Barbo family

Coat of arms of the Barbo family

The Barbo (Latin: Barbus) were Venetian patrician family prominent between the 14th and 16th centuries.^[1]

One branch, the Barbo von Waxenstein, settled in the Duchy of Carniola in the Holy Roman Empire in the late 15th century. They were raised to the rank of imperial counts by the Emperor Leopold II in 1674.^[2]

Notable members

Pantaleone Barbo (fl. 1363–1395), bailo of Corfu
Ludovico Barbo (1381–1443), abbot of Santa Giustina
Niccolò Barbo (d. 1462), humanist
Paolo Barbo (1416–1462), diplomat and soldier in Venetian and papal service
Pietro Barbo, elected Pope Paul II (r. 1464–1471)
Marco Barbo (1420–1491), cardinal and patriarch of Aquileia
Paolo Barbo (1423–1509), Venetian diplomat
Giovanni Barbo, bishop of Pedena (r. 1526–1547)

References

^ Pietro Bosmin, "Barbo", Enciclopedia Italiana (Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 1930).
^ Dimitz, August [in German] (2013) [1874]. History of Carniola from Ancient Times to the Year 1813 with Special Consideration of Cultural Development, Volume I: From Primeval Times to the Death of Emperor Frederick III (1493). Slovenian Genealogy Society International. p. 58.