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Noble family in medieval Bergamo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Colleoni
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The House of Colleoni was a Guelf-allied noble family in medieval Bergamo. Their Ghibelline opponents were the Suardi family, of which the Colleoni themselves were a branch.[1]

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Arms of the House of Colleoni, depicting three pairs of human testicles. It was later changed to three upside-down hearts.

History

The family's coat of arms was two pairs of white testicles on a red field, above one red pair on a white field.[2]

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