The origins of the family remain largely unclear, but according to the two oldest traditions, they would have originated from Kotor in the Venetian Albania, whereas the second would be sourced from the town of Vieste in Puglia.
Vieste |
During this era, his territorial authority reached its maximum extent stretching from Lucera to Fiorentino, Vaccarizza, and Siponto, along the coast of the Gargano from Vieste to Rodi and Cagnano and from San Nicandro to the promontory, Rignano, and the Capitanate.