Barbiano di Belgioioso

The Barbiano di Belgioioso (originally Da Barbiano) have been a noble family of northern Italy since the late Middle Ages.

Coat of arms

Originally Romagnol, the family can be traced back to Alidosio, count of Cunio and of Barbiano in the 14th century. His son, Alberico da Barbiano, was a prominent early condottiero whose nephew, Alberico II, received the castle of Belgioioso from Duke Filippo Maria Visconti of Milan in 1431. The family was always most famous for its soldiering, rarely rising high in political or ecclesiastical rank. Only in later centuries did some members adopt an interest in arts and letters.

Prominent members

• Giovanni da Barbiano (died 1399), condottiero
• Alberico da Barbiano (died 1409), condottiero
• Lodovico da Barbiano (died 1423), condottiero
• Manfredo da Barbiano (died 1430), condottiero
• Alberico II da Barbiano (died 1440)
• Carlo Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1459/9–1514)
• Ludovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1488–1530), Italian aristocrat and mercenary captain
• Pierfrancesco Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1489–1546)
• Giovan Giacomo Barbiano di Belgioioso (1565–1626), military commander in Habsburg service
• Giovanni Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1638–1715)
• Antonio Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1693–1779), soldier
• Alberico Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1725–1813), writer and soldier
• Ludovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1728–1801), Austrian diplomat and general
• Antonia Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1730–1773), writer
• Luigi Barbiano di Belgioioso (1803–1885), Italian politician
• Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso (1808–1871), Countess of Belgioioso
• Carlo Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1815–1881), politician
• Emilio Barbiano di Belgiojoso-Este (1855–1944)
• Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1909–2004), Italian architect and designer