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 (1818–1890) 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.
Notes This article was initially translated, in whole or in part, from the Portuguese Wikipedia article titled “Barão de Barreto”.
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