House of Candia explained

The House of Candia was a noble family from Savoy (14th–16th).^[1] It held a castle at Chambéry-Le-Vieux under the name "Château de Candie".

Members

François de Candie was Viscount of Geneva (Latin:Vice Dominus Genevarum) and Captain of the castle on the island of the Rhône in 1377.

References

1. Annuaire de la noblesse de France (1861), on line

Sources

• Comte Amédée de Foras, Armorial et nobiliaire de l'ancien duché de Savoie, vol. 1, Grenoble, Allier Frères, 1863-1966 (archive), pp. 299 à 301, « Candie (de) »
• Annuaire de la noblesse de France (1861), on line
• Chateau de Candie http://www.chateaudecandie.com/