Colleoni

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

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]

History

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Families: Colleoni (Accessed December 2024) https://www.difamigliainfamiglia.it/en/famiglia/colleoni/
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