The House of Buća ( sr-cyr, Бућа; in Italian ''Bucchia'') was a noble Serbian family that served the

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, and one of the most important families to come out of

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. A cadet branch was admitted to the nobility of the

, another branch moved instead to

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Name

The family is known in Serbian sources as Buća,(Cyrillic: Бућа) but also as Bućić or Bučić. In Latin, Italian and French sources they are known in a variety of forms, mostly ''Bucchia'' or ''de Bucchia'', but also ''Bucchich'', ''Buchia'', ''Buche'', ''Buchi'', ''Buchie'', ''de Bucha'', ''de Buchia'', ''de Bucho'', ''de Buça'', ''Boce'' o ''Buca''. Other versions found in Serbo-Croatian include ''Buča'' and ''Bućin''.

History

Origin and early history

The family name seems to derive from the medieval name ''Buchius'' or ''Bucchius'' reported both in Dalmatia and earlier in various Italian locations. The first Bučić to be in the archives is a ''Jakov Bučić'' present in Kotor in 1186.

Service in Serbia

The first known Buća was Tripe Mihov (Trifun Buća, Трифун Бућа).Bešić 1970, p. 82 Kotoran families held high offices in the Serbian court, and the most notable was the Buča family, while the most notable individual was Nikola Buća.Kostić 2001, Uvodni tekstovi
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/ref> Nikola and Toma Pavlov, another notable Kotoran, traded in

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. The Buća were among the wealthiest and most powerful of

(

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and

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). Founded later with the House of Drago, it gave rise to one of the most important families in the region: the House of ''Drago-Bučić''.

Service in the Republic of Ragusa

A branch of the family moved to Šibenik in 1449, while another branch had earlier moved to

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in the 14th century. The latter, between 1440 and 1640 counted 30 members of the Great Council, representing 1.36% of total. In these two hundred years, they also got 27 senatorial positions (1.36%), five Rectors of the Republic (0.21%), five members of the Minor Council (0.23%), but were never Guards Justice.Zdenko Zlatar, ''Op cit.'' p. 60

Recent History

Kotoran branch became extinct in the 17th century, the Dubrovnik in the 19th century, but the Šibenik branch still survives in Italy, precisely in Milan and Parma, respectively in the Bucchich and Peracchia - Bucchich families.

Members

* Nikola Buća (14th century),

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of Serbian Emperor Stephen Dušan (r. 1331-1355). It seems he was the first member of the family to be admitted to the Ragusan nobility, as requested by the Emperor. * Jeronim Bučić (16th century) - From Kotor, was

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of local

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since 1581. He edited an adaptation of ''The Life of St. Tryphon'', adding four hymns. * Vincenc and Dominik Bučić (16th century) - Brothers from Kotor, both

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, were popular

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, leaving several published and unpublished writings. The second was the confessor of Blessed Osanna of Cattaro and General Vicar for Dalmatia. * Vincenc Bučić (17th century) - Bishop of Kotor from 1622 to 1656. * Gregorio Bucchich (Grgur Bučić) (1829 - 1911) - Born on the island of

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, he was a famous Croatian naturalist, in particular an expert in

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and meteorology. He was the discoverer of the gobius bucchichi and was the first director of the meteorological station on the island of Hvar.

References

Sources

Francesco Maria Appendini Francesco Maria Appendini (November 4, 1768 – 1837) was an Italian Latin and Italian scholar who studied Slavic languages in the Republic of Ragusa. The French invasion prevented him from returning to Italy, and he adopted Republic of Ragusa as hi ...

, ''Notizie istorico-critiche sulle antichità storia e letteratura de' Ragusei'', Dalle stampe di Antonio Martecchini, Ragusa 1803 * Renzo de' Vidovich, ''Albo d'Oro delle famiglie nobili patrizie e illustri nel Regno di Dalmazia'', Cultural Scientific Foundation Rustia Traine, Trieste 2004 * Simeon Gliubich,''Biographical dictionary of illustrious Dalmatian men'', wien-Zadar 1836 * Giorgio Gozzi,''The free and sovereign Republic of Ragusa 634-1814'', Volpe Editore, Rome 1981 * Robin Harris, ''Storia e vita di Ragusa - Dubrovnik, la piccola Repubblica adriatica'', Santi Quaranta, Treviso 2008 * Konstantin Jireček, ''The Legacy of Rome in the cities of Dalmatia in the Middle Ages'', 3 vols., AMSD, Rome 1984-1986 *

External links

Palace in Kotor

Holiday Cabin in Tivat
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