Baron of Barreto


Baron of Barreto was a noble title created by the Regent Dom Fernando II, on behalf of Dom Pedro V, by Decree of 6 June 1855, in favour of Henrique Bliss e Barreto, a British subject.

History

The title was originally created as Baron of Bliss, but its designation was altered to Baron of Barreto by Decree of 3 July 1873, following the grantee’s inheritance of a significant estate in Spain, bequeathed to him by Colonel Carlos António Barreto, which imposed upon him the obligation to adopt the surname Barreto.

Barons of Barreto ([1855])














# Name Notes
1 Henrique Bliss e Barreto 1st Baron of Barreto
2 Henrique Eduardo Vítor Barreto 2nd Baron of Barreto

Coat of arms

A truncated shield with the right field in black and the left field in red; with a silver bend running across it, charged with two blue enamelled lozenges, having in each of the shield’s fields two gold fleurs-de-lis arranged in saltire.
At the bottom of the same shield, the Motto: DEUS NOBISCUM QUIS CONTRA.
Crest: an upright arm, holding in its hand two darts and an arrow.