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The estates origins go back to 1821.
The head of the family, Baron Federico Bianchi, after having followed
the whole of the "cursus honorum" in the Austrian army,
was named Marshal of Franz II of Hapsburg's empire and in 1815,
whilst at the head of the Austrian army, defeated Gioacchino Murat,
who had been named King of Napoli in 1807 by Napoleon Bonaparte.
After the victory which brought Ferdinando di Borbone to the throne
of his forefathers, the new King of Napoli in recognition of the
great strategist and his saviour, honoured Marshal Bianchi, already
Baron of the Empire, with the title of Duke of Casalanza.
In 1821, having withdrawn with great honour from military life,
Federico Bianchi bought the vast holding on the outskirts of Venice
from the Venetian banker, Angelo Papadopoli, in the town of Mogliano
Veneto, to dedicate himself to an ancient passion, that of vine
growing and wine production.
Since then, six generations of his noble successors have contributed
to bringing the estate to a level of prestige which is a reference
point for the whole Trevisan Name, in respect of the family's tradition
and of the continuous research into quality which has always distinguished
their history.
All of this can be demonstrated fully when one sees the new training
systems and cellar required by the actual Baron Federico Bianchi.
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