The House of Božidarević (; ) is a noble Ragusan family of

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origin dating from the

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and

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History

In 1450 the Bosdari family participated in the defense of Habsburg Croatia against the

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. They belonged to the list of late patriciate families of the

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. Biagio de Bosdari (*c.1635), son of Michele de Bosdari, was admitted to the council of Dubrovnik on 5 November 1666, who contributed with 5,000 ducats to the Republic treasury. On 30 July 1667 Božidar de Bosdari was admitted to the council of Ragusa as a token of gratitude for community service in the period after the earthquake.

Bosdari of Ancona

The brother of Vlaho, Frano, moved to

, founding the Ancona branch of the family with the name ''Bosdari''. An Imperial Diploma of 4 July 1753 created the Bosdari of Ancona nobles. The family later moved to

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*''Historical Encyclopedia Nobiliare, Milan 1929, vol. II, pp. 152-153'' Ragusan noble families Albanian noble families {{Croatia-hist-stub

History

Bosdari of Ancona

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