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Colleoni

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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.[citation needed]

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.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Simons, Patricia (2011-10-13). The Sex of Men in Premodern Europe: A Cultural History. Cambridge University Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-107-00491-7.