| Lanza Italian: Casa di Lanza | |
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| Sicilian noble family | |
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| Parent family | Lancia family |
| Country |  ItalyFormer countries |
| Founded | 15th century |
| Founder | Blasco Lanza |
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| Cadet branches |
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Lanza are an Italian noble family that originated in Sicily in the 15th century. Derived from a cadet branch of the Lancia family, barons of Longi, it represents one of the major dynasties of the Sicilian aristocracy.[1]
Over the centuries, this family was at the top of political and economic power on the island, having its exponents held the highest institutional, civil and military positions in the Kingdom of Sicily. After the eldest branch of the Princes of Trabia became extinct in the first half of the 20th century, the Lanza Branciforte family is represented by the collateral line of the Princes Lanza of Scalea.[2]
- ^ "Lanza di Trabia - Storia della famiglia". movio.beniculturali.it. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Randazzo, Antonio. "Lanza". nobili (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2024.