This very ancient family is one of the most distinguished of the Pavia patriciate, and historically linked to the city due to its many members who there enjoyed public office starting with the twelfth century.  Over the centuries the Giorgi di Vistarino produced, soldiers, politicians, clergymen and legal practitioners.  Quite a few were Knights of Malta and administered a number of Commanderies belonging to the aforesaid Order.

            The Giorgi added to their surname “di Vistarino” (a place near Pavia), having inherited it from Franceschina Beccaria, last of the branch knows as “of Messer Fiorello”, who also left them Rocca di Messer Fiorello (afterwards Rocca dei Giorgi), and Pietra de’ Giorgi.  In addition, the added the Berlingeri surname, quartering the latter’s arms with theirs, as stated in the will of the Marques and Abbot Andrea Berlingeri.  The Giorgi also participated actively in the wars of the Italian Risorgimento.  In 1897 Carlo Giorgi di Vistarino married the noble Anna dei Conti Vimercati, daughter of the patriot and cavalry officer Ottaviano Vimercati, one of the protagonists of the Risorgimento and praised by king Victor Emmanuel II of Savoy as “the first of the Lombards”.

Residenza Conti De' Giorgi di Vistarino
a Rocca de Giorgi