| ![Show Contents]() Prete History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy Early Origins of the Prete familyThe surname Prete was first found in Treviso. anciently Tarvisium, a town in Venetia, capital of the province of Treviso. The cathedral of San Pietro is notable and dates back to 1141. It is classical style with seven domes with works by many notable painters and sculptors. The Piazza dei Signori has many palaces. In the 6th century this town was a seat of a Lombard duke. Charlemagne held it. Later it was Venetian. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. Early History of the Prete familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Prete research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1204, 1381, 1613, 1699, 1701 and 1774 are included under the topic Early Prete History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Prete Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Preti, Prete, Previ, Preve, Previte, Proviteri, Prevedello, Prevedel, Previtali, Prevati, Previati, Pretti, Pretty and many more. Early Notables of the Prete familyAnother 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Prete Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Prete migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Prete Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Vincenzo Prete, age 35, who arrived in New York on June 11, 1883, aboard the "Burgundia"
| Contemporary Notables of the name Prete (post 1700) | + |
- James Di Prete Jr., American Republican politician, Mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island, 1967 1
- Lorenzo Del Prete (b. 1986), Italian football defender
- Davide Prete (b. 1974), Italian sculptor and architect
- Giancarlo Prete (1943-2001), Italian actor
- Sandro Del- Prete (b. 1937), Swiss artist 2
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Prete migration to the United States 
