Editing Naples

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| native_name = Napoli
| settlement_type = City and comune
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[Italy]]
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = [[Campania]]
| subdivision_type2 = Metropolitan city
| subdivision_name2 = [[Metropolitan City of Naples]]
| elevation_m = 17
| timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1 = +1
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'''Naples''' is a city and comune in [[Campania]], southern [[Italy]]. It lies on the western coast of the Italian Peninsula on the [[Bay of Naples]], southeast of [[Rome]].

Naples appears in several records connected to the early Nostrini family, the southern Italian origin of the [[Noord family]]. The [[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]] was held from 23 to 30 April 1811 at the [[Casa di San Michele]] in [[Aversa]], north of Naples.<ref name="convocazione-lead">''[[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]'': "Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini ('Northern Convocation of the Nostrini Family') was a formal family convocation held from 23 to 30 April 1811 at the [[Casa di San Michele]] in [[Aversa]], north of [[Naples]]."</ref>

== History ==
Naples was founded by Greek settlers in antiquity and was later known by the Greek name Neapolis. It became part of Roman rule in the fourth century BC and remained an important urban centre in southern Italy.

During the medieval and early modern periods, Naples was ruled by several regional and foreign dynasties. It became the capital of the [[Kingdom of Naples]] and later a major city of the [[Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]]. After Italian unification, it became part of the [[Kingdom of Italy]] and later the Italian Republic.

Naples remained one of the main cities of southern Italy because of its port, regional administration, university life, and position on the Tyrrhenian coast. The area around the city includes [[Mount Vesuvius]] and the Campi Flegrei.

Italian ports, including Naples, were reviewed after 2024 for their role in shipping routes, maritime paperwork, cargo handling, and private transport arrangements connected to Tanoan-linked networks.<ref name="italy-port">''[[Italy]]'': "Ports such as [[Genoa]], [[Trieste]], [[Naples]], and [[Palermo]] were reviewed after 2024 for their role in shipping routes, maritime paperwork, cargo handling, and private transport arrangements connected to Tanoan-linked networks."</ref><ref name="mediterranean-port">''[[Mediterranean Sea]]'': "Italian ports such as [[Genoa]], [[Naples]], [[Palermo]], and [[Trieste]] were later reviewed for their role in shipping routes, maritime paperwork, cargo handling, and private transport arrangements connected to Tanoan-linked networks."</ref>

== Nostrini family ==
The Nostrini family used Naples and the area north of the city during the early nineteenth century. [[Alessandro Nostrini]] was born in Naples on 9 October 1772 and later worked there as a notarial clerk before moving to Aversa after the 1811 family settlement.<ref name="alessandro">''[[Alessandro Nostrini]]'': "Alessandro Nostrini was born on 9 October 1772 in [[Naples]], then part of the [[Kingdom of Naples]]"; "Nostrini began work as a notarial clerk in Naples in 1793."</ref>

The Casa di San Michele in Aversa served as the administrative seat of the northern Nostrini branch during the succession dispute after the death of [[Domenico Nostrini]] on 18 November 1810. The house was located north of Naples and hosted the convocation that confirmed [[Vittorio Nostrini]] as capofamiglia on 30 April 1811.<ref name="casa-lead">''[[Casa di San Michele]]'': "Casa di San Michele was a Nostrini family house in [[Aversa]], north of [[Naples]]. It served as the main administrative seat of the northern branch during the succession dispute that followed the death of [[Domenico Nostrini]]."</ref><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>

After the convocation, most of the family relocated toward northern Italy. The moving branches began using the surname Norte between 1812 and 1819, while the older Nostrini name remained tied to the Calabrian origin of the family.<ref name="convocazione-aftermath">''[[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]'': "After the convocation, most of the family relocated toward northern Italy. 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 ==
* [[Italy]]
* [[Campania]]
* [[Mediterranean Sea]]
* [[Bay of Naples]]
* [[Kingdom of Naples]]
* [[Aversa]]
* [[Casa di San Michele]]
* [[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]
* [[Alessandro Nostrini]]
* [[Noord family]]

== References ==
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