The House of Menze or Menčetić ( it, Mençe, Menze) was a noble family of the

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in what is today

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Name

In the 15th century the surname was mostly spelt ''Mençe''. The Slavic variant is ''Menčetić''.

History

The family was said to come from Rome.

15th century

The family was ranked 9th of the 10 largest Ragusan houses. The Menze inter-married mostly with the women from the Bona and Gondola family.

Notable members

*Mateo Grube di Menze (d. 1381). *Johannes Blasius de Mençe (late 15th c.). *Orsolin Nicolin de Mençe ( 1421). *

Šiško Menčetić Šišmundo Menčetić ( it, Sigismondo Menze), known simply as Šiško Menčetić (; 1457–1527) was a poet from Ragusa, chiefly creating his opus in the 15th century. Biography Menčetić was born in 1458 in the city of Dubrovnik (today's Croati ...

(1457–1527) *Pietro Menze (Petar Menčetić, 1451–1508) *Placido Menze *Klement Marijan Domini Antun Menčetić, born in

Dubrovnik Dubrovnik (), historically known as Ragusa (; see notes on naming), is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterran ...

, on 4 January 1747, son of Vlaho Klement Menčetić and Nika Getaldić. *Vlaho Antun Menčetić, son of Klement Đivo Menčetić and Marija Viktorija Kabužić, born in Dubrovnik, on 26 July 1729 and died 1778.

Sources

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mence Ragusan noble families