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Coat of Arms as Adopted from Chief of Name and Arms of the Byzantine Dynasty of Amorium Baron Scotto Marchesi (Marquis) Scotto Count Scotto Comes (Count) Scotto
Conti (Count) Scotto Conti (Count) Scotto Coat of Arms of Scotto Coat of Arms of Scotto Douglas-Scotti
Scotto 1400 Scotti di San Giorgio Prince Scotto Scotto Scotto, 1400
CoA of the Family Scotto of Genova (Genoa) Prince Prof. Dr. Don Luca Scotto di Tella de Douglas di Castel di Ripa  Prince Don Luca Scotto di Tella de Douglas di Castel di Ripa. Prince Scotto Prince Scotto
Prince Scotto Scotto or Scotti, 1400 Scotti Douglas Scotto Prince Scotto
Fombio Douglas Scotti
Mario Scoto, Count of Bagnacavallo Scotti
(Note: 5 points)		 Douglas Scotti of Vigoleno Scotti Douglas of Fombio Douglas-Scotti

of Vigoleno
Anguissola di Piacenza Piacenza Palazzo Duglas Stemma degli Scotti di MilanoPalato d'oro e di rosso, il secondo palo d'oro caricato di un'aquila di nero coronata del campo.[1]
Marchesi di Grassano (Grazzano) Alberto Scotti, of Piacenza Palazzo Duglas
Piacenza		 Scotti of Milan Scotti of Piacenza
1715
 
Malaspina Torello D'Aragona Scotti Scotti, 1605
Note: 6 points		 Scotti, 1550
Piacenza & Perugia		 Scotto in Sicily  Scotto in Sicily  
  scotti Italian C of A Joannis Scotti arms
Scotto in Sicily  Castello di Sarmato Daniel Scotus Concord EP AP Thes GVB 1433 Joannis Scotti
1913 - 1930		 Coat of arms present in Bergamo
armorial download 562px-Coat_of_arms_of_Domenico_Angelo_Scotti.svg
Armorial over the
entrance to Palazzo Scotti di Sarmato		 Armorial over the gates
of Palazzo Scotti di Sarmato		 Annibal Dieudonné Scotti
was born in Italy, but lived in Spain		 de Scotti Bishop Domenico Angelo Scotti, Bishop of Trivento
133613536
Liberale Scotti Rossi-Scotti Rossi-Scotti Palazzo Chiapponi, Piacenza Archbishop Gianbernardino Scotti
Anguissola Scotti 1280px-Blason_Ranuce_Anguissola_(1752-1823).svg Stemma Anguissola Scotti
Anguissola Scotti Scotti de Campostella Douglas-Scotti Count Ranuce Anguissola de Grassano/Grazzano Anguissola Scotti
Douglas Scotti Anguissola Di Piacenza Agazzano
Ranucci Douglas Scotti Ranuccio Anguissola Douglas Scotti Anguissola di San Damiano, Naples
Patrician of Piacenza		 Commune of Agazzano Douglas Scotti
of Ponte Trese ???
Fombio Fombio Fombio Gragnano Trebbiense  motto
Fombio Fombio Fombio Gragnano Trebbiense Douglas Scotti
of Vigoleno

Motto

In the context of the Castello di Vigoleno, where I(3) stayed in the summer of 2025, this motto and coat of arms belong to the Scotti family (specifically the Scotti Douglas branch), who held the castle for over six centuries, from 1389 until the early 1900s.

Meaning and Significance

The Motto: "Nunquam Retrorsum" means "Never Backward" or "Never Retreating." * The Intent: It serves as a "call to arms" and a statement of character. For a powerful feudal family like the Scotti, it signaled to their allies and enemies that they were steadfast, courageous, and would never yield their ground or their principles.

The shield I photographed is a classic representation of their lineage:

The Two Stars: These are "mullets" (six-pointed stars), which are a central part of the Scotti family heraldry.

The Bend: The diagonal stripe across the shield is called a bend.

The Douglas Connection: The Scotti of Piacenza eventually added "Douglas" to their name, claiming a legendary (though historically debated) descent from the famous Scottish Clan Douglas. The motto Nunquam Retrorsum is actually shared by some branches of the Douglas family, reinforcing this ancestral link.


Notes:
1.  Many of the captions are as supplied.  I would welcome detailed descriptors.
2.  It should not be assumed that these are all armorials for the Douglas Scotti - that has still to be determined.
3.  William Douglas, compiler of the Douglas Archives



See more:
•  For more heraldry of the Douglas Scotti famiily of Vigoleno, see our photograph album
•  For more on the Douglas Scotti families of Italy, see our Italy portal.

Source

 

Sources for this article include:
  •  Professor Luca Scotto di Tella de’ Douglas di Castel di Ripa

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