Editing Atto della Convocazione

{{Infobox event
| title = Atto della Convocazione
| date = 30 April 1811
| location = [[Casa di San Michele]], [[Aversa]], [[Kingdom of Naples]]
| type = Family legal act
| cause = Succession dispute after the death of [[Domenico Nostrini]]
| participants = [[Vittorio Nostrini]]<br>[[Saverio Nostrini]]<br>[[Carlo Bellandi]]<br>[[Benedetto Nostrini]]
| outcome = Recognition of Vittorio Nostrini as capofamiglia<br>Transfer of the central family archive from Calabria<br>Preservation of the Calabrian branch under Saverio Nostrini
| era = [[Pre-Vader Era]]
}}

'''Atto della Convocazione''' (''Act of the Convocation'') was the final signed act of the [[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]. It was signed on 30 April 1811 at the [[Casa di San Michele]] in [[Aversa]], then part of the [[Kingdom of Naples]]. The act recognized [[Vittorio Nostrini]] as capofamiglia of the Nostrini family, confirmed the authority of the main northern branch, and ordered the transfer of the central family archive from [[Calabria]].<ref name="convocazione-decisions">''[[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]'': "The final decisions were recorded in the Atto della Convocazione ('Act of the Convocation'), signed on 30 April 1811. The act recognized Vittorio Nostrini as capofamiglia, confirmed the authority of the main northern branch, and ordered the transfer of the central family archive from Calabria."</ref>

The act formed part of the early administrative history of the [[Noord family]], then known as the Nostrini family. It ended the succession dispute that followed the death of [[Domenico Nostrini]] on 18 November 1810 and set the terms for the family's shift away from its older Calabrian seat.<ref name="convocazione-lead">''[[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]'': "The meeting settled the succession dispute that followed the death of [[Domenico Nostrini]] and confirmed [[Vittorio Nostrini]] as capofamiglia."</ref><ref name="noord">''[[Noord family]]'': "In 1811, the family convened a formal assembly north of Naples, historically referred to as the [[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]. The gathering addressed inheritance disputes, authority distribution, and long-term estate management."</ref>

== Background ==
The Nostrini family was established in [[Calabria]] on 14 September 1761 by [[Lorenzo Nostrini]]. By the early nineteenth century, the family had branches in Calabria and in the area around [[Aversa]] and [[Naples]]. The legal position of southern Italian estates changed after the reforms in the Kingdom of Naples in 1806, which led the family to review land papers, inheritance claims, and branch obligations.<ref name="convocazione-background">''[[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]'': "The Nostrini family was established in [[Calabria]] on 14 September 1761 by [[Lorenzo Nostrini]]"; "The legal position of southern Italian estates changed after the reforms in the [[Kingdom of Naples]] in 1806."</ref>

Domenico Nostrini died in Calabria on 18 November 1810. On 3 December 1810, Vittorio Nostrini issued the ''lettera di convocazione'', ordering the senior branch representatives to appear at Aversa. [[Saverio Nostrini]] delivered written objections on 17 January 1811 and opposed the northern relocation plan. On 26 February 1811, [[Carlo Bellandi]] prepared the first ''ordine della seduta'', which fixed the speaking order, proxy authority, and signing method for the final act.<ref name="convocazione-proceedings">''[[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]'': "On 3 December 1810, Vittorio Nostrini issued the lettera di convocazione"; "The first written objections were delivered on 17 January 1811 by Saverio Nostrini"; "On 26 February 1811, Carlo Bellandi prepared the first ordine della seduta."</ref>

The delegates arrived at Aversa on 21 April 1811. The convocation opened at the Casa di San Michele on 23 April 1811. The family council sat from 23 to 27 April and heard statements from the main branches.<ref name="convocazione-sittings">''[[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]'': "The delegates arrived at Aversa on 21 April 1811. The convocation opened on 23 April 1811 at the Casa di San Michele"; "From 23 to 27 April, the consiglio di famiglia ('family council') heard statements from the main branches."</ref>

== Signing and terms ==
The final vote was held on 28 April 1811. Vittorio Nostrini's party won after [[Raffaele Nostrini]] supported the relocation settlement. Saverio Nostrini and [[Francesco Nostrini]] accepted the result after the agreement preserved local agents for the remaining Calabrian property.<ref name="convocazione-vote">''[[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]'': "The final vote was held on 28 April 1811. Vittorio's party won after Raffaele Nostrini supported the relocation settlement. Saverio Nostrini and Francesco Nostrini accepted the result after the agreement preserved local agents for the remaining Calabrian property."</ref>

Carlo Bellandi prepared the ''verbale della seduta'' and the Atto della Convocazione as the legal records of the meeting. The act was signed on 30 April 1811. It recognized Vittorio Nostrini as capofamiglia, confirmed the authority of the main northern branch, and ordered the transfer of the central family archive from Calabria.<ref name="documentation">''[[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]'': "Carlo Bellandi prepared the verbale della seduta ('minutes of the sitting') and the Atto della Convocazione. These were the legal records of the meeting."</ref><ref name="convocazione-decisions" />

The act preserved the Calabrian branch instead of removing its separate authority. Saverio Nostrini remained ''capo del ramo calabrese'' and kept authority over selected southern properties under the settlement. The [[Statuto domestico Nostrini]] was copied and sealed on 12 May 1811 to set written rules for succession, branch authority, marriage approval, proxy signatures, and archive custody.<ref name="convocazione-statuto">''[[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]'': "The act did not dissolve the Calabrian branch. Saverio Nostrini remained capo del ramo calabrese"; "The Statuto domestico Nostrini ('Nostrini household statute') was copied and sealed on 12 May 1811."</ref>

== Later use ==
After the signing, the Casa di San Michele became the receiving point for the transferred archive. The first archive chests reached the house on 7 September 1811, where [[Benedetto Nostrini]] catalogued them for the northern household.<ref name="casa">''[[Casa di San Michele]]'': "The first transferred archive chests reached the Casa di San Michele on 7 September 1811, where Benedetto Nostrini catalogued them for the northern household."</ref>

Benedetto Nostrini documented the internal family account after the act was signed. He completed the first version of the [[Memoria familiare della Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]] on 18 June 1811. Later family records relied on his account for the internal history of the convocation.<ref name="benedetto">''[[Benedetto Nostrini]]'': "The final act was signed on 30 April 1811. Nostrini remained at the Casa di San Michele after the meeting and began the Memoria familiare della Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini. He completed the first version on 18 June 1811."</ref>

The act marked the start of the family's movement toward northern Italy. Between 1812 and 1819, the moving branches began using the surname Norte in northern records, while the older Nostrini name remained tied to the Calabrian origin of the family.<ref name="convocazione-aftermath">''[[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]'': "Between 1812 and 1819, the moving branches began using the surname Norte in northern records. The older Nostrini name remained tied to the Calabrian origin of the family."</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]
* [[Statuto domestico Nostrini]]
* [[Memoria familiare della Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]
* [[Casa di San Michele]]
* [[Vittorio Nostrini]]
* [[Saverio Nostrini]]
* [[Carlo Bellandi]]
* [[Benedetto Nostrini]]
* [[Noord family]]
* [[Pre-Vader Era]]

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