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           The
          history of the Orzali family startes long long time ago... 
           
           
          ....1312 
          The Orzali (or sometime Orzani or Orsali) "...counts 13 doyens in
          Lucca before 1312....." as coming from some  biographic
          notes drawn  by a Collodi nephew for the "Avventure di
          Pinocchio" (the Pinocchio adventures) edited by Nerbini - Firenze
          1944. 
          
           1314 
          Probably driven out from Lucca by Uguccione della Faggiuola
          (Ghibellino), already Podestà in Pisa, invading Lucca  in 1314
          with the help of Castruccio Castracani, they came in Brancoli (LU). 
          In 1316 Pisa and Lucca rised against  Uguccione resulting his
          escape in Verona under Cangrande della Scala protection, but the
          Orzali family remain in Brancoli. 
          Some descendants will come back in Lucca to the end of 1700. 
           
          1580 
          The first
          Orzali is officially regisered in the  Parish Church in Pieve di
          Brancoli is Nicolao. 
           
          1620 
          Born of 
          Giovanni,  Nicolao's first son. 
          1624 
          Born of 
          Michele, Nicolao's second son. 
          1650-1700 
          Giovanni has
          9 children : 
           
          Maria
          Antonietta                 
          Francesco (will have 12 children) 
          Maria
          Maddalena                 
          Michele  (will have 8 children) 
          Maria
          Angela                      
          Pietro  (will have 4 children) 
          Maria
          Margherita                 
          Gian Maria (will have 12 children) 
                                                 
          Lorenzo (will have 3 children) 
           
          mentre Michele ne ha 6 : 
           
          Domenico (will have 2 children) 
          Lorenzo (will have 7 children) 
          Francesco 
          Giovanni (will go married with  Maria Caterina, Domenico's
          daugther and will have 7 children) 
          Caterina 
          Maria 
          ...
          and so on since today !!  |