[3] They became part of the nobility of the Holy Roman Empire as hereditary peers in the early 16th century.
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.
[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.
The name might be related to terms zupano, zuppan, Italian spellings[9] of Župan, a Slavic noble and administrative title.