The nobility of the
Republic of Ragusa
The Republic of Ragusa ( dlm, Republica de Ragusa; la, Respublica Ragusina; it, Repubblica di Ragusa; hr, Dubrovačka Republika; vec, Repùblega de Raguxa) was an aristocratic maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik (''Ragusa'' ...
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patrician families, most of which originated from the City of
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 Mediterranea ...
, and some coming from other, mostly neighbouring, countries.
The Republic of Ragusa was ruled by a strict patriciate that was formally established in 1332, which was subsequently modified only once, following the
1667 Dubrovnik earthquake
The 1667 Dubrovnik earthquake was one of the three most devastating earthquakes to hit what is now modern Croatia in the last 2,400 years, since records began. The entire city was almost destroyed and around 3,000 to 5,000 people were killed. Th ...
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Families
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Basiljević
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Benessa
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Binciola
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Bobali
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Bocignolo
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Bodazza
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Bona
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Bonda
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Božidarević
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Buća
The House of Buća ( sr-cyr, Бућа; in Italian ''Bucchia'') was a noble family that served the Republic of Ragusa, and one of the most important families to come out of Kotor. A cadet branch was admitted to the nobility of the Republic of Ragu ...
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Cerva
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Giorgi
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Ghetaldi
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Gradić
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Gučetić
The House of Gučetić or Gozze are an old noble family of the Republic of Ragusa. Today its members carry the titles of Count.
History
According to some historical works, they were original settlers of the republic and their family tree can be ...
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Gundulić
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Kaboga
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Calich
The House of Calich was a Ragusan noble family. They were first mentioned in the period of 1279–1317. In 1377, a "Dobre de Calich" is mentioned. In the beginning of the 15th century Ragusan nobility were present in Novo Brdo
Novo Brdo ( sr-Cyr ...
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Klašić
The House of Clasci or House of Klašić was a noble family from the city of Dubrovnik and the Republic of Ragusa. They belonged to the list of late patriciate families of the Ragusan nobility.
See also
* Dubrovnik
* Republic of Ragusa
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Crasso
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Croce
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Giuriceo
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Gleda
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Lukarić
The House of Lukarić or Lukarević (in Italian ''Luccari'') was a noble family of the Republic of Ragusa.
Besides "Lukarić" the names of the long-extinct noble family included "''Luccari''" and "''de Lucaris''", found in Zadar in the year 1283 ...
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Martinussio
The House of Martinussio (also ''Martinuscio'', ''Martinusso'', ''Martinus''; hr, Martinušić) were a noble family of the Republic of Ragusa.
History
The family descended from ''comes'' Gervasius ( 1186–90) and his son Martinussius (fl. 123 ...
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Menčetić
The House of Menze or Menčetić ( it, Mençe, Menze) was a noble family of the Republic of Ragusa in what is today Croatia.
Name
In the 15th century the surname was mostly spelt ''Mençe''. The Slavic variant is ''Menčetić''.
History
The famil ...
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Mlaschagna
The House of Mlaschagna was a Ragusan noble family.
History
The founder was ''Marinus f. Michaelis de Mascana'' (1282–1313). They did not play an important part in politics in the 14th and 15th centuries. In the beginning of the 15th century ...
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Natali
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Palmotić
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Pavlić
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Proculi
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Prodanelli
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Pucić
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Radagli
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Ranjina
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Resti
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Saraca
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Sorgo
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Tudisi
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Vodopić
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Volcasso
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Zamagna
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Zlatarić
See also
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Patrician (post-Roman Europe)
Patricianship, the quality of belonging to a patriciate, began in the ancient world, where cities such as Ancient Rome had a social class of patrician families, whose members were initially the only people allowed to exercise many political f ...
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