The House of Gradi or Gradić was one of the oldest (from the 12th century) and one of the most recognized among the

patrician Patrician may refer to: * Patrician (ancient Rome), the original aristocratic families of ancient Rome, and a synonym for "aristocratic" in modern English usage * Patrician (post-Roman Europe), the governing elites of cities in parts of medieval ...

families in the

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 = ...

. Many of its members were Rectors (''Knez'') of the Republic. The

Austrian Empire The Austrian Empire (german: link=no, Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling , ) was a Central-Eastern European multinational great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its existence, ...

recognized its long-standing nobility on 1 December 1817 after the fall of the Republic.

Notable members

* Bazilije Gradić, bishop in

Ston Ston () is a settlement and a municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelješac peninsula. History Because of its geopolitical and strategic position, Ston has had a rich history since ant ...

, author of the Croatian religious book from 1567, ''Libarze od dievstva i dievickoga bitya v komse tomace sua kolika poglauita miesta staroga i nouoga sakona, koia od dieustua gouore i ono scto sueti naucitegli u mnosieh librieh pisciu ; Libarze velle duhovno i bogogliubno od molitve i contemplanya, sniekiem napomenam duhouniem, oniem ki xele duhouno xiuieti, uelle potrebno i korisno'' (printed in Venice, second edition in Rome in 1584) * Nikola Mateo Gradić, married on 19 June 1774 to Tereza Zamanja. The same received 1 December 1817 one recognition of nobility, and left two sons: ** Sebastian Marija Josip Gradić, born 15 July 1777 ** Mateo Gradić, born 22 August 1786, he married Ana Giorgi-Bona. They had one daughter Elena de Gradi, who married Matteo Niccolo Pozza and Nicola de Gradi, who married Magdalena de Pozza in 1854. *

Stjepan Gradić Stjepan Gradić, also known as Stefano Gradi (Latin: Stephanus Gradius; 6 March 1613 – 2 May 1683) was a philosopher, scientist and a patrician of the Republic of Ragusa. Biography Stijepo's parents were Miho Gradi (Gradić) and Marija Benessa ...

(1613–1683), philosopher and scientist * Džive Gradić, mother of

Ivan Gundulić Dživo Franov Gundulić ( it, Gianfrancesco Gondola; 8 January 1589 – 8 December 1638), better known today as Ivan Gundulić, was the most prominent Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa (now in Croatia). He is regarded as the Croatian nati ...

References

*''Siebmacher "Dalmatien", S. 12.'' *''Siebmacher "Dalmatien", Seite 139.'' *''Baltazar Gradić, JDr Adv, Dubrovnik, Königreich Dalmatien, High-Life-Almanach : Adressbuch der Gesellschaft Wiens und der österreichischen Kronländer.1913'' Ragusan noble families {{Croatia-hist-stub

Notable members

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