The House of Zamagna (in Italian; Zamanja, Džamanjić or Zamanjić in Croatian) was one of the noble families ( post-Roman patriciates) of the

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History

Middle Ages

The Zamagna received patrician status in 1172. According to Ragusan sources, the family had moved to Ragusa from Zahumlje (Chelmo), and had once hailed from

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in southern Italy. The name of the progenitor of the family, ''Balislavo'', shows a Slavic origin.

Early modern period

*Marino Zamagna ( 1533) * Bernardo Zamagna (1735–1820), scholar.

Džamanjić in Austria

The aristocracy was known as ''nobili'' and was given to the following members of the family in 10 November, 1 and 16 December 1817, for Luko, Marijana, Matija, Frano Matej, and Matej, after the fall of the Republic at the hands of the

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References

Sources

*''Adelslexikon des österreichischen Kaisertums 1804-1918'' p,212 (4758-4759-4760), Peter Frank-Döfering *''Der Adel in Kärnten, Krain und Dalmatien''" J.Siebmacher großes Wappenbuch Band 29 Dalmatiner Adel, page 23 and 90. *''Heinrich Graf Džamanjić, k u k LinSchiffLt YG Pula, Gefürstete Grafschaf Görz u. Gradiska Küstenland mit Triest, High-Life-Almanach : Adressbuch der Gesellschaft Wiens und der österreichischen Kronländer.1913, p. 151'' *''Nikola Zamanjić, k k BezObKmsr = Zadar, Königreich Dalmatien, High-Life-Almanach : Adressbuch der Gesellschaft Wiens und der österreichischen Kronländer.1913, p. 389'' Ragusan noble families {{Croatia-hist-stub