A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Barte family of Italy.
Reg. 5173 · Italian, A–C
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
saltireResolution, and St Andrew's cross
Colours
Blue (Azure)Means: Loyalty and truth
Historical info
Source
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)
“D'azur à trois clous d'arg., dont un posé en pal et deux br. en saut., les têtes en haut.”
Italyc. 1775
Where the Barte Arms Were Recorded
Venice
Map of Italy showing where the Barte arms are recorded
The Barte arms were recorded in Italy, c. 1775.
Arms such as these were typically recorded in Venice.
Venice ran on trade, and its great families were merchants before they were anything else. The city kept a formal list of its noble houses, and a name on that list carried arms as a matter of record.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Italy in this period.
Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo
Sovereign of the period
Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo
1763–1778
Reigning in Italy when the Barte arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Italy
In the Italian states, coats of arms were often used by noble families to show their status and history. These symbols were passed down through the generations to all legitimate male descendants. Younger branches of a family usually kept the original design but sometimes added small changes to distinguish their specific line from the main branch.
Granting authority
Various local rulers and city governments controlled the use of coats of arms across the different Italian states.
How they got arms
Families often assumed their own arms or received them as official grants from local lords, popes, or city councils.
Where arms were recorded
Arms were recorded in local city archives or private family books rather than in one single national register.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Italy.
Origin & History of the Barte Family in Italy
The family name Barte traces its documented roots to the vibrant city of Venice during the late eighteenth century. By 1775, members of the family were established residents within the Venetian Republic, a time when the city served as a major crossroads for Mediterranean trade and cultural exchange. The name likely evolved from regional linguistic roots common to Northern Italy, reflecting the diverse dialects spoken among the merchant and artisan classes of the era. As citizens of Venice, the early Barte family lived through the final decades of the Republic before its political landscape shifted under foreign influence. Their presence in the city archives suggests they were integrated into the local social fabric, participating in the daily life of a society defined by its maritime history and artistic legacy.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Bartolomeo
Derived from the Aramaic name meaning son of Talmai or furrow.
This name
BarteA patronymic surname indicating descent from an ancestor named Bartholomew.
also spelled
Bart
Bartee
Related arms
Bartvariant spelling
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Archivio di Stato di Venezia, Anagrafe dei cittadini veneziani, 1775
Lane, Frederic C., Venice, A Maritime Republic, 1973
Norwich, John Julius, A History of Venice, 1982
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saltireResolution, and St Andrew's cross
saltireResolution, and St Andrew's cross
