The Nelipić, also called Nelipac or Nelipčić, were a medieval
Croatian noble family from
Dalmatian Zagora
The Dalmatian Hinterland ( hr, Dalmatinska zagora; it, La Morlacca or ) is the southern inland hinterland in the historical Croatian region of Dalmatia. The name ''zagora'' means "beyond (the) hills", which is a reference to the fact that it is t ...
in
Croatia
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. They were greatly involved in political situations in
Dalmatia
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, and in
Bosnia
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. At their greatest extent during the 14th and 15th century, they ruled areas in inner Croatia from mountain
Velebit
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to
Cetina
Cetina () is a river in southern Croatia. It has a length of and its basin covers an area of . From its source, Cetina descends from an elevation of above sea level to the Adriatic Sea. It is the most water-rich river in Dalmatia.Naklada Naprijed ...
river. They emerged as descendants of the
Snačić gentis.
Rise of the Nelipić family's power
The rise of the Nelipić family's power was harmonized with the fall of the
Šubić family's influence, with whom the Nelipić family continued to have tense relations and frequent skirmishes with during the 1330s.
When
George II Šubić died between 1328 and 1330, he was succeeded by his son
Mladen III Šubić
Mladen III Šubić ( hr, Mladen III. Šubić) ( 1315 – Trogir, 1 May 1348) was a member of the Croatian Šubić noble family, who ruled from Klis Fortress. He was in possession of Klis, Omiš and Skradin. He is also known as Shield of the Cro ...
.
[ Pressure from ]Ivan Nelipić {{Infobox noble, type
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, including his capture of Ostrovica and various lesser Šubić places, led Mladen III and his uncle Paul II to make peace with the Nelipić family.[
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Notable members
*Nelipac
** Isan Nelipić
*** Juraj NelipićIvan Nelipić {{Infobox noble, type
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, Duke of Knin, married Vladislava Kurjaković
Vladislava Kurjaković (c. 1303 – after 1346) was a Croatian noblewoman who was the duchess of Knin as the wife of duke Ivan Nelipić. She was a daughter of Kurjak Gusić, count of Krbava and a maternal niece of Ban of Croatia Paul I Šubić o ...
*****Ivan II Nelipić
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, Duke of Cetina, married Margareta Merini
****** Konstantin Nelipić
******* Nelipac
******Ivaniš Nelipić {{Infobox noble, type
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, title = Duke of OmišDuke of Dalmatian citiesDuke of Cetina
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, Duke of Trogir (1393), of Split (1403), married Erzsébet Bebek
******* Katarina Nelipić, married Ivan VI Frankopan Ivan VI Frankopan or Ivan Anž Frankopan (also known as Ivaniš; died 20 November 1436) was a Croatian nobleman who ruled as Ban of Croatia from 1432 to 1436. He was one of the nine sons of the Croatian viceroy, Nikola Frankopan.''Kalmarunionens t ...
******* Margarita Nelipić, married Grgur Kurjaković Grgur Kurjaković or Gregory of Corbavia ( it, Gregorio di Corbavia; fl. 1324–1360), was a Croatian ''knez'' (duke or countWilkinson, p. 271: "He was there joined by Stephen, Ban of Bosnia, with 10000 men ; and by the Counts Gregory of Corbavia * ...
******Jelena Nelipić
Jelena Nelipić ( sr-cyr, Јелена Нелипић; died 1422) was Duchess of Split by her first marriage and Queen of Bosnia by her second marriage. By birth, she was a member of the Croatian Nelipić noble family, having estates in Dalmat ...
, Queen of Bosnia
See also
*Croatian nobility
Croatian nobility ( hr, plemstvo, lit=vlastelin; french: la noblesse) was a privileged social class in Croatia during the Antiquity and Medieval periods of the country's history. Noble families in the Kingdom of Croatia included high ranking popu ...
*List of noble families of Croatia
List of noble families of Croatia includes the old, original, ethnically Croatian noble families; families whose titles were granted by the kings of the medieval Kingdom of Croatia and its successors; foreign noble families which were granted Croa ...
* List of rulers of Croatia
This is a complete list of rulers of Croatia under domestic ethnic and elected dynasties during the Croatian Kingdom (925–1918). This article follows the monarch's title number according to Hungarian succession for convenience. For example, the ...
* History of Croatia
At the time of the Roman Empire, the area of modern Croatia comprised two Roman provinces, Pannonia and Dalmatia (Roman province), Dalmatia. After the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, the ...
References
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