The nobility of 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 ...
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patrician families, most of which originated from the City of
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 ...
, and some coming from other, mostly neighbouring, countries.
The Republic of Ragusa was ruled by a strict patriciate formally established in 1332, which was subsequently modified only once, following the
1667 Dubrovnik earthquake
The 1667 Dubrovnik earthquake was one of the three most devastating earthquakes to hit what is now modern Croatia in the last 2,400 years, since records began. The entire city was almost destroyed and around 3,000 to 5,000 people were killed. The ...
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Families
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Basiljević
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Benessa
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Binciola
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Bobali
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Bocignolo
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Bodazza
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Bona
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Bonda
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Božidarević
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Buća
The House of Buća ( sr-cyr, Бућа; in Italian ''Bucchia'') was a noble Serbian family that served the Republic of Ragusa, and one of the most important families to come out of Kotor. A cadet branch was admitted to the nobility of the Republic ...
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Cerva
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Giorgi
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Ghetaldi
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Gradić
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Gučetić
The Gučetić or Gozze family are an old noble family of the Republic of Ragusa. Today its members carry the titles of count.
History
According to some historical works, they were original settlers of the republic and their family tree can be tra ...
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Gundulić
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Kaboga
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Calich
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Klašić
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Crasso
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Croce
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Giuriceo
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Gleda
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Lukarić
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Martinussio
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Menčetić
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Mlaschagna
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Natali
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Palmotić
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Pavlić
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Proculi
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Prodanelli
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Pucić
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Radagli
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Ranjina
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Resti
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Saraca
''Saraca'' L. is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae (legume family) of about 20 plant species of trees native to the lands from India and Sri Lanka to Indochina, southern China Malesia, and New Guinea.
This plant can be grown ...
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Sorgo
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Tudisi
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Vodopić
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Volcasso
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Zamagna
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Zlatarić
See also
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Patrician (post-Roman Europe)
Patricianship, the quality of belonging to a patriciate, began in the ancient world, where cities such as Ancient Rome had a social class of Patrician (ancient Rome), patrician families, whose members were initially the only people allowed to e ...
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