The Friggieri
Family
Volume 1.2 July 1999
Here we are again !
I have been greatly encouraged by the
positive reaction to the first newsletter. Information and photographs have
been flooding in from around the world. A main feature of the first issue was
the Family Reunion in Malta. The current edition takes a look at the Italian
heritage and the known variants of the surname and crests. Future articles will
take an even more global view of the family and will discuss trends in
emigration and occupation.
I have been asked what criteria were applied
in deciding whom to include in the 'Famous Family Members' section. The
simple answer is that I extracted all the entries listed in the book entitled 'Maltese
Biographies of the Twentieth Century'. Please let me know of any others
whom you consider worthy of mention. To facilitate my research, I have joined
two organisations (see Page 3) dedicated to
genealogy and surname history. Also, I have built a new web site, which
provides online access to the newsletter. If you have access to the Internet,
please visit the site and sign the guest book.
http://www.btinternet.com/~vince.friggieri
As with any family chronicle, the passage of
time brings both happy and sad events. This issue covers both a wedding and a
funeral. Please keep me informed of all major family
milestones.
Wedding News
On June 19, Carol (b. 29/11/54) married John Eves in
Silverstone, England. Carol's mother Jane Bugeja (b.
29/9/32) is the daughter of the late Alfred Friggieri
(b. 29/11/08 d. 23/11/98) who featured in the Military Hall of Fame section in
the first newsletter. Carol and John spent their honeymoon in Antigua.
Variations on a theme by……..
Il casato FRIGGIERI,
che fu usato anche nelle forme
di FRIGERIO, FRIGGERI, FRIGERI e
FRIGIERI, e un patronimico derivato
da FRIDIGERIO, nome germanico formato dalle radici 'frid'
pace e 'ger' lancia. Per traslato significa
difesa. La stirpe in
oggetto trae remote origini dalla Lombardia,
e le sue numerose diramazioni
hanno lasciato
notevoli memorie in questa ed in altre regioni. Si sono
mantenute per secoli, fino ai nostri
giorni, ad un alto livello sociale, ed hanno goduto privilegi
nobiliari, caiche pubbliche e dignita civili e religiose.
I primi personaggi rivelati dai documenti sono
un FRIGERIO, Vescovo di
Perugia e di Chiusi al tempo di Innocenzo IV nel 1251, e FRIGERIO,
Cappellano della Chiesa di Arcagne
nel 1258. Abbiamo notizia poi dell'antichissima e nobile diramazione
di Castel S. Pietro, ascritta alla Cittadinanza di Como ed investita di beni dalla
Curia di Como nel 1270. A Milano troviamo
new secolo XIV Donato, religioso, Rettore di S. Vittore, e Beltramolo, notaio. E' interessante rilevare che il notariato era, a quel tempo, una professione esercitata da personaggi
di gran merito
e virtu appartenenti a famiglie nobili di rango primario.
Ai primi del 1400 visse Pietro che
fu padre di Paganino, il quale divenne
un celebre intagliatore in legno. Lo ritroviamo nel 1480 esercitante quella professione, non per guadagno, ma per amore all'arte.
Nel 1447 Filippo e descritto fra
I Decurioni e I Consiglieri
nel Consiglio Generale della Repubblica Milanese. Nel 1513, in
un antico documento figura il nome di
G. Antonio, abate; nel 1527 Giorgio fu Commissario del Popolo e Giovanni
Mario, suo fratello, tenne quella carica
l'anno successivo. L'Imperiale Regio Governo della
Lombardia nel 1788 dichiaro nobile la famiglia FRIGERIO di Milano. Altro ramo
della casata
fu decorato del titolo di Conte.
Della nobile
diramazione Reggiana dei FRIGGIERI se ne hanno notizie nel
1757 coi fratelli Pietro e Carlo.
Giovanni, di Vincenzo, di Pietro,
vivente nel 1782, fu avvocato ed anche
letterato ed appartenne all
'Accademia dei Muti'. Suo fratello Pietro,
sacerdote, fu 'Cittadino
grave' di Reggio e di Modena.
Anche Vincenzo, di Giovanni, di Vincenzo, fu avvocato ed il fratello
suo, Fulvio, fu canonico della Cattedrale di Reggio.
Vincenzo
continuo la famiglia col figlio Giovanni. Questi prese parte al governo provvisorio nel 1831, sposo la nobile Laura Guidelli,
ed ebbe parecchi figli, fra cui Vincenzo, nato intorno al 1830.
In Fond Remembrance
Francis Friggieri was born in Senglea, Malta on September 6, 1913.
He married Mary Cauchi (b. July
10, 1919) on February 23, 1946 and sadly, passed away on May 23, 1999.
Lineage: Carmel; Saviour;
Filippo; Salvatore; Publio;
Lorenzo; Francesco; Bartolomeo; Giovanni
Left:
First Communion with sisters, Elizabeth (b. 18/5/09 d. 18/5/91), Carmena (d. 16/7/79) and father Carmel (b. 5/10/1872 d.
3/8/43).
Centre:
Taken in 1937 by a Greek photographer in the vicinity of the Hotel Phoenicia in
Floriana, Malta.
Right: Malta Family Reunion in April this
year with wife Mary, daughter Christine, son-in-law Mario and grandchildren
David and Marija.
From my Photo Album…….across four generations
The photo on the left
was taken in 1966 at my Confirmation and from left to right shows my
grandfather Vincent (b. 5/3/07), my sister Suzette (b. 7/11/63), my mother
Cathy (nee Smith b. 21/9/37), me (b. 10/9/58), my father Walter (b. 16/6/36)
and my uncle Paul Tabone (b. 13/1/35 d. 22/3/83). The
one in the middle was taken in 1977 at my Engagement Party and shows me,
granddad and dad. The picture on the right was taken this year and shows me
with my three sons, Robert (b. 30/10/79), Sean (b. 21/3/84) and Alan (b.
10/6/86).
Military Hall of Fame
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Michael Paul Friggieri (b.
3/3/1955 in London) Joined
the Grenadier Guards in 1971 and served for six years. He
was stationed at the Junior Guardsman's depot in Surrey. Awarded
prizes by Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer K.G. for achievements in boxing and athletics. |
The Society of Genealogists & The Guild of One-Name Studies
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The
Society of Genealogists was founded in 1911 to promote, encourage and foster
the study, science and knowledge of genealogy. As a member of the society, I
am entitled to use their extensive library of books, documents, microfiche
and Special Collections and to attend lectures given by experts in the field
of genealogical study. |
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The
Guild of One-Name Studies was formed in 1979. The
concept of a one-name study is to extend the project to include all
occurrences of a surname (and its variants), rather than limiting research to
a particular pedigree (ancestors of one person) or descendancy
(descendants of one person or couple). |
On the Ball
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This
section is devoted to the sportsmen of the family. The
Floriana Football Club web site at records
six players named Friggieri in
the Roll of Honour. The
following profile of Ruggiero
Friggieri (b.
11/4/1886 d. 31/8/1925) is
extracted from 'Maltese Biographies of the Twentieth Century' by Michael J. Schiavone and Louis Scerri. |
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Photograph courtesy of Lisa, his great-granddaughter, who lives in Sydney Australia. |
Emblem provided by Jean Paul Borg, the owner of the Floriana FC web site |
Born in Floriana,
Friggieri was very short, standing not more than 5ft
in his socks, but this did not prevent him from becoming the greatest fullback
ever produced by Maltese football. In his days the game was rough, and a
fullback needed to be strong and a tough tackler. Friggieri
was both, but he also had the ability to play himself out of trouble, something
very rare in those days.
Friggieri started playing for Floriana
around 1906 when the team was still being formed. In 1909 he took part in the
memorable Imtarfa Cup match against St George's. It
was here that the legend of Iz-zibga was born.
Between 1910 and 1913 he led the team to three successive championships and two
cup victories. He was admired and respected by everybody and many times after
important matches against the Services he was invited for drinks in the
Officers' mess.
During the period 1913-16 he played
professional football with Messina in the Italian League where he was described
as the piccolo diavolo maltese. In 1916, Floriana
disbanded their team and Friggieri joined St
George's, helping the Saints to win the League and Cousis
Shield double. The following season he probably joined Valletta United but
unfortunately the records for this season are very sketchy.
During World War I, he joined the KOMRM,
leading the team to many famous victories in the United Services League. Such
was his fame that he was chosen for the Pick Army, an honour
which was bestowed on no other Maltese footballer of his era.
In 1922, Friggieri
turned professional for Sliema Wanderers. He stayed
with the Wanderers for 3 seasons, winning two championships, one cup, and one Cassar Cup medal. In 1925 he was accused of selling the
league match against Floriana. He denied this charge
and also signed an affidavit. Whatever the truth, the incident left a bad taste
and a black spot on the career of one of the greatest ever Maltese footballers.
He never played again for the Wanderers and, a short while later, he returned
to his old club, Floriana for the princely sum of £5.
However, he was not to play again for the Greens because he fell ill and died
suddenly while still at the top of his career.
Landmarks & Monuments
In the centre of Perugia,
stands the Friggeri Palace built in 1700. In
Rome, a Via and a Piazza are named after Attilio Friggeri.
In Reggio Emilia there is
an 18th century "bella casa"
owned by the Friggieri family. In
Toulon, France the Place du
Lieutenant Jean Friggeri commemorates a
soldier who died in Algeria in 1944.
Can
you provide any more information or photographs ?
The first six generations in Reggio
Emilia, Italy
PIETRO FRIGGIERI was born 1680 in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Child of PIETRO
FRIGGIERI is: VINCENZO FRIGGIERI, b. 1710, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Children of VINCENZO
FRIGGIERI are:
GIOVANNI FRIGGIERI, b. 1740, Reggio Emilia, Italy; d. 1782.
Occupation: Profession 'Avvocato'
(Lawyer) & 'Letterato'
PIETRO FRIGGIERI, b. Reggio
Emilia, Italy.
Occupation: Profession 'Sacerdote'
= Priest
Children of GIOVANNI
FRIGGIERI are:
VINCENZO FRIGGIERI, b. 1770, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Occupation: Profession 'Avvocato'
= Lawyer
FULVIO FRIGGIERI.
Occupation: Canonico
della Cattedrale
di Reggio
Child of VINCENZO
FRIGGIERI is:
GIOVANNI FRIGGIERI, b. 1800. He married LAURA
GUIDETTI.
Notes for GIOVANNI
FRIGGIERI:
For taking part in
the Provisional Government of Reggio in 1831 with
Count Giacomo Lamberti he
was sentenced to one year's imprisonment. This was commuted to house arrest due
to his 'poor state of health'.
Children of GIOVANNI
FRIGGIERI and LAURA GUIDETTI are:
CARLO, GIUSEPPE, FILIPPO, PROSPERO,
PIETRO and VINCENZO FRIGGIERI.
Information supplied by Andrea Friggieri (b. July 9, 1969 in Milan) who is descended from
Vincenzo son
of Giovanni and Laura.
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Origin: 1. Torino 2. Perugia 3. Reggio Emilia |
Family Crests copied from the ENCICLOPEDIA STORICO-NOBILIARE ITALIANA |
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1. FRIGERIO |
2. FRIGGERI BOLDRINI |
3. FRIGGIERI |
Note the similar motifs |
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Published by: Vince Friggieri 1, Church Croft, Edlesborough, Bedfordshire LU6 2HU England Tel: 00 44 1525 220735 Email: vince.friggieri@btinternet.com
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