Zmajević is a Slavic surname, derived from the Slavic word for "

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" (''zmaj''). Zmajević noble family of the Early modern period, hailing from the Bay of Kotor (now in Montenegro), was active in the Republic of Venice and the Russian Empire. This family hailed from

Njeguši Njeguši ( cnr, Његуши) is a village in the Cetinje Municipality of southern Montenegro, located on the slopes of Mount Lovćen, within the Lovćen national park. It is part of the territory of Njeguši (tribe), Njeguši tribe. Demographics ...

; when the last members of the Crnojević family left Principality of Zeta, Nikola Zmajević and his cousins Ivaniš and Vučeta moved to Kotor. Becoming appealed and somewhat wealthy, the family quickly converted from Christian Orthodoxy in favor of

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, with the three marrying Catholic girls and having their children baptized in the Latin Rite.

Descendants

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Andrija Zmajević Andrija Zmajević ( cyrl, Андрија Змајевић; 6 June 1628 - 7 September 1694) was a Baroque poet, the Archbishop of Antivari and a theologian. Biography Zmajević was born in Perast, in the Bay of Kotor, at the time part of the Republ ...

(1624–1694), baroque poet and Catholic archbishop *

Krsto Zmajević Krsto Zmajević (May 21, 1620— 1688), also known as Krile, was a captain and merchant in his home-town of Perast. He was the brother of Andrija Zmajević. Life Zmajević was born in Perast, in the Bay of Kotor, at the time part of the Republic ...

(1640–1698), captain *

Vicko Zmajević Vicko Zmajević (21 December 1670 – 12 September 1745) was the Roman Catholic archbishop of Bar and Primate of Serbia and also the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Zadar. Biography Zmajević was born in Perast, into the House of Zmajev ...

(1670–1745), Catholic archbishop *

Matija Zmajević Matija Zmajević (also Matej Zmajević; russian: Матвей Христофорович Змаевич, Matvei Khristoforovich Zmayevich; ; January 6, 1680 – August 23, 1735) was an admiral of the Russian Baltic Fleet and the shipbuilder of T ...

(1680–1735), Imperial admiral of the Russian fleet * Danilo Zmajević philologist and historian

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