House of Candia

The House of Candia was a noble family from Savoy, now extinct.^[1] It held a castle at Chambéry-Le-Vieux under the name "Chateau de Candie".

STEMMA CANDIÆ Arms of Candia from the Savoyard Heraldry Registry, Château de Candie, Chambéry-Le-Vieux, France

Members

François de Candie was Viscount (Vice dominus) of Geneva and Captain of the castle on the island of the Rhône in 1377.^[1]

References

1 2 Annuaire de la noblesse de France (1861), on line

Sources

Comte Amédée de Foras, Armorial et nobiliaire de l'ancien duché de Savoie, vol. 1, Grenoble, Allier Frères, 1863-1966 (archive), p. 299 à 301, « Candie (de) »
Annuaire de la noblesse de France (1861), on line
Chateau de Candie

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