The House of Basiljević (''Basilio'', ''Bassegli'', ''Baseljić'') was a

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from the city of

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, the

Republic of Ragusa The Republic of Ragusa, or the Republic of Dubrovnik, was an maritime republics, aristocratic maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik (''Ragusa'' in Italian and Latin; ''Raguxa'' in Venetian) in South Dalmatia (today in southernmost ...

(modern-day

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History

It originated from Kotor (ital. Cattaro), and seems to have been related to the Drago family, as the founder of all members of the family was Basilius Dragonis (fl. 1266–70). The Ragusan branch of the family was founded by Basilius de Basilio who was mentioned in a document dated 1314. The family was also involved in sea trade. Tomo Basiljević (1756–1806), the Englightener, envisaged a South Slavic country. After 1808, with the French occupation and division of the Ragusan nobility into two groups, the family joined the Salamancanists, along with the Benessa, Bonda,

Buća The House of Buća ( sr-cyr, Бућа; in Italian ''Bucchia'') was a noble Serbian family that served the Republic of Ragusa, and one of the most important families to come out of Kotor. A cadet branch was admitted to the nobility of the Republic ...

, Giorgi-Bona, Gradić, Ragnina, Restić and Tudisi, while Gundulić,

Palmotić The House of Palmotić known as ''Palmotta'' in Italian, was one of the oldest and most prominent families of the city of Dubrovnik. Many of its representatives were Rectors ( Knezes) of the Republic of Ragusa, as well as members of the Small Cou ...

, Proculo were Sorbonnists; the rest of Ragusan nobility had branches, more or less, in both groups.

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