 From Rome, a branch of the Caridi family moved to the city of Messina, Sicily during the reign of King Martino, c1392 (4).An Antonio Cariddi was gentiluomo maggiore (major gentleman) in the court of the Queen Marianna, c1390 (4).The Italian genealogist Scorza (5) confirms that the family was originally Roman and that they subsequently moved to Messina.