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The House of Candia was a noble family from Savoy (14th-16th). It held a castle at Chambéry-Le-Vieux under the name "Château de Candie".

Stemma 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 of Geneva (Latin:Vice Dominus Genevarum) and Captain of the castle on the island of the Rhône in 1377.

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 [1]
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