The family has early medieval origins[7] framed in the
8th centuryAD.
In 1053 they were already documented in the city of
Padua.[8][9] In the XII-XIII they related to the
Carraresi[10][11] and the
Ezzelini da Romano, exercising political power and contributing to the artistic and cultural development of the city starting from the Pre-Renaissance era. They were responsible for the commission of the cycle of frescoes in the
Baptistery of the
Padua Cathedral and the construction of the
Church of the Santa Maria dei Servi. In the fifteenth century, they dressed in the
dress of Malta and eventually obtained the titles of
Marquis[12] and Marquis of San Raffaele. In 1571 they fought until victory as jail commanders[13] in
Lepanto in aid of the
Republic of Venice. At the end of the Republic of Venice,[14] a branch purchased in the title of
Venetianpatrician.
Notable members
Pataro Buzzaccarini (1300 – 1361) was an Italian nobleman, politician and military man. He inherited the titles and command of the house as the firstborn upon the death of his father in 1351. Not to be confused with:
Pataro Buzzaccarini condottiere of the venetian galley "Re Attila", from Padua, in the
Battle of Lepanto in 1571.[15]