Ratti is a family of chiefly Italian

Italy

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 extraction. The earliest evidences of the family are related to Piedmont

Piedmont

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 (11th century) and Liguria

Liguria

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 (12th century). A minor branch originates from Premana

Premana

Premana is a comune in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km north of Lecco...

, where it was recorded since the early 15th century. Mentone, Opizzone and Lizoli are the major offshoots of the family. Among the eminent members are Giovanni Agostino Ratti

Giovanni Agostino Ratti

Giovanni Agostino Ratti was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period.Born in Savona, and active in Genoa, he constructed scenography for the theatre, and the cabinets with lively caricatures, which he also engraved...

, Carlo Giuseppe Ratti

Carlo Giuseppe Ratti

Carlo Giuseppe Ratti was an Italian art biographer and painter of the late-Baroque period. He was a pupil of the painter Giovanni Agostino Ratti. Born in Genoa, he moved to Rome where he befriended Anton Raphael Mengs and Pompeo Batoni...

 and Pope Pius XI (Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti).

History

All major offshoots utilized own coats of arms and mottos. The earliest known Ratti Mentone offshoot comes from Menton

Menton

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 in France

France

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. This branch's motto is Virtus beatos efficit (Latin

Latin

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: Boldness makes blissfulness). The Ratti Opizzone (Ratti Oppizzoni or Ratti Opizzoni) branch was recorded in Tortona

Tortona

Tortona is a comune of Piemonte, in the Province of Alessandria, Italy. Tortona is sited on the right bank of the Scrivia between the plain of Marengo and the foothills of the Ligurian Apennines.-History:...

 since 13th century. Its mansion, the Torre Ratti Castle in Piedmont, was built before 1155. It was renovated and expanded in the 14th century and again two centuries later. The castle belonged to Ratti Opizzoni till 1868. The Ratti Opizzone mottoes are Omnia cum tempore (All with time) and Sub tuum praesidium (Under thy protection). In Como

Como

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a branch of the family devoted itself to silk-spun production since 19th century.