The Zuppini retreated from occupied Gradisca to Farra in the 17th century, during the War of Gradisca. They had been elevated to the Austrian peerage 34 years earlier. The Zuppini had been declared noble in perpetuo by Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, the younger brother of Emperor Maximilian II, for the merits of Agostino, his son Giammaria (both Doctors of Law) and his other son Giambattista, and for the loyal services they had rendered to the Crown.[4][1]
Giovanni Maria Zuppini, a member of the Zuppini family, was Podestà of Rovereto from September 27, 1578 to December 11, 1580.[5]
In 1665, Emperor Leopold I confirmed the noble title of the Zuppini to the three brothers Giovanni Battista, Antonio and Filippo.[6] Between 1665 and 1669, Count Giovanni Battista Zuppini built a chapel dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, fulfilling the vow he had made to build it should he heal from an illness. It is the oldest church in the archdiocese named after the Immaculate Conception.[7][8]