 In ancient times the family resided on the "Via de' Balestrieri" (since 1382 known as "Via del Proconsolo") connecting the Piazza del Duomo to the Arno River.Continuing the Family's ancient military tradition, the Marchesi Martinozzo Balestrieri (26 March 1582) and Vincenzo Balestrieri (15 April 1623) were admitted as Knights into the Sovereign Military Order of Saint Stephen of Tuscany.Members were also enrolled as Knights into the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.