The Madi family ( hr, Madijevci) was a

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family from

Zadar Zadar ( , ; historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian: ); see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited Croatian city. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar serv ...

. They were influential in

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n politics from the 10th to 12th centuries.

Notable members

*Madius or Madije, the first known member,

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of Zadar and the proconsul of

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, rebuilt the monastery of St. Krševan in 986. The only prior of Zadar before the Madi was Andrija, the founder of the St. Krševan Monastery, who died in 918. *

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, Croatian queen, wife of king

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, died in 976. *Grgur or Dobronja, prior of Zadar, died in 1035. Tried to make Dalmatian city-states independent from

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Čika Čika (Zadar, first half of 11th century – Zadar, after 1095; Latin: ''Chicca'') was a Croatian benedictine nun, founder of the benedictine monastery of St. Mary Church in Zadar. She is also known for the illuminated prayer book known as Čika' ...

and her daughter Domnana, the founders the Benedictine monastery of St. Maria in Zadar in 1066 which received privileges from the

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n king

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Vekenega Vekenega (Zadar - Zadar, September 27, 1111) was a Croatian Benedictine nun from the House of Madi, a noble family from Zadar. She was the daughter of Čika and the abbess of the Benedictine monastery of St. Maria in Zadar from 1072. She is also kn ...

, the daughter of Čika, became a nun in 1072 and later the abbess of the convent.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Madi, House of People from Dalmatia Politicians from Zadar 10th century in Croatia 11th century in Croatia 12th century in Croatia Croatian noble families Byzantine families