In the first half of the 15th century, several people with the surname Ruđić ( sr-cyr, Руђић) were mentioned in Ragusan documents. These include, most notably:
*Bogeta Ruđić (Богета Руђић; 1423) was a ''
župan'' (count) formerly serving Bosnian ''
vojvoda'' (duke)
Sandalj Hranić
Sandalj Hranić Kosača ( cyrl, Сандаљ Хранић Косача; 1370 – 15 March 1435) was the most powerful Bosnian nobleman whose primary possessions consisted of land areas between Adriatic coast, the Neretva and the Drina river ...
(1370–1435), who after the Republic of Ragusa's purchase of
Konavle and the decision that all inhabitants be regarded
serfs
Serfdom was the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism, and similar systems. It was a condition of debt bondage and indentured servitude with similarities to and differences from slavery, which developed ...
led a rebellion with his brothers against Ragusa.
The rebels were helped by
Trebinje and other neighbours, most of all by subjects of ''vojvoda''
Radoslav Pavlović
Radoslav (Lale) Pavlović ( sr, Радослав Павловић; born 8 September 1954, in Aleksandrovac, Serbia) is a Serbian writer. Pavlovic authored numerous theatre plays and film/TV scripts popular with the audience and acclaimed by th ...
.
The result was an agreement that three families, the Ruđići, Bogojevići and Radinkovići, "who held a good part of that area", continue their service for some time under Sandalj.
*Živko Ruđić (Живко Руђић; 1422–29) was a Ragusan merchant, a companion of affluent merchant Luka Milanović (fl. 1420–d. 1429), dealing with precious metals from Bosnia and Serbia.
See also
*
Ruđić In Piva, a historical tribe of Old Herzegovina (now western Montenegro), there was a brotherhood (''bratstvo'') named Ruđić ( sr-cyr, Руђић). The surname was mentioned in Church Slavonic documents of the Serbian Orthodox Hilandar monastery. T ...
, brotherhood of Piva
References
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Kingdom of Bosnia
People from Konavle
Republic of Ragusa