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| Palladio designed for the family ] at Maser, the Barbaro also owned Pallazzi on the ] of Venice. Family members acted as deans and professors of the ] and as Patriarchs of Aquileia. The church of Santa Maria Zobenigo in Venice was built for them. | Palladio designed for the family ] at Maser, the Barbaro also owned Pallazzi on the ] of Venice. Family members acted as deans and professors of the ] and as Patriarchs of Aquileia. The church of Santa Maria Zobenigo in Venice was built for them. | ||
| The Barbaro appeared in Venice ca. 868 A.D.{{Fact|date=July 2007}} The family survives today in two branches: a former Venetian noble branch with the nickname Albergo who, it is claimed, had ties to the House of ] <ref> (retrieved 09 July 2007) states that the term "''albergo''" refers to a ] association of patricians rather like a modern day corporation. The same Grimaldi history makes no reference to the Grimaldi dynasty have ties with a branch of the Barbaro family having "''albergo''" as their nick-name</ref> and who had also earned royal titles from both Austria's former ] and the Manchu Qing Emperor Jiaqing{{Fact|date=July 2007}}; and a second noble branch, nicknamed St. George, who are now the Marchesi di San Giorgio of Malta. The family's third branch, nicknamed San Vidal, became extinct around 1797 A.D. The Albergo branch's main industry was ] production. | The Barbaro appeared in Venice ca. 868 A.D.{{Fact|date=July 2007}} The family survives today in two branches: a former Venetian noble branch with the nickname Albergo who, it is claimed, had ties to the House of ] <ref> (retrieved 09 July 2007) states that the term "''albergo''" refers to a ] association of patricians rather like a modern day corporation. The same Grimaldi history makes no reference to the Grimaldi dynasty have ties with a branch of the Barbaro family having "''albergo''" as their nick-name. While two dozen families were part of the Grimaldi's "albergo" they were all of Genoese descent. The Barbaro do not have a Genoese branch.</ref> and who had also earned royal titles from both Austria's former ] and the Manchu Qing Emperor Jiaqing{{Fact|date=July 2007}}; and a second noble branch, nicknamed St. George, who are now the Marchesi di San Giorgio of Malta. The family's third branch, nicknamed San Vidal, became extinct around 1797 A.D. The Albergo branch's main industry was ] production. | ||
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The Barbaro family is a Venetian noble family which included the humanists Daniele Barbaro and Marcantonio Barbaro, who were among the patrons of the architect Andrea Palladio and the painter Paolo Veronese.
Palladio designed for the family Villa Barbaro at Maser, the Barbaro also owned Pallazzi on the Grand Canal of Venice. Family members acted as deans and professors of the University of Padua and as Patriarchs of Aquileia. The church of Santa Maria Zobenigo in Venice was built for them.
The Barbaro appeared in Venice ca. 868 A.D. The family survives today in two branches: a former Venetian noble branch with the nickname Albergo who, it is claimed, had ties to the House of Grimaldi and who had also earned royal titles from both Austria's former House of Habsburg-Lorraine and the Manchu Qing Emperor Jiaqing; and a second noble branch, nicknamed St. George, who are now the Marchesi di San Giorgio of Malta. The family's third branch, nicknamed San Vidal, became extinct around 1797 A.D. The Albergo branch's main industry was silk production.
Notable members
- Donato Barbaro about 1259.
- Giosafat Barbaro (1413-1494)
- Marcantonio Barbaro (1518–1595)
- Daniele Barbaro (1513-70), brother of Marcantonio; they owned Villa Barbaro
- Marco Barbaro (1511–1570)
- Francesco Barbaro an important humanist
References
- The House of Grimaldi (retrieved 09 July 2007) states that the term "albergo" refers to a Genoese association of patricians rather like a modern day corporation. The same Grimaldi history makes no reference to the Grimaldi dynasty have ties with a branch of the Barbaro family having "albergo" as their nick-name. While two dozen families were part of the Grimaldi's "albergo" they were all of Genoese descent. The Barbaro do not have a Genoese branch.