Bibliographical research

Puzio as a given name

A rare 19th-century text provides additional insight into the historical use of the name Puzio. The work in question is Dei Farnesi e del Ducato di Castro e Ronciglione: dalla storia inedita de Ronciglione by Gaetano Carabelli, published in 1865. This book compiles previously unpublished chronicles concerning the Farnese family, one of Italy's most prominent noble houses, known for producing Pope Paul III and the Dukes of Parma and Piacenza.

The digitized version of Carabelli's chronicle is available online (e.g., on Archive.org: https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9Pom7ezvxagC).

References to Puzio in the Farnese Lineage

Carabelli's text contains multiple references to a figure named Puzio within the Farnese family during the 14th century. These passages draw from medieval sources describing the family's activities in the Tuscia region (northern Lazio).

Key examples include: A description of events around 1395–1398 involving a massacre in Ischia di Castro and the Maremma, where "i Farnesi Angelo, Francesco e Puzio" are listed as three brothers killed by Breton mercenaries.

References to papal grants under Pope Urban V (1362–1370), such as "Ranuccio V e Puzio suo germano" (Ranuccio V and his brother Puzio), who received governorships over Valentano and surrounding lands in recognition of their loyalty to the Church. Similar pairings, such as "Ranuccio e Puzio," treat both as parallel given names.

Puzio as a variant of Puccio

In medieval Italian manuscripts, orthography was variable. The form "Puzio" in Carabelli's sources represents a scribal or regional variant of the more standardized name Puccio. Modern genealogical and historical studies of the Farnese family consistently identify this individual as Puccio Farnese, brother of Ranuccio, who was active in defending papal interests and received vicariates over towns such as Latera and Valentano in 1368. This equivalence highlights the fluidity of spelling in 14th-century central Italy, particularly in noble contexts, and references to reflect the broader naming traditions of southern and central Italy, with roots traceable to the Campania region around Naples.