The Croatian Nobility Association (, ) is an organization of the descendants of the

Croatian nobility Croatian nobility (; ) was a privileged social class in Croatia during the Ancient history, Antiquity and Middle Ages, Medieval periods of the country's history. Noble families in the Kingdom of Croatia (disambiguation), Kingdom of Croatia inclu ...

, created in 1995 by descendants of

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families from

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; ; ) is a historical region located in modern-day Croatia and Montenegro, on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. Through time it formed part of several historical states, most notably the Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Croatia (925 ...

northern Croatia Northern Croatia or North Croatia (, ) refers to the northern parts of Croatia, encompassing Zagreb County, Zagreb, Varaždin County, Varaždin, Međimurje County, Međimurje, Krapina-Zagorje County, Zagorje and Koprivnica-Križevci County, Kopri ...

and other Croatian regions. It is member association of the European Commission of the Nobility (CILANE).

History

In November 1995, a group of thirteen founders led by Croatian scientist Prof. Nikola Cindro established the Croatian Nobility Association. From the beginning, the Association included descendants of noble families from Croatia's south (

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), central (

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), around (

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), and other historical regions.{{Cite web , date=2011-11-22 , title=Povijest, trans-title=History , url=http://plemstvo.hr/povijest.htm , website=plemstvo.hr, language=hr, access-date=2023-12-02 , archive-date=2011-11-22 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122073202/http://plemstvo.hr/povijest.htm , url-status=dead The Association's mission is to bring together all remaining descendants of Croatian nobility in order to maintain the historical

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and

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. The organization has its own

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and

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, and its headquarters are in Zagreb, with branches in Split,

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, and

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. The HPZ has the following organs: the Great Nobiliary Council, the Nobiliary Board, the Supervisory Board, the Court of Honor, and the Senate. Nikola pl. Cindro was the first president, followed by Ante pl. Rendić - Miočević and the late Ivo pl. Durbešić. Radovan Marjanović - Kavanagh is the current president, succeeding Marko Mladineo and acting Branko Cindro. The Association has approximately 202 regular members who are descendants of sixty-two noble families.

References

External links

Official website
(in Croatian) Croatian nobility Croatian noble families Organizations established in 1995 Organizations based in Zagreb CILANE Nobility associations