Pejačević Family
The House of Pejačević or Pejácsevich, hu, Pejácsevich or , sr-Cyrl, Пејачевићи, is an old Croatian nobility, noble family, remarkable during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe, Ottoman war in the Kingdom of Croatia and Austro-Hungarian Empire respectively. Notable members of the family were politicians, clerics, artists, senior military officers, Bans of Croatia, Bans (viceroys) of Croatia and other high state officials. They were very potent and influential in the political, social, economic and cultural life of the country, and especially distinguished in the region of Slavonia. Family origin The origin of the family dates back to the 14th-century territory of southeastern Kingdom of Croatia (medieval), Croatia and the neighbouring History of Bosnia and Herzegovina, medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina. There are sources that connect the ancestors of the family with the Bosnian king Stephen Dabiša of Bosnia, Stjepan Dabiša (English: ''Step ...
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Republic Of Ragusa
hr, Sloboda se ne prodaje za sve zlato svijeta it, La libertà non si vende nemmeno per tutto l'oro del mondo"Liberty is not sold for all the gold in the world" , population_estimate = 90 000 in the XVI Century , currency = Ragusa perpera and others , common_languages = , title_leader = Rector as Head of state , leader1 = Nikša Sorgo , year_leader1 = 1358 , leader2 = Sabo Giorgi , year_leader2 = 1807-1808 , today = Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro , footnotes = A Romance language similar to both Italian and Romanian. While present in the region even before the establishment of the Republic, Croatian, also referred to as ''Slavic'' or ''Illyrian'' at the time, had not become widely spoken until late 15th century. The Republic of Ragusa ( dlm, Republica de Ragusa; la, Respublica Ragusina; it, Repubblica di Ragusa; hr, Dubrovačka Republika ...
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