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dvvt ago

@letsdothis3 has anyone noticed the connection further down in the Wiki article...The "State" of the Borromeo

"The "State" was subdivided in ten podesterie: Mergozzo, Omegna, Vogogna, Val Vigezzo, Cannobio, Intra, Laveno, Lesa, Angera and Arona. The Podestà of Arona was the main justice administrator for the Borromeo Counts over the area and was independent from both the Novara and Milan jurisdictions, the former controller..."

Interesting coincidence...

think- ago

'Podesta' is the Italian term for an official / governor of a district or community. Nothing unusual about it, it's a surname like 'Baker' or 'Miller' or 'Smith'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podesta_(surname)

NOMOCHOMO ago

nothing unusual, but it is a title of prestige and indicates noble lineage. Generational Satraps