Contarini History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Contarini family

Early History of the Contarini family

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Contarini Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Conti, Conte, Cont, Cunto, Cunti, Contessa, Del Conte, Lo Conte, Loconte, Li Conti, Liconti, Contiello, Contini, Contino, Contìn, Contarelli, Contareno, Contarini, Contilli, Continelli, Continoli, Conticelli, Conticello, Conticini and many more.

Early Notables of the Contarini family

Prominent among members of the family was

• the Contarini family in Venice was considered one of the 12 top families in the noble class and produced eight members who served the position of Doge in Venice. Marc'Antonio Contarini was general cap...
• a member of the Contarini family was mayor of Venice
• Gaspare Contarini, made Cardinal by Paolo III in 1585
• Giuseppe Contarini, secretary of Syracuse in 1593, after having moved to the city from Venice
• Carlo Contarini (1580-1656), the 100th Doge of Venice (1655-1656)
• Alvise Contarini (1601-1684), was the 106th Doge of Venice

Migration of the Contarini family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Baldain Conte and Nicolo Loconte, who arrived on S.S. Olympia from Naples at the Port of New York on 25 July 1896; Ferdinando Conte, who landed at New York from Palermo January 7, 1881 aboard the S.S. Vincenzo Florio.