Antonio Barbaro
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Antonio Barbaro | |
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| Provveditore generale of Dalmatia | |
| In office January 1670 – July 1671 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio Priuli |
| Succeeded by | Giambattista Nani as procuratore commissario, Giorgio Morosini |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1679 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Antonio Barbaro (1627-1678),[1] son of Marc'Antonio,[2] was a Venetian general and governor, a member of the patrician Barbaro family of Venice (now Italy), who held positions in Crete, Dalmatia and Rome.[3] Barbaro lived at a time when Venice had a maritime empire in the Mediterranean.
Barbaro served in Candia (now Heraklion), Crete during the long-lasting Siege of Candia. He was Captain of the Gulf from 1655 to 1656,[2][3][4] and in 1667 he became Provveditore generale di Candia.[2][3][4]
Barbaro also served in the Balkans; from 1670 he became the provveditore generale of Venetian Dalmatia and Venetian Albania.[2][3][4] He was Provveditore general of Zara from 1670 to 1672.[5]
Antonio Barbaro was Podesta of Padua in 1672.[6] In 1676 he served as a ambassador to Rome.[3][6] He also served as Proveditor general of an army against the Uscocchi, Captain in the Battle of the Dardanelles, and conquered Zara.[2]