The House of Volcasso or Volcassio was a

Ragusan Ragusan may refer to: * citizen of the Republic of Ragusa hr, Sloboda se ne prodaje za sve zlato svijeta it, La libertà non si vende nemmeno per tutto l'oro del mondo"Liberty is not sold for all the gold in the world" , population_estimate ...

noble family.

History

They are mentioned since the 13th century, and were one of the wealthiest families in the 14th century. It was extinct by 1372.

Notable members

*Volcasso di Giovanni ( 1265), settled Ragusa. *Pasqua de Bolchasso ( 1293), Ragusan diplomat in Venice. *Pasque de Volcasso ( 1302). *Zugno de Volchasso ( 1303). *Goysclaua de Volcasso ( 1304), wife of Paolo Querini. *Junius de Volcax ( 1313). *Junius de Volcasso ( 1319). *Junii de Volcasso ( 1340). *Laurizza de Volcasso ( 1343–44). *Matchi de Volcasso ( 1363). *Laurentius de Volcasso/de Volcasio/Lorenzo de Volcaxo ( 1352–59), rector. *Marini de Volchasso. *Clementis de Vulchasso *Vincenzo Volcasso.

Annotations

Also spelt Volchasso, Bolchasso, Volcassio, Volcasio, Vulchasso, Volcax, Volcaxo. The name was derived from Slavic ''Vlkas'', ''Vlkasović'' ( Vukasović).

References

Sources

* * {{Republic of Ragusa Ragusan noble families