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Revision as of 15:53, 16 June 2006 by Future Perfect at Sunrise (talk | contribs) (add Jacomo Barbarigo)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Barbaro family came from Rome to Istria, settling in Trieste, and finally arriving to Venice in 868. A certain Marco, "provveditore" of the Navy commanded by the "doge" Domenico Michiel († 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)