The House of Gradi or Gradić was one of the oldest (from the 12th century) and one of the most recognized among the
patrician families in the
Republic of Ragusa
The Republic of Ragusa, or the Republic of Dubrovnik, was an maritime republics, aristocratic maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik (''Ragusa'' in Italian and Latin; ''Raguxa'' in Venetian) in South Dalmatia (today in southernmost ...
. Many of its members were
Rectors (''Knez'') of the Republic. The
Austrian Empire
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recognized its long-standing nobility on 1 December 1817 after the fall of the Republic.
Notable members
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Bazilije Gradić, bishop in
Ston
Ston () is a settlement and a municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelješac peninsula.
History
Because of its geopolitical and strategic position, Ston has had a rich history since ...
, author of the Croatian religious book from 1567, ''Libarze od dievstva i dievickoga bitya v komse tomace sua kolika poglauita miesta staroga i nouoga sakona, koia od dieustua gouore i ono scto sueti naucitegli u mnosieh librieh pisciu ; Libarze velle duhovno i bogogliubno od molitve i contemplanya, sniekiem napomenam duhouniem, oniem ki xele duhouno xiuieti, uelle potrebno i korisno'' (printed in Venice, second edition in Rome in 1584)
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Nikola Mateo Gradić, married on 19 June 1774 to
Tereza Zamanja. The same received 1 December 1817 one recognition of nobility, and left two sons:
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Sebastian Marija Josip Gradić, born 15 July 1777
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Mateo Gradić, born 22 August 1786, he married Ana Giorgi-Bona. They had one daughter Elena de Gradi, who married Matteo Niccolo Pozza and Nicola de Gradi, who married Magdalena de Pozza in 1854.
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Stjepan Gradić
Stjepan Gradić, also known as Stefano Gradi (Latin: Stephanus Gradius; 6 March 1613 – 2 May 1683) was a polymath, philosopher, scientist and a patrician of the Republic of Ragusa.
Biography
Stijepo's parents were Miho Gradi (Gradić) and Ma ...
(1613–1683), philosopher and scientist
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Džive Gradić, mother of
Ivan Gundulić
Dživo Franov Gundulić (; 8 January 1589 – 8 December 1638), better known today as Ivan Gundulić, was the most prominent Baroque literature, Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa (now in Croatia). He is regarded as the Croatian national ...
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Nikša Gradi
Nikola "Nikša" Gradi (; 1825–1894) was a writer, politician, and lawyer from Dubrovnik, a descendant of the Ragusan patrician family Gradi.
Biography
Gradi was born in Zadar in 1825, where he attended the Gymnasium. After studying law in Pa ...
(1825–1894), writer, politician and lawyer
See also
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Republic of Ragusa
The Republic of Ragusa, or the Republic of Dubrovnik, was an maritime republics, aristocratic maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik (''Ragusa'' in Italian and Latin; ''Raguxa'' in Venetian) in South Dalmatia (today in southernmost ...
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Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik, historically known as Ragusa, is a city in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean, a Port, seaport and the centre of the Dubrovni ...
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Dalmatia
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Post-Roman patriciates
References
*''Siebmacher "Dalmatien", S. 12.''
*''Siebmacher "Dalmatien", Seite 139.''
*''Baltazar Gradić, JDr Adv, Dubrovnik, Königreich Dalmatien, High-Life-Almanach : Adressbuch der Gesellschaft Wiens und der österreichischen Kronländer.1913''
Ragusan noble families
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