Cordero family is one of the most ancient in Piedmont, north west of Italy. The founder of the family was a knigth coming form Spain were he fighted with the Cid campeador against the Arabs. He joined the first crusade and in 1098 when Anthiochia suffered the assedium by the crusaders, enterd the town hidden in a chariot and persuaded the non Muslim population to cooperate with the crusaders. So the town was kept.
When Jerusalem was kept he come to Piedmont even if we ignore why and become soon a preminent person in the area where his nephews one hundred years afterfounded the town of Mons Regalis now called Mondovi. For centuries the family was among the leding ones of that town. When the Duke of Savoy Emanuele Filiberto ancester of the kings of Italy had to negotiate with Mos Regalis was a Cordero in charge to reperesent the town. Another Cordero in 1487 created the first press in Mons Regalis, one of the first in Italy. Afterwards the family gave many preminent persons to the Savoia kingdom, minnsters, members of the court, but not only that, many important priests, missionaris and many learning men.
The branches still on life are:
Cordero di Pamparato: Marquis
Cordero di Montezemolo: Marquis
Cordero di Vonzo: Earl