Submitted by Manuel Psaila, manvpsai@maltanet.net
Submitted by Charles Joseph Belli, bellicj@alphalink.com.au
The oldest record of the Belli Family is an article found in the Encyclopedia Britannica about Pierino Belli born. March 20, 1502, Alba, Montferrat [Italy] and died on December 31, 1575, Turin, Savoy
Pierino was a Piedmontese soldier, jurist, and an authority on the law of war and who is considered to be the founders of modern international law. After serving as commander in chief of the army of the Holy Roman Empire in Piedmont,Torino, Italy. Pierino Belli was appointed (1560) a councillor of state by Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy. His book De re militari et de bello (1563) was for its time an unusually thorough treatment of military law and the rules for conducting war.
The Maltese connection;
According to the study by Dr. Giovanni Bonello LLD, ANDREA BELLI was Malta's most prominent Baroque Architect, Industrialist, Traveler, Impresario and also Slave Dealer. He was regularly commissioned by the Knights of Malta to build palaces, churches and other buildings. He was credited to own the first sawmill in Msida, Malta. On March 26, 1760 the almighty Uditore (right-hand man) of Grand Master Pinto, who happen to be his own brother Gabrielle Belli, granted Andrea the export monopoly. He started to export the Maltese building stone and other stone products to other European countries. He is credited to be the architect of many fine buildings in Valletta and other towns.
Andrea was the son of the surgeon Dr.Giuseppe Batta Belli and Francesca Romano. He was born in Valletta, Malta on October 13,1703, died on October 19, 1772 and buried in the Carmelite Church, Valletta. All the Maltese Belli's including those who migrated to England, the US, Canada and Australia in the last century, seem to be direct descendants to him or to his father Giuseppe Belli.
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