The Snačić family, sometimes called Svačić and Svadčić, was one of the

twelve noble tribes of Croatia The twelve noble tribes of Croatia ( la, nobiles duodecim generationum regni Croatie), also known as twelve noble families of Croatia, was a medieval institution of nobility, alliance, or narrow noble community in the Kingdom of Croatia, which can b ...

, mentioned in the

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and Supetar Cartulary. Among the oldest known members of the family is

Petar Snačić Petar Snačić (commonly misspelt Petar Svačić) was a feudal lord, notable for being one of the claimants of the Croatian throne between c. 1093 and 1097. It is assumed that he began as a ban serving under king Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia and w ...

, who is very likely to have been the last Croatian king of

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descent.

History

The earliest possible known ancestor of the ''genus'' is

župan Župan is a noble and administrative title used in several states in Central and Southeastern Europe between the 7th century and the 21st century. It was (and in Croatia still is) the leader of the administrative unit župa (or zhupa, županij ...

Juraj Snačić, one of the twelve noblemen mentioned in

(1102). According to Supetar Cartulary addendum, the

ban Ban, or BAN, may refer to: Law * Ban (law), a decree that prohibits something, sometimes a form of censorship, being denied from entering or using the place/item ** Imperial ban (''Reichsacht''), a form of outlawry in the medieval Holy Roman ...

in the

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during the rule of Croatian king

Demetrius Zvonimir Demetrius Zvonimir ( hr, Dmitar Zvonimir, ; died 1089) was a King of Dalmatia and Croatia from 1076 until his death in 1089. He was crowned as king in Solin on 8 October 1076. Zvonimir also served as Ban of Croatia (1064–1074), and was named ...

was Petar Snačić, who is often related to last Croatian king

. Information about the family is scarce. In 1343 was recorded certain Gojslav, son of a person called ''Prodi de Saucichorum'' in the Klis županija. Some historians also assume that nobleman Domald of Sidraga (c. 1160–1243) was a member of the family, but this cannot be reliably proven.

Nelipić branch

A member of the tribe in the first half of the 14th century was Nelipac (''generationis Suadcich''), the head of the

Nelipić family The Nelipić, also called Nelipac or Nelipčić, were a medieval Croatian noble family from Dalmatian Zagora in Croatia. They were greatly involved in political situations in Dalmatia, and in Bosnia. At their greatest extent during the 14th and 1 ...

Cetina Cetina () is a river in southern Croatia. It has a length of and its basin covers an area of . From its source, Cetina descends from an elevation of above sea level to the Adriatic Sea. It is the most water-rich river in Dalmatia.Naklada Naprijed ...

, which is a cadet branch of the Snačić family. In all likelihood, the Snačić family went extinct patrilineally after the death of Ban Ivan III Nelipić in 1435, and their heirdoms were given by king

Sigismund Sigismund (variants: Sigmund, Siegmund) is a German proper name, meaning "protection through victory", from Old High German ''sigu'' "victory" + ''munt'' "hand, protection". Tacitus latinises it '' Segimundus''. There appears to be an older form o ...

Matko Matko is a Croatian given name and surname that may refer to: ;Given name *Matko Babić (born 1998), Croatian football player *Matko Djarmati (born 1982), Croatian football player *Matko Jelavić (born 1958), Croatian singer, songwriter, composer ...

and

Petar Talovac Petar Talovac ( hu, Tallóci Péter; died in 1453) was a Croatian nobleman, a member of the Talovac noble family. He was a vassal of the Croato-Hungarian king Sigismund who served first as administrator of the Archbishopric of Zagreb and then as ...

Notable members

* Ivan Nelipić * Ivan II Nelipić * Ivan III Nelipić *

Jelena Nelipić Jelena Nelipić ( sr-cyr, Јелена Нелипић; died 1422) was Duchess of Split by her first marriage and Queen of Bosnia by her second marriage. By birth, she was a member of the Croatian Nelipić noble family, having estates in Dalmatia ...

- Queen of Bosnia

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Snacic noble family Medieval Croatian nobility 11th-century Croatian nobility 12th-century Croatian nobility