Matteotti

Matteotti
This famous surname is recorded in over two hundred and fifty different spellings ranging from Mathieu of France to Macieiczyk of Poland. From medieval times it has been recorded in every part of Christendom. Its popularity throughout Europe first as a baptismal name and then later as a surname dates from the 11th century when Crusaders, otherwise known as the "Knights Templar", returning from one of their many expeditions to the Holy Land, gave it to their sons in commemoration of the fathers (unsuccessful) attempt to free Palestine from the Muslims. The derivation is from the Hebrew male given name "Mattathiah" meaning "gift of the Lord", and it is recorded in the famous Norman-English Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Matthaeus' and in the French spelling 'Mathieu'. Neither of these recordings are surnames, but names of priests. Early examples of the surname recordings include Heinrich Matthaus of Uberlingen, Germany, in 1382, John Mathows of Whitby, England, in 1395, the patronymic Hugh Mathewman in the 1379 Poll Tax rolls of England, and a similar Clewi Mathisen of Freiburg, Germany, in the year 1475. Samuell Matthews was one of the earliest settlers in the New World of America. He is listed as 'living at the plantation by James Cittie' (Virginia), in February 1623. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Alan Mathew, which was dated 1260, in the Assize Rolls of Cambridge, England. This was during the reign of King Henry 111, known by the nickname of 'The Frenchman', who reigned from 1216 to 1272. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • MATTEOTTI (G.) — MATTEOTTI GIACOMO (1885 1924) Issu d’une famille de propriétaires fonciers aisés, Giacomo Matteotti fait des études de droit et milite, très jeune, au Parti socialiste italien. Interné pour pacifisme pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, il est… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Matteotti 1 — (Сан Винченцо,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Via Matteotti, 36, 57027 Сан Винченцо, Ит …   Каталог отелей

  • Matteotti — Giacomo Matteotti (* 22. Mai 1885 in Fratta Polesine; † 10. Juni 1924 nahe Rom) war ein italienischer Politiker und Generalsekretär der Partito Socialista Unitario (PSU). Die Ermordung Matteottis durch italienische Faschisten im Jahr 1924 gilt… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Matteotti — Matteọtti,   Giacomo, italienischer Politiker, * Fratta Polesine (Provinz Rovigo) 22. 5. 1885, ✝ (ermordet) Rom 10. 6. 1924; Jurist; 1924 Generalsekretär des Partito Socialista Italiano. Als kompromissloser Gegner B. Mussolinis hielt er in der… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Matteotti, Giacomo — (1885–1924)    A socialist martyr, Giacomo Matteotti’s murder by the Fascists led to the definitive end of liberal Italy and the advent of Benito Mussolini’s dictatorship. Matteotti was born in Rovigo, near Venice, the son of a lower middleclass… …   Historical Dictionary of modern Italy

  • Matteotti, Giacomo — born May 22, 1885, Fratta Polesine, Italy died June 10, 1924, Rome Italian Socialist leader. A lawyer, he joined the Italian Socialist Party and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1919. As head of the Socialists in 1924, he strongly… …   Universalium

  • Matteotti Battalion — The Matteotti Battalion or Centuria Giustizia e Libertà or Italian Column was an Italian radical and anarchist exile group which fought with the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War. The group was named after Giacomo Matteotti, an… …   Wikipedia

  • Matteotti, Giacomo — (22 may. 1885, Fratta Polesine, Italia–10 jun. 1924, Roma). Líder socialista italiano. Abogado, se unió al Partido Socialista Italiano y fue elegido diputado en 1919. Como líder de los socialistas en 1924, denunció fuertemente al Partido Fascista …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Matteotti — biographical name Giacomo 1885 1924 Italian socialist …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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