Grgur Kurjaković or Gregory of Corbavia (; fl. 1324–1360),
was a
Croatian ''knez'' (duke or count
[Wilkinson, p. 271: "He was there joined by Stephen, Ban of Bosnia, with 10000 men; and by the Counts Gregory of Corbavia *, Duino, and Bartolomeo of Segna, and all the other barons and chiefs of Croatia, except the Counts of Ostrovizza, Clissa, and Sardona "]) of
Krbava
Krbava (; ) is a historical region located in Mountainous Croatia and a former Catholic bishopric (1185–1460), precursor of the diocese of Modruš and present Latin titular see.
It can be considered either located east of Lika, or indeed as ...
, one of the most notable Croatian magnates, in the service of the Hungarian kings.
Grgur was a member of the
Kurjaković family, from the tribe of
Gusić. His grandfather was Kurjak (Curiacio), count of Corbavia. He had two brothers, Budislav and Pavao (ital. Paolo).
[ At least since 1324 Grgur Kurjaković was in royal service, as knight of the court, župan of ]Fejér County
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and castellan
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of Hasznos.Baldovin
Baldovin ( sr-cyr, Балдовин; ) was a Serbian ''knez'' (duke) and ''kaznac'' (financial chancellor) that served King Stefan Uroš III (). He held the province around Vranje.
Life
According to Konstantin Jireček, he was most likely born ...
, ''vojvoda'' Gradislav, ''župan'' Vratko, ''knez'' Grgur Kurjaković, ''stavilac'' Miloš
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* Miloš Budaković, ...
, ''vojvoda'' Dejan Manjak
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, Gradislav Sušenica, Nikola Buća
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, and archdeacon Marin Baranić, all signed the document issued by Serbian king Stefan Uroš III
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* Stefan Heym, pseudonym of German writ ...
, dated 22 January 1325, for the sale of some maritime possessions to the Republic of Ragusa
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.
He is mentioned having stolen two ''katuni'' of Morlachs
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from his nephew Ivan Nelipčić
Ivan Nelipčić (, 1344–1379) or Ivan II Nelipić, was a Croatian magnate, the ''knez'' of Cetina, ''gospodar'' of Sinj, a member of the Nelipić family. He was the son of Ivan Nelipić (d. 1344) and Vladislava Kurjaković. With Margareta Merin ...
.["budući da se spominje da je tada krbavski knez Grgur Kurjaković oteo svojemu nećaku Ivanu Nelipiću dva katuna Vlaha (catunos duos Moro- lacorum)."; "nec non pro restitutione Moroloacorum, qui sibi dicuntur destineri per comitem Gregorium andetictem ... quod contra voluntatem ipsius comitis Johannis nepotis sui detinet catunos duos suorum Morolacorum"]
He married Margarita Nelipić. Grgur had a son, Grgur Kurjaković II (fl.
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1346),[ who also served the Hungarian kings.
]
References
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14th-century Croatian nobility
14th-century Hungarian people
Lika-Krbava County
History of Lika