Vlaho Kabužić (, ) (27 December 1698 – 1750), was a Ragusan

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. He was a member of the influential Kabužić

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. He is known for being ''poklisar harača'' (''ambassador of harač''), the man who brought the money from Dubrovnik to pay regular annual tribute to the Ottoman

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Family

Vlaho Kaboga was the son of Bernard Kaboga (*1671; †1753) and his wife Maria

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Bosdari (*1671; †1753). He had several brothers and sisters, among which was Marin, the duke of

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. In 1732 he married Katarina Gundulić (*1709; †1749), a daughter of Dživo Šiškov Gundulić and great-granddaughter of Ivan Gundulić, the most prominent ragusan

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poet. He had a large family, of whom two sons, Bernard (*1739; †1814) and Ivan (*1743; †1826), were notable austrofils and

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s, very influential Ragusan politicians who undertook many public duties. His grandsons Vlaho Filip "traditur" (*1774; †1854) and Bernard-Brno (*1785; †1855) were granted the title of count by the emperor of the

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Vlaho's branch of the Kabužić family tree

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Poklisars, Ragusan diplomatic delegates to Ottoman Court, explained in the Encyclopedia of the Croatian Lexicographical Institute

Vlaho Kabužić – diplomat from the Republic of Ragusa

Vlaho Kabužić with his ancestors and descendants

People from the Republic of Ragusa Ragusan nobility Ragusan diplomats People from Dubrovnik 1698 births 1750 deaths 18th-century Croatian nobility {{Croatia-bio-stub

Family

Vlaho's branch of the Kabužić family tree

See also

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