The House of Gundulić (known in Italian as ''Gondola'') was a noble family of 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 = ...

, considered one of the most prestigious families of the republic. It had origins in southern

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and

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. The family´s motto is ''Tout ou rien'' ("All or nothing").

Origin

According to historian Serafin Cerva, the Gundulić patriciate dates to 930, as does those of Gozze, Pozza and Giorgi, meaning that they were deemed the oldest ones of Ragusa. The first known member of the Gundulić family was known as Silvanus. The mention of the name comes from 1024. The name ''Gundulić'' derives from Greek, xovbu (vase à boire), as said, or xouvrexac; (barque).

Middle Ages

In the 13th century, three generations of this family took leading roles in the public life in Ragusa. In the 15th century, Paladino Gundulić held the important position of a diplomat of the Republic to the

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and

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. Bojović (1998), p. 197

17th century

The poet

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 ...

(1589-1638) became the most significant person in the Gundulić-Gondola family, being named the

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of Konavle in 1615 and 1619. In 1634 he became a senator. At the end of 1638 he was elected to the Small Council, but died before taking office. Ivan married Nicoletta Sorgo-Sorkočević, daughter of Sigmund Sorgo-Sorkočević. Ivan's son, Frano, served the

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and the Polish King Jan III Sobieski in 1683, participating in the defeat of the Ottoman Turks at the

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. The family then obtained fiefdoms from Emperor Leopold I. The others sons, Sigmund (Šiško) and Matteo, spent several years in the military service of the Spanish Habsburgs. After his return to Dubrovnik, Mateo lived in Turkey for 28 months, until 1674. Matteo later married a commoner, but had no children. He was elected the Rector of Ragusa many times. On 20 April 1693 the Secretary of the

, Michael Allegrettus, confirmed the nobility of the family on behalf of the Rectors and the Great Council (''Consilium Maius''), its patrician status.

Gallery

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"Đivo" (1589–1638) File:Frano Gundulic.1683.jpg, Fran Điva Gondola-Gundulić (1630-1700) File:Francesco.Gondola.jpg, Frano Josip Gondola, OSB (1711–1774),

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of Tempe File:Frano Agostino Ghetaldi.jpg, Frano Agostino Ghetaldi-Gondola File:Frano.Gondola.jpg, Frano Ghetaldi-Gondola (1833-1899), mayor of Dubrovnik File:Ghetaldi-Gondola Cementary.jpg, Ghetaldi-Gondola Memorial Lapad Cemetery File:ghetaldi-gondola2.jpg,

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of the House of Ghetaldi-Gondola

Annotations

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External links

House of Ghetaldi-Gondola

Storia famiglia Gundulig

Grafen Familie Gondola
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