| ![Show Contents]() Quarto History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy Early Origins of the Quarto familyThe surname Quarto was first found in Naples, (Italian: Napoli, Latin: Neapolis) former capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in southern Italy; it is the chief city of the province of Naples. It shares with Istanbul the claim to be the most beautiful city in Europe. Naples has 237 Churches and 57 Chapels. The National Museum and other galleries contain riches in art and artifacts. 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 Quarto familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Quarto research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1662 is included under the topic Early Quarto History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Quarto Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Quarto, Quarti, Quarta, Quartino, Quartini, Quartuccio, Quartucci, Quartullo, Quartulli, Quartero, Quartulli and many more. Early Notables of the Quarto familyBy the end of the 15th century, southern Italy was known as the Kingdom of Naples, ruled by the house of Aragon. By the early eighteenth century, the Austrians had gained much of the region, under the rule of the Austrian emperor Kales VI. However, in 1734, Spaniard Don Carlos defeated the Austrians, and the region came under Spanish rule once more. In 1799, the French invaded Naples and in 1806, Napoleon's brother Joseph was made king, but this hold on Italy was not to last. In 1813 the Congress Of Vienna restored pre-Napoleonic rule. Among prominent bearers of this surname in early times were: - the Quarto family of Naples
Migration of the Quarto familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Polykarp Quarti, who came to America sometime between 1800 and 1900.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Quarto (post 1700) | + |
- Quarto Pianesi (1940-2022), Italian field hockey player who competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics; he died from COVID-19
| Historic Events for the Quarto family | + |
USS Arizona - Mr. Mike Joseph Quarto, American Seaman First Class from Connecticut, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 1
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