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Revision as of 21:16, 28 May 2007 by 4.142.117.18 (talk) (The information I have provided comes from the Encyclopedia of Italian Nobility compiled under the Governmental Dept. of Heraldry in Italy. Also, Barbaro and Barbarigo are two un-related families.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Barbaro family came from Rome to Istria, settling in Trieste, then finally to Venice in 868.
EARLY HISTORY
A certain Marco, "provveditore" of the Navy commanded by the "doge" Domenico Michiel (died 1130), to the Holy Land in 1121, reconquered from the "barbarians" the flag ("vessillo") of St. Marco. For this he was called "Barbaro" (barbarian). His descendants emulated his bravery so that the name Barbaro (or Barbarigo, Barberigo (The -igo suffix is typically Venetian) became the surname of this family.
- Donato Barbaro about 1259.
- Girolamo Barbarigo died in 1467
- Giosafat Barbaro (1413-1494)
- Marco Barbarigo (1413-1486)
- Agostino Barbarigo (1420-1510); brother of Marco
- Marcantonio Barbaro (1518–1595)
- Daniele Barbaro (1513-70), brother of Marcantonio; they owned Villa Barbaro
- Zaccaria Barbaro
- Antonio Barbaro died in 1679
- Ermolao Barbaro
- Marco Barbaro (1511–1570)
- Francesco Barbaro an important humanist
- Jacopo Barbaro (1440-1515), artist and engraver
- Jacomo Barbarigo, 15th-century Venetian military leader
- Gregorio Barbarigo (1625-1697), Kardinal
- Giovanni Francesco Barbarigo (1658-1730)