VtM - WhiteWolf: Genealogy

VtM - WhiteWolf: Genealogy -- Giovanni
Genealogy of the Giovanni
References
First introduced in the Player's Guide [PG1] [PG2]. Described in a clanbook.
History
Augustus Giovanni diablerised the Antediluvian Cappadocius. Nearly all members of the clan are
mortal descendants and progeny of Augustus. They can be divided in families. The main families
are the Giovanni, the Dunsirn, the Milliners, the Rossellini, the Ghiberti, the Pisanob and the
Putanesca. Other smaller families of Clan Giovanni (by marriage) are the St. John, the Rothsteins,
the Li Weng, the Koenig, the Hidalgo, and the Beryn. They have specificities; for example, the
Ghiberti family made extensive contact with Africa and the Laibon bloodline. Those embraced
before the diablerie of Cappadocius are called The Premascines and are five to a dozen.
The diablerie of Cappadocius was prepared by the "Conspiracy of Isaac", prompted by Augustus
Giovanni. The Cappadocians are supposed to have been all destroyed, the last one by the
Camarilla. The Lamia bloodline was also destroyed.
The True Vessel is the recipient containing the remainder of Cappadocius' soul. The Samedi
found it but lost it on their way to Venice, claiming the Setites had intercepted them.
Dedicated pages
❍ Giovanni
❍ Familia Giovanni - West Coast United States
❍ unOfficial Giovanni Homepage
❍ Giovanni Homepage
Syntax of each entry:
[Sex] Name (birth:embrace+death) Progeny of ... Sire of ... (date). Brief description
and comments. [References] (historical references).
Here is the list of 67 known Giovanni.
Powerful blood
[M] Augustus Giovanni (945:1005) Progeny of Ashur/Cappadocius. Sire of Claudius
Giovanni (1035). He diablerised his Sire (1444), the founder of the Cappodocians. The Red
Death Trilogy pretends it was caused by Lameth's manipulations, but the official setting
says that he planned this himself, through the "conspiracy of Isaac". He also diablerised
Lamia. [PG2] [Cb-Gi] [Cb-V] [DSBH] [GC1,pp82-83] [EF] [RD]
[M] Claudius Giovanni (988:1035+?) Progeny of Augustus Giovanni. Sire of Giuseppe ,
Marianna (1444) and Andreas. He diablerised Japheth (1444). Earl of Stavlachia. His
corpse was given to the Capuchin when enraged Augustus nearly diablerised him in the
late 18th century; no-one knows for sure what the Capuchin did with Claudius. [Cb-Gi]
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