The Signore’s di Fontana.
Si fa’ credere che questa famiglia sia stata nel Gozo, perche’ ritroviamo nel 1347, che un Litterio de Barba, il quale hebbe la meta’ d’una Fontana della regia corte in quell’ Isola dal Re Federico, per lui, e suoi discendenti legititmi, sotto ricognittione di quattro tumola li vetovaglie, vien appellato nel privilegio de cade Insula
Granted to: Artaldo La Barba.
By: Lodovic, King of Sicily and Malta
On: 1347 in Messina
With Remainder to: His descendants by feudal tenure (Jure Francorum) in perpetuity.
List of Title holders:
1. Artaldo La Barba, 1st Signore, succeeded by eldest grandson.
2. Pietro Antonio la Barba, 2nd Signore, succeeded by eldest son.
3. Litterio la Barba, 3rd Signore, succeeded by eldest son.
4. Michele la Barba, 4th Signore, (c.1500), succeeded by eldest son.
5. Giuliano la Barba, 5th Signore, (c. 1530), succeeded by eldest son.
6. Sibylla la Barba de Laimo, 6th Signorina, succeeded by eldest son.
7. Giovanni de Laimo, 7th Signore, succeeded by eldest son.
8. Federico de Laimo, (c. 1594), 8th Signore, succeeded by eldest son.
9. Gio Andrea de Laimo, (d. 1664), 9th Signore, succeeded by eldest sister.
10. Clara de Laimo Briffa, 10th Signorina, sold to the Knights of St John c. 1670.
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