related forms, including Albrigoni and Albergone, reflecting historical variation in the rendering of the surname. The earliest known individual connected with the lineage is Ortensio Albergoni, who is also referred to as Ortensio Guazzo or Guazzone Albergoni. He is mentioned in 1189. The available historical account does not provide enough information to reconstruct the family's full genealogy from this medieval reference, but the mention establishes an early documentary presence for the name. The family achieved a formally recognized noble position in 1519. In that year, Giovan Giacomo Albergoni was admitted to the General Consiglio in Crema, an event associated with the family's first recorded ennoblement. His admission indicates that the family had attained a recognized status within the political and social institutions of the city. The source does not specify the precise legal form of the ennoblement or describe the family's offices, estates, or economic activities. A separate cadet branch was created through the marriage of Cristoforo Zurla to an Albergoni heiress. Cristoforo adopted the Albergoni surname, producing the combined designation Zurla Albergoni for the new branch. This arrangement illustrates the role of surname transmission and inheritance in maintaining the identity of noble families. The branch was short-lived, however. The couple's son, Marc’Antonio Maria Zurla Albergoni, died childless in 1757, and the available reference records no subsequent continuation of that line. The family’s heraldic arms consisted of a blue shield featuring a golden lion, with three stars above it. These arms served as the principal heraldic representation of the lineage. They are relevant to the family's historical identity but do not establish that the family operated as a modern brand or that the arms were used as a registered commercial mark. Lodovico Albergoni is listed among the notable members of the family and is described as an acquittance of Casanova. No additional details about his life or the circumstances of that association are supplied by the available material. Beyond this reference, the source does not identify further notable members, businesses, institutions, or current descendants. In historical terms, the Albergoni family can therefore be summarized as a Lombard noble lineage with a documented presence from at least 1189, a significant recognition in Crema in 1519, and a briefly existing Zurla Albergoni cadet branch that ended in the eighteenth century. Contemporary corporate, commercial, or organizational information is not available in the supplied sources.

• 1757

  End of the Zurla Albergoni cadet branch

  [1]Albergoni familyen.wikipedia.org

  Marc’Antonio Maria Zurla Albergoni, son of Cristoforo Zurla and an Albergoni heiress, died without children.

• 1519

  Admission to the General Consiglio in Crema

  [1]Albergoni familyen.wikipedia.org

  Giovan Giacomo Albergoni was admitted to the General Consiglio in Crema, an event associated with the family's first recorded ennoblement.

• Earliest recorded family member

  [1]Albergoni familyen.wikipedia.org

  Ortensio Albergoni, also known as Ortensio Guazzo or Guazzone Albergoni, is mentioned in the historical record.

Historical Italian noble family and lineage, not a contemporary commercial brand.

1. 1Albergoni familyen.wikipedia.org