List of noble families of Croatia

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List of noble families of Croatia includes the old, original, ethnically Croatian noble families; families whose titles were granted by the kings of the medieval Kingdom of Croatia and its successors; foreign noble families which were granted Croatian citizenship; and Croatian families which were granted titles by foreign states. It refers to the noble families (including royal or other ruling dynasties) of the historical territories of Croatia, Dalmatia, Slavonia, Istria, and the Republic of Dubrovnik.

Contents:

* Top
* 0–9
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

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Adamović | 17th century–present  | Baron |  |
Ajtić |  |  | Also called Jajtić or Jajetić.  |
Alapić | ?–1584  | Baron
Ban | Last member Gašpar Alapić was Ban of Croatia between 1574 and 1578.  |
Alberti | 13th–20th century  | Count (since 1907)  | Old noble family from Split |
Althann | 1129–present  | Count (since 1610)  | Noble family of Bavarian origin. Owned the Međimurje County between 1719 and 1791.  |
Andechs | 12–13th century  | Count
Ban
Voivode | Noble family in Istria. Called Andeški in Croatian.  |
Andreis |  |  | Also called Andrijević or Andrejčić.  |
Auersperg |  |  | Noble family of German origin.  |
Augustić | 14th century- present  |  |  |

## B

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Babonić | 13th–14th century  | Duke
Ban | Bans of Slavonia in the 13th and 14th centuries. Cadet branch became the Blagajski.  |
Baćan | 1398–present  | Baron (since 1628)
Count (since 1630)
Duke (since 1764)
Ban | Noble family of Hungarian origin (Batthyány) with one branch in Croatia from the 15th century. Bans of Croatia in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Called Baćan in Croatian.  |
Bajamonti |  |  | Noble family of Lombard origin who have been living in Split since the 18th century.  |
Banfi | 1226–present  | Baron
Count
Ban | Noble family of Hungarian origin (Bánffy) - Lendava branch. Owned parts of Međimurje and Varaždin County Bans of Croatia in the 14th and 15th centuries. Called also Banić in Croatian.  |
Barbo |  |  | Noble family of Italian origin. Had estates in Motovun and Koper.  |
Bebek |  |  | Noble family of Hungarian origin. Emeric Bebek was Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia in 1380. Called Bubek in Croatian.  |
Bedeković | 1267–present  | Baron
Ban | Koloman Bedeković (1818–1889), a member of the family, was Ban of Croatia between 1871 and 1872.  |
Belavić |  |  | Noble family originally from the Bihać area.  |
Belošević | 1635–present  |  | Noble family with estates in former Varaždin and Zagreb County |
Benković | 15th century–present  |  |  |
Benja |  |  | Noble family from Zadar.  |
Berčić |  |  | Noble family of Jewish origin from Stari Grad on the island of Hvar.[1][2][3] |
Berislavić of Graberje |  | Ban

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Berislavić of Trogir | c. 1250–17th century  | Ban | Petar Berislavić (1475–1520), a member of the family, was Ban of Croatia between 1513 and 1520.  |
Berislavić of Vrh Rike |  |  |  |
Berke |  |  | Noble family of Hungarian origin from Prekmurje with estates in Croatia  |
Bessen |  |  | Noble family of Hungarian origin. Called Bešenići in Croatian.  |
Bilić |  |  | Notable member was Radojica Bilić from Jajce at the end of the 14th century. In the 16th century, they lived in Bihać, and from 1588, in Šibenik.  |
Blagaj | 14th–16th century  | Counts  | Noble family originating as a cadet branch of the Babonići. After the 16th century moved to Slovenia where they survived until the 19th century.  |
Bojničić |  |  | Noble family originating from Plavno, near Knin.  |
Bombelles |  | Count
Marquess | Noble family of French origin. Owned estates in Croatia (Opeka Manor) in the 19th and 20th centuries.  |
Bonda | 1190–20th century  | Count (since 1857)  | Old noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik. Called Bondić in Croatian.  |
Borelli | 17th century–present  |  | Noble family of Norman origin. Lived in Zadar.  |
Borković |  |  | Branch of the Domagović family  |
Boršić | 16th century  |  | Noble family from the Bihać area  |
Bozić | 13th century–present  | Duke
Ban |  |
Both | 12th–20th century  | Baron
Count
Ban | Noble family of Hungarian origin. Owned estates in Croatia (Bajnski Dvori Castle). Bans of Croatia in the 15th and 16th centuries.  |
Brdovečki |  |  | Called Brdovečki in Croatian and Bardóczy in Hungarian.  |
Brlečići | 16th century  |  | Noble family from the Bihać area  |
Brlekovići |  |  | Noble family from Križevci |
Broz | 19th century  |  | Noble family from the Zagreb County.  |
Budački | 1484–1707  | Duke | Medieval noble family originally from Lika (Buče), later the Kordun.  |
Budisavljevići |  |  | Noble family of Serbian origin.  |
Budor | 15th–18th century  |  |  |
Bukovački | 1579–?  |  | Branch of the Mogorović family |
Bunić | 1023–present  | Marquess (since 1754)  | Oldest noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik |
Burić | 1587  | Baron
Knight  |  |
Butković | 1650–present  | Duke | Medieval noble family originally from Lika (Krbava), but the title and coat of arms were awarded in Slavonia (Syrmia County) in 1650 by Ferdinand III. The village Butkovići in Istria is named after the family.  |

## C

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Caballini |  |  | Noble family of Italian origin  |
Calogerà | (in Dalmatia) 17th century-present  | Cittadini Originarii
Baron
Nobili Corcyrensi
Nobili Cretensii
Nobili Costantinopolii
Grand Boyar
Archon | Archontal, noble (Cyprus, Crete, Corfu, Dalmatia), originarii (Venice), and priestly (Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox) family of Byzantine-Cypriot origin in Zadar, Hvar, Korčula, and Split. Called Kalogjera, Kalođera, or калогјера in Croatian and Serbian. Island of Ošljak takes its Italian name, Calugerà, after this family.  |
Cambi | 15th century–present  |  | Noble family of Italian origin from Split |
Candia | 10th century–present  | Count, Baron | Noble family of Italian Venetian origin from Split, also recorded as Kandija, linked to the Sponheim family and Rauscher of Austria, part of the Old Savoyard and Austro-Croatian nobility owners of estates in Dalmatia and Savoy.  |
Cedulin |  |  | Noble family from Zadar |
Cega | 13th century–present  |  | Noble family of Italian origin from Trogir. Also called Celio.  |
Crijević | 7th century–present  | Count (from 1817)  | Old noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik. Called Crijević in Croatian  |
Cindro | 13th century–present  |  | Noble family from Split |
Ćipiko |  |  | Noble family from Trogir |
Crljen | 18th century  |  |  |
Crnković | 1429–present  | Count (from 1833)  | Noble family with roots from the region of Gorski kotar |
Cvetković |  |  | Noble family of Serbian origin  |
Cvetnić | 1 August 1519–?  |  |  |
Cvjetković | 1756–?  |  | Noble family with roots from the town of Bjelovar |
Česnegić | 1263–present  | Baron
Count | Noble family of Hungarian origin (Cseszneky). Owned estates in Croatia. Called Česnegić in Croatian.  |
Čikulin | 16th century–1746  | Baron (since 1628)
Count (since 1706)  | Noble family of Italian origin. Owned estates in Croatia (Lužnica, Medvedgrad, Susedgrad and Donja Stubica). Called Čikulini in Croatian.  |

## Č

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Čavrak | 29 March 1602 – 11 January 1896  |  | Noble family from Letovanić |
Čipčić | 13th–16 century  |  | Noble family from Cetingrad | [4]
Čolić |  |  | Noble family from Senj |
Čudomirić | 13th–16 century  |  |  |
Čulić |  |  | Descendant from the Lapčan family |
Čupor |  | Ban  | Noble family from Moslavina |

## D

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Damjanović |  | Count  | Noble family from the island of Vrgada. Originated in Poljice, near Omiš and possibly a descendant of the old Tugomirić family.  |
Daubachy |  |  | Noble family of unknown origin from Zagreb |
Daus | 16th century–present  | Count  | Noble family of Austrian and Venetian origin in Istria  |
Draganić | 14th–16th century  |  |  |
Delišimunović | 16th century–present  | Baron (since 9 August 1675)
Count (since 1708)  | Branch of the Radojčić noble family, originating from Klis. Franjo Krsto Delišimunović (died in 1696) was Captain of Karlovac |
Deutsch |  |  | Noble family of German origin from Macelj |
Dobrojević | 1412−1819  |  | Noble family from Šibenik |
Doimi |  |  | Noble family of Italian origin  |
Doklečić | 1 August 1519–?  |  |  |
Domagojević | 9th century  | Duke | Ruling dynasty of the medieval Duchy of Croatia between 864 and 892.  |
Domagović | 1327–?  |  | Parent family of the Borković family  |
Dominis |  |  | Noble family of Italian origin  |
Domjanić |  |  | Noble family from the island of Rab |
Dončić |  |  | Noble family from Zagreb |
Doringer |  |  | Noble family of Austrian origin  |
Đurđevič | 10th-19th century  | Count, Marquess, Bishop, Archbishop, Doge, Governor,  | Italo-Croatian family with ties to Moravia and Silesia, which was enumerated by the Almanach de Gotha as being among the 11 oldest bloodlines of Dalmatia. Also known as the Giorgi or Zorzi family.  |
Draganić | 14th–16th century  |  |  |
Dragojlović |  |  | Noble family of Serbian origin  |
Drašković | 15th century–present  | Baron (since 1567)
Count (since 1631)
Ban | Noble family originating from northern Dalmatia and Lika region; Bans of Croatia in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries  |
Drugec | 1 August 1519–?  |  |  |
Dudić | 16th century  |  | Andreas Dudith (1533–1589), a member of the family, was a humanist, astronomer, noblemab and diplomat in Croatia, Hungary and Poland  |

## Đ

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Đureković | 1 August 1519–?  |  |  |

## E

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Eltz | 1157–present  | Baron
Count
Prince-elector | Noble family of German origin. Owned estates in eastern Slavonia and Srijem (including Vukovar) between 1736 and 1945.  |
Engel | 29 March 1886–?  |  |  |
Erdödy | 1187–present  | Count (since 1485)
Duke (since 1566)
Ban | Noble family of Hungarian origin. They were most notable in Croatia. Bans of Croatia in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.  |
Ernušt | 15th century–1540  | Ban | Noble family of Jewish origin. Came from Sweden to Hungary and Croatia. Owned the Međimurje County between 1473 and 1540 and some other estates in northern Croatia. Bans of Croatia. Called Ernuszt in Hungarian, Ernušt in Croatian.  |

## F

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Femen |  |  | Noble family of unknown origin  |
Fenrich | 17th century–present  | Junker | Noble family of Prussian origin whose branch was present in Slavonia since the beginning of 20th century. They shortly co-owned Sušine-Gjurgjenovac estate and were one of the founders of the present-day town Đurđenovac.[5] |
Feštetić | 15th century–present  | Count (since 1766)
Prince (since 1911)  | Noble family from Turopolje, central Croatia. Most notable in Hungary (Festetics). Owned the Međimurje County between 1791 and 1923. Owned the Novi Dvori near Zaprešić and Bajnski Dvori estates.  |
Filipašić |  |  | Noble family from Zagreb |
Filipović | 16th century–present  | Baron (since 1781)  | Josip Filipović (1818–1889), the most famous member of the family, was a Croatian high-ranking general (Feldzeugmeister) in the Habsburg Imperial Army  |
Flaischman |  |  | Noble family of German origin  |
Franceschi | 1022–present  | Count | Old noble family of Italian origin, originally from the Republic of Venice. The family protected Croatia from the Ottoman Empire and owned large estates and palaces along the Dalmatian coast.  |
Franić | 15th century–present  |  | Noble family from Makarska and its hinterland (southern Croatia)  |
Frangipani Frankopan | 1116–1671  | Duke
Ban | Old noble family known as from the island of Krk. Bans of Croatia in the 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Last member was Marquess Fran Krsto Frankopan, who was beheaded for treason against the Habsburgs in 1671.  |
Frodnacher | 1380–?  |  | Noble family from Upper Austria. Lived in Bednja.  |

## G

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Galeković | 1507–present  |  | Noble family from Mraclin |
Galović | 1 August 1519–?  |  |  |
Galjuf | 1613–?  |  |  |
Gorjanski | 13th century–1481  | Ban | Noble family of Hungarian origin (Garai), owned estates in eastern Slavonia (Gorjani etc.). Bans of Croatia in the 14th century. Called Gorjanski in Croatian.  |
Getaldić | 8th century–20th century  |  | Old noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik. Called Getaldić in Croatian and Ghetaldi in Italian.  |
Gising | 12th century–1527  | Count
Ban | Noble family of German origin. Owned the Međimurje County in the 13th and 14th centuries. Bans of Croatia in the 13th and 14th centuries. Called Kőszegi in Hungarian.  |
Golubić |  |  | Noble family from Križevci |
Gotal |  | Baron  | Noble family from Gotalovec |
Gradić | 12th century–20th century  | Count (since 1817)  | Old noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik |
Graziani | 16th century–17th century  | Duke | Noble family of Italian origin from Dalmatia. Gaspar Graziani (c.1575–1620), a member of the family, was Voivode of Moldavia between 1619 and 1620.  |
Grdenić | 1 August 1519–?  |  | Noble family from Križevci |
Gregorijanec | 15th century–17th century  | Baron | Noble family from the Križevci area. Owners of Medvedgrad Castle. |
Grisogono |  |  | Noble family of possible Italian or even Greek ancestry from Split |
Gučetić | 8th century–present  | Count (since 1687)  | Old noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik |
Gundulić | c. 930–1800  | Count (since 1615)  | Old noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik |
Gusić | 1102–present  | Baron
Ban | Old noble family originating from the Lika region. Members of the Kurjaković family branch were Bans of Croatia in the 15th and 16th century  |
Guštak | 13th century–present  |  | Old noble family from Hrastje and Sveti Ivan Zelina, Hrvatsko prigorje region. The whole villages were given freedom and nobility by King Béla IV of Hungary as of gratitude, so called plum barons.  |
Gutkeled | 12th–15th century  | Ban  | Noble family of German origin  |
Gutmann | 19th century–20th century  | Baron | Noble family of Jewish origin. Founders of the settlement which became Belišće, Croatia |

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Hajnović | 3 September 1661–?  |  |  |
Hellenbach | 16th century–present  | Baron (since 1651)  | Cadet branch of the Czech noble family, originating from Upper Hungary. Owners of Hellenbach Manor near Marija Bistrica (northern Croatia)  |
Herberstein |  |  | Noble family of Austrian origin  |
Horg | 1 August 1519–?  |  |  |
Horžić | 1 August 1519–?  |  |  |
Horvat | 14th century–present  |  | Brothers Ivaniš, Pavao and Ladislav Horvat (together with their uncle Ivan Paližna) were opponents of Queen Mary of Hungary (1382–1385) and palatine Nicholas I Garai. |
Hotković | 1445–19th century  | Baron (since 1791)  | Noble family originating from western Croatia. Had estates in Bakar, Modruš and Ozalj. Daniel Peharnik-Hotković was general in Habsburg Imperial Army.  |
Humski | 16th century–c. 1680  |  |  |
Huzjak | 16th century–present  |  |  |

## I

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Iločki | 13th century–1524  | Voivode
Ban | Noble family from the Hrvatska Dubica district in medieval Slavonia. Lords of Ilok since 1364. Nikola Iločki was Ban of "Whole Slavonia" between 1457 and 1463 and anti-king of Bosnia between 1471 and 1477.  |
Inkey | 16th century–present  | Baron (since 1856)  | Noble family of Hungarian origin, from Međimurje. Settled in Berzence district (present-day Hungary). Owned estates in Međimurje County and in Rasinja.  |
Ivanek | 18 June 1647–  |  |  |
Iveljić | 13th century–present  | Count | Noble family from Split |
Ivšić | 15th century–present  |  | Noble family with estates Slavonia, Syrmia and Pécs |

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Jagić | 1569–present  |  |  |
Jakopčići | 13th century–present  |  | Noble family from Ivanić |
Jakopović | 1 August 1519–?  |  |  |
Jakša | 14th century–?  |  | Noble family from the island of Hvar |
Jakšić | 14th century–?  |  | Noble family from the islands of Hvar and Brač. Possibly related to the Jakša family.  |
Jakuš | 1 August 1519–?  |  |  |
Jamomet |  |  |  |
Janković | 16th century–present  | Baron | Noble family from Daruvar |
Jelačić | 14th century–present  | Baron (since 1797)
Count (since 1854)
Ban | Noble house originating from central Bosnia, of Croatian origin. Josip Jelačić (1801–1859), a member of the family, was Ban of Croatia between 1848 and 1859, and Governor of Dalmatia.  |
Jelići | 14th century–?  |  | Noble family from Bosnia. Settled in Split, Hvar and Brač due to Ottoman invasions.  |
Jurčević | 16th century–present  | Baron (1535–1567)
Count (1631–1655)  | Noble family originating from northern Dalmatia |
Jurišić | 15th century–1572  |  | Noble family from Senj, southern Croatia. Nikola Jurišić (c.1490–1545) was its member, famous for the Siege of Güns.  |

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Kabužić (Kaboga) | 8th century–present  | Count (since 1833)  | Old noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik |
Kačić | 11th century–present  | Comes | Old noble family from Dalmatia |
Karlović | 14th century–present  | Baron
Count
Ban | Noble family who were Bans on Croatia, including Ivan Karlović |
Katalenić | 16th century–present  |  |  |
Kaniški | 14th century–1571  | Ban | Noble family of Hungarian origin. Stjepan, Ladislav and Juraj Kaniški were Bans of Croatia in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. Called Kaniški in Croatian and Kanizsai in Hungarian.  |
Keglević | 14th century–present  | Baron
Count
Ban | Noble family from the area of the Zrmanja river in Dalmatia. Had estates in the Bihać area and Bužim.  |
Kitonić | 16th century–present  |  |  |
Klokočani | 9 January 1224 – 1590  |  | Noble family from Klokoč.  |
Knežević | 15th –20th century  | Baron (since 1763)  | Noble family originating from medieval Zachlumia (later called Herzegovina). Since 1466 settled in the Lika region and since 1802 in Međimurje. Members of the family were high-ranking generals in the Habsburg Imperial Army.  |
Kolonić | 13th century–1874  | Baron (since 1583)
Count (since 1637)  | Noble family originating from the former Pset County in central medieval Croatia (present-day Bosanski Petrovac district in Bosnia and Herzegovina). Most notable in Hungary and Austria.  |
Konjski | 12th–17th century  | Baron (since 1603)
Count (since 1649)  | Noble family originating from Rovišće in Bjelovar-Bilogora County (northern Croatia). Owners of the castles in Rovišće, Konjščina and Donja Stubica.  |
Kovačević | 1821–?  |  | Family present on the island of Hvar.  |
Kozić | 1587–?  |  |  |
Kraljević | 17th-20th century  |  | The family got its nobility in 1694 from Leopold I as a reward for the fight against the Ottoman Empire.  |
Kružić | 15th–16th century  |  | Noble family originating from Lika region. Petar Kružić (1491–1537), a member of the family, was a soldier (well-known defender of Klis Fortress).  |
Kukar | 12th–16th century  |  |  |
Kukuljević | 27 October 1490 – 9 December 1649  |  |  |
Kulmer |  | Baron
Count | Noble family from the Duchy of Carinthia. Settled in Croatia since the 16th century. Owned Kulmerovi Dvori Castle in Šestine (Zagreb suburb) and Cernik Castle in Cernik village (western Slavonia).  |
Kurjaković | 13th century–16th century  | Duke
Ban | A branch of the Gusić family from Krbava. Bans of Croatia in the 15th and 16th centuries.  |
Kurtić | 1 August 1519–?  |  |  |
Kuščić | 15th century–present  |  | Noble family from the island of Brač.  |
Klarić | 14th century-present  | Baron | Noble family originating from Dalmatia, Benkovac area.  |

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Lacković | 1344–present  | Voivode
Duke
Ban | Noble family of Bavarian origin. Bans of Croatia in the 14th century. Called Lacković in Croatian and Lackfi in Hungarian.  |
Lačničić |  |  |  |
Lapčan | 12th century–?  |  |  |
Laszowski |  |  | Noble family of Polish origin  |
Lenković | 15th century–17th century  |  | Noble family from Lika region. Ivan Lenković (died in 1569), a member of the family, was a Croatian army general and the leader of Uskoks at their headquarters in Senj.  |
Lipić | 1683–present  |  |  |
Loredan | 14th century – present  | List | Noble family and political dynasty from Venice. Historically owned land and were present in Istria and Dalmatia, notably Barban, Rakalj, Pula, Zadar, Ugljan and Split, holding noble, political and ecclesiastical titles.  |
Lukarić | 1283–17th century  |  | Old noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik |

## M

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Madi | 10th–11th century  |  | Old noble family from Zadar, northern Dalmatia. Helen of Zadar, a member of the family, was the Queen consort of Croatian King Mchael Krešimir II.  |
Magdalenić |  | Baron | Old noble family from Turopolje, central Croatia. Matija Magdalenić (1625–1704), a member of the family, was a Croatian Kajkavian dialect writer  |
Makanec | 26 July 1792–present  |  | Noble family from Štrpet, south of Zagreb.Owned some 6 villages and 20 Ha vineyards. Milan Makanec was the first publisher of newspapers in Croatian.

Julije Makanec was a Minister of Education in NDH and high-ranking Ustashe.

Malekovići | 1490–present  |  |  |
Mallin | 9 January 1907–?  |  |  |
Mamić |  | Duke  | Dukes of Livanjsko Polje |
Mandići |  | Baron  |  |
Maretić | 13th century–present  | Count

Baron

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Maršanić | 1674 -present  | Duke  | Noble family from Grobnik.  |
Marušići | 13th century–present  |  | Noble family originating from the Oblačić family.  |
Martinis | 13th century-?  |  | Noble family from Split or the island of Brač.  |
Matjačić |  |  | Noble family from the Lika region  |
Matković | 1649–present  |  |  |
Mendelić | 1 August 1519–?  |  |  |
Menčetić | 13th–19th century  |  | Old noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik |
Mihić | 29 July 1808–?  |  | Noble family from Staro Petrovo Selo |
Miković | 8 March 1580–present  |  | The nobility was divided by Rudolph II., the original coat of arms is kept in the Turopolje Museum, part of the family moved to live in Križevačka County. The new coat of arms for one of the branches of the Mikovic family was established on November 18, 1699, according to a charter sent by Leopold I.  |
Mikulanić | 16th century–present  |  |  |
Mikulčić | 17th century–present  |  |  |
Milašin |  |  | Noble family from Bosnia  |
Milić | 1881–present  |  | Noble family from the Žumberak region  |
Mlakovečki | 16–17th century  | Baron | Noble family of Hungarian origin (Malakóczi). Owned parts of Međimurje, Krapina-Zagorje and Zagreb County. Called Mlakovečki in Croatian.  |
Mlinarić | 1655–present  | Voivode
Herzog | Noble family of Croatian origin who were divided into several branches: Croatia (Mlinarić), Hungary (Mlinarics), Styria (Mlinarič) and others.  |
Modrić | 1 August 1519–present  |  | Old noble family from the Zadar hinterland. The first written record of the family was in 1519, in Križevci. Confirmed as nobility in 1649.  |
Morovićki | 12th century–?  |  | Related to the Gutkeled family  |
Morić |  |  | Noble family from Varaždin |
Mrzlić | 14th century - present  |  | Noble family of Austrian - German origin, from House of Habsburg-Lorraine. A village in Istria and a small town in Germany is named after the family.  |
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Negovetić | 14 October 1687–?  |  |  |
Nelipić | 1244–1434  | Duke | Old Croatian noble family originating from Dalmatia. Owners of Knin Fortress, Klis Fortress, Drniš and large estates in northern Dalmatia.  |
Nicolini |  |  | Noble family of Italian origin from the island of Hvar |
Nikolić |  | Baron | Vera Nikolić Podrinska (1886–1972), a member of the family, was a Croatian painter.  |
Novosel | 18th century–19th century[6] |  | Younger[7] nobility which was granted nobility status by Maria Theresa in 1744.[8] The family resided in the Zagreb County.  |

## O

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Odescalchi | 13th century–present  | Duke | Noble family of Italian origin. Owned large estates in former Syrmia County (including the town of Ilok) between 1697 and 1945.  |
Okići[9][10][11][12] | sometime between 12th and 14th c.  | Counts and dukes | Native noble family from Okić, region of Samobor |
Orehovečki | 1300–present  | Count (since 1690)  | Native noble family from Sveti Petar Orehovec, Koprivnica-Križevci County (northern Croatia); owners of Veliki Kalnik Castle and Mali Kalnik Castle |
Orešković | 1500–present  | Duke (since 1645)
Baron (since 1761)
Duke (since 1600)  | Noble family from Lika. Owners of the Široka Kula Castle. |
Orsini | 1500–present  | Count | Noble family of Italian origin  |
Oršić | 1420–present  | Baron (since 1675)
Count (since 1744)  | Noble family originating from Drinić, a village in the former Pset County in central medieval Croatia. Owned estates in Slavetić, Gornja Bistra, Gornja Stubica and Jurketinec. Members of the family were generals in the Habsburg Imperial Army.  |
Otmić | 13th century–?  |  |  |
Ožegović | 15th century–?  | Baron (since 1858)  |  |

## P

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Palfi |  | Ban  | Noble family of Hungarian origin (Pálffy). Count János Pálffy is a prominent member.  |
Palmotić | 1157–18th century  |  | Old noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik |
Papalić | 14th century–1739  |  |  |
Patačić | c. 1400–1817  | Baron (since 1706)
Count (since 1735)  | Noble family originating from medieval Bosnia. Owners of Milengrad, Vrbovec, Rakovec, Vinica and some other estates in northern Croatia.  |
Pavković | 1 August 1519–?  |  |  |
Pavleković | 9 September 1613–?  |  |  |
Pejačević | 14th century–present  | Baron (since 1712)
Count (since 1772)
Ban | Noble family originating from southeastern part of medieval Croatia and medieval Bosnia. Most notable in Slavonia. Bans of Croatia in the 19th and 20th centuries  |
Peranski | 15th century–786  | Duke  | Branch of the Šubić family |
Pešćenjak | 1 August 1519–?  |  |  |
Planiški | 1 August 1519–?  |  |  |
Pogledić |  |  | Noble family from Turopolje |
Pokos |  |  | Noble family from Zagreb |
Pola (Castropola) | 983–present  | Baron (since 1299)
Count (since 1401)  | Old noble family of Italian origin. Lords of Pula until 1331.  |
Posedarski |  | Duke  |  |
Pucić | ?–20th century  | Count (since 1688)  | Old noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik |
Pušić | 1659–present  |  |  |
Prstec |  |  | Noble family from Zagreb |

## R

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Radić | 16th century–1726  |  | Noble family from the Lika region. Members of the family were Uskok military leaders at the headquarters in Senj. Duke of Senj in 1600. Michael Radić was appointed Duke of Senj on 1 December 1600, by king Rudolf in Graz.  |
Radik | 1629–?  |  |  |
Radošević |  |  | Noble family from the island of Hvar |
Ranjina | 13th century–19th century  | Count | Old noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik |
Raškaj | 13th century–present  |  | Branch of the Gutkeled family |
Ratkaj | c. 1400–1793  | Baron (since 1559)
Count (since 1687)  | Noble family of Hungarian origin (Rattkay). Owners of large estates in northern Croatia including Veliki Tabor Castle and Mali Tabor Castle. Called Ratkaj in Croatian.  |
Ratković |  |  | Noble family from Šibenik |
Rauch |  | Ban

Baron (since 1763)

| Noble family of German origin. Levin Rauch was Ban of Croatia between 1868 and 1871.  |
Reiner | 22 February 1913–?  |  |  |
Restić | ?–19th century  |  | Old noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik |
Ritter Vitezović | 17th century–1713  | Baron (since 1710)  | Noble family of German and Croatian origin. Settled in Senj. Pavao Ritter Vitezović (1652–1713), a member of the family, was a famous Croatian writer, historian, linguist and publisher.  |
Rubido | 12th century–present  | Count | Noble family of Spanish origin. Settled in Croatia in the 19th century. Sidonija Erdödy Rubido (1819–1884), a member of the family, was opera primadonna and an important member of the Illyrian movement.  |
Rudić | 1755–?  | Baron (since 17 August 1854)  | The family had estates in Bač.  |

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Sakač | 13th century–?  |  | Noble family from Kapela Kalnička and Vojnovec Kalnički |
Saraka | 1172–present  | Count (since 1817)  | Old noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik |
Scampicchio | 15th century–?  |  | Noble family of Italian origin  |
Sente | 1718–present  |  |  |
Sermage |  | Count (since 1723)
Baron (since 1720)  | Noble family of Burgundian origin. Owned a lot of estates in Croatia (Susedgrad, Medvedgrad, Novi Dvori near Zaprešić, Oroslavje, Klenovnik Castle, Veliki Kalnik Castle, etc.)  |
Sladojević | 16th century–present  |  | Noble family from Dalmatia. Possibly originated in Bosnia.  |
Snačić | 11th century–1097  | King | Royal dynasty of medieval Kingdom of Croatia, originating from northern Dalmatia. Petar Snačić, a member of the family, was King of Croatia between 1093 and 1097.  |
Sorkočević | 1272–19th century  |  | Old noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik |
Spanheim | 12th century–?  | Margrave | Noble family of German origin. Owners of Istria between 1090 and 1173.  |
Srdanović | 1624–19th century (?)  | Duke | Marko Srdanović is known as Duke of Omiš in 1628. In posterior years was Duke Grgu, who died fighting against the Turkish and Tađa Srdanovic.  |
Stankovački | 16th century  | Ban | Gašpar Stankovački, a member of the family, was Ban of Croatia between 1595 and 1596  |
Stipanov | 11th century–1896  | Count (since 1890)
Ban  | Ivan Stipanov (1811–1896), a member of the family, was Ban of Croatia between 1860 and 867.  |
Stipanovic | 1592–present  | Duke | In the second census of soldiers from 1551, the name of Mikula Stipanović, a junior officer in the Austrian army, appears. Tsar Rudolf II in Prague, on March 15, 1591, he awarded Gašpar (Kaspar) Stipanović, the son of Duke Mihovil Stipanović, the title of nobleman of the Holy Roman Empire . The seal with the initials of Duke Gašpar Stipanović is today stored in the Croatian State Archives in Zagreb.  |
Székely | ?–present  |  |  |

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Šagud | 1 August 1519–?  |  |  |
Šetka | ?–present  |  | Old noble family from Herzegovina |
Šilobod | February 27, 1758–20th Century  |  | Noble family from Podgrađe Podokićko as part of the Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg). The title awarded to Lt. Andrija Šilobod and his son Johan (Ivan) for military services in the Croatian Military Frontier. Andrija is the father of Mihalj Šilobod Bolšić.  |
Šubić | 11th century–1456  | Župan
Duke
Ban | Old noble family known as Dukes of Bribir. Bans of Croatia in the 13th and 14th century  |
Šokčević | 18th century–1896  | Baron (since 1860)
Ban | Josip Šokčević (1811–1896), a member of the family, was Ban of Croatia between 1860 and 1867.  |
Šurmanović | 1787–?  |  | Noble family from Hrašće |

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Tahy |  | Baron
Ban | Noble family of Hungarian origin. Owned estates in Croatia (Susedgrad, Donja Stubica, Božjakovina). Ivan Tahy, a member of the family, was Ban of Croatia between 1524 and 1525.  |
Talovac | 15th century  | Baron
Ban | Noble family originating from the island of Korčula, southern Dalmatia. Matko Talovac, a member of the family, was Ban of Slavonia between 1435 and 1445.  |
Tavelić | 14th century  | Knez | Noble family originating from the island of Hvar and Šibenik. Nikola Tavelić was a member of this family.  |
Tartaglia | 12th century–present  | Count  | Noble family of Italian origin from Split |
Thybold |  |  | vNoble family from Psunj |
Tomašić |  |  | Noble family from Split and Brač |
Topolski |  |  | Noble family of Polish origin from the parent family of Nałęcz.  |
Tončić-Sorinj |  |  | Noble family originating from the island of Rab. Lujo Tončić-Sorinj (1915–2005), a member of the family, was an Austrian diplomat and politician.  |
Trpimirović | 845–1091  | Duke (since 845)
King (since 925)  | Ruling dynasty of the medieval Kingdom of Croatia |
Tudišević | ?–19th century  |  | Old noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik. Called Tudišević in Croatian and Tudisi in Italian.  |
Tugomirić |  |  |  |
Tumpić | 16th century–present  |  | Noble family from Bihać area. Moved to Hrvatsko Zagorje because of the Ottoman invasions.  |
Turković | 17th century–present  | Baron (since 1911)  | Noble family originating from Senj. Since 1882 landowners in Kutjevo, central Slavonia.  |

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Ugrinić | c. 1300–1586  |  | Cadet branch of the Šubić noble family. Owners of Visovac and Rog Castle in northern Dalmatia.  |
Ungnad | 15th century–present  | Baron (since 1522)
Count
Ban | Noble family of Austrian origin. Krsto Ungnad, a member of the family, was Ban of Croatia between 1578 and 1583.  |
Utješinović | 15th century–16th century  |  | Noble family originating from northern Dalmatia and Lika region. Juraj Utješinović (1482–1551), a member of the family, was a Catholic cardinal and a Hungarian statesman.  |

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Valjak | 12th century–present  |  |  |
Vidović | 17th century–present  |  | Noble family originating from Rotčoj Vasi and Maholcima u Bužanima gained recognition from emperor Ferdinand III.  |
Vitovec | 15th century–?  | Baron
Count
Ban | Noble family of Czech origin. Jan Vitovec, a member of the family, was Ban of Slavonia between 1457 and 1463.  |
Vlašić | 16th century–present  | Baron (since 1832)
Ban | Noble family originating from northern Dalmatia and Lika region. Franjo Vlašić, a member of the family, was Ban of Croatia between 1832 and 1840.  |
Vojković | 13th century–20th century  | Count (since 1763)  | Noble family from Klokoč in the Kordun region (central Croatia). Owned estates with castles and manor houses in Oroslavje, Zabok, Lužnica, Brdovec, Rakitje, Donja Stubica etc.  |
Vrančić | 14th century–17th century  |  | Noble family from Šibenik, northern Dalmatia. Antun Vrančić (1504–1573) and his nephew Faust Vrančić (1551–1617) were famous Croatian writers, diplomats, polymaths and bishops.  |
Vranyczany-Dobrinović | 13th century–present  | Baron (since 1862)  | Noble family originating from medieval Bosnia. Settled in Vranjic, central Dalmatia, in the 15th century.  |
Vukasović | 15th century–1844  | Baron (since 1785)  | Noble family from the Lika region. Settled in Senj in the 16th century. Josip Filip Vukasović (1755–1809), a member of the family, was a high-ranking general in the Habsburg Imperial Army.  |
Vukašinović |  |  | Noble family from the island of Hvar |
Vukelić |  |  | Noble family from the Lika region  |
Vukšić | 1 August 1519–?  |  |  |
Vernić | 16th century–?  | Count (since 1630)  | Noble family from Turopolje |

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Zaboki | 15 August 1575–?  |  |  |
Zagrajski |  |  | Noble family of Polish origin  |
Zapolja | 14th century–1571  | King
Duke
Ban | Noble family originating from Zapolje in the modern Rešetari municipality, Slavonia. Ivan Zapolja (John Zápolya), a member of the family, was the anti-king of Croatia in personal union with Hungary between 1526 and 1540.  |
Zdenčaj | 21 March 1582–present  |  |  |
Zdunić | February 1693–present[13] | Count | Noble family, closely related to Krmpotić family. Originated in the region of Lika, city of Senj. The nobility charter (which is today kept in Croatian State Archives) was awarded to the family (brothers Juraj, Pavle and Nikola) for extraordinary merit and excellence in the battles against Ottoman invaders, most notably during Austro-Turkish War of 1663 and Great Turkish War, by Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau of House of Anhalt, in early 1693.[13] The same wars marked the Ottoman retreat from Hungary. Members of the family survive today, albeit in small numbers. Most of the family members migrated from their homeland during the transatlantic migrations to North and South America where their descendants reside today.[13] |
Zlatarić | 15th century–1823  |  | Noble family from the Republic of Dubrovnik |
Zrinski | 1347–1703  | Duke
Ban
Count (in Austria since 1554)  | Old Croatian noble family known as Dukes of Zrin and Bans of Croatia in the 16th and 17th centuries.  |

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Žugec | 16th century–present  |  | Noble family from Turopolje that moved to Hrvatsko Zagorje.  |

## See also

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* Bans of Croatia
* Croatian Military Frontier
* Croatian nobility
* History of Croatia
* Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War
* Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)
* Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)
* Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
* Kingdom of Dalmatia
* Kingdom of Slavonia
* Kings of Croatia
* Turkish Croatia
* Twelve noble tribes of Croatia

## References

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1. ^ "Croatian Nobility Index - Popis hrvatskih plemićkih obitelji | Croatian Heraldic and Vexillologic Association". www.hgzd.hr. Archived from the original on 2013-09-02.
2. ^ http://www.croatians.com/CROATIAN NOBILITY INDEX.htm [bare URL]
3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2011-02-02.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. ^ "Matica hrvatska - Kolo 3, 2002. - Habsburzi i Hrvati".
5. ^ Ostrognay, Hostianus (1918). Historia originis gentium patriciarum. Vericuae, 1918: Albert Koch. pp. 1–5.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location (link)
6. ^ Deželić, Velimir, Biskupska a zatim Novoselska tiskara u Zagrebu 1794.-1825. (Ana Novosel was the only heir and child of Antun Novosel the last male member of the family), Zagreb, 1925, p-110
7. ^ Bojničić pl. Kninski, Ivan; Der Adel Von Kroatien Und Slavonien, (Armorial of the nobility of Croatia and Slavonia), Nürnberg (1899), taf-95
8. ^ Bojničić pl. Kninski, Ivan; Der Adel Von Kroatien Und Slavonien, (Armorial of the nobility of Croatia and Slavonia), Nürnberg (1899), p-132
9. ^ "Stari grad Okić - Samobor". www.samobor.hr (in Croatian). Grad Samobor. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
10. ^ Kekez, Hrvoje (10 February 2012). PLEMIĆKI ROD BABONIĆA DO KRAJA 14. STOLJEĆA [THE NOBLE FAMILY OF BABONIĆ UNTIL THE END OF THE 14TH CENTURY] (info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis) (in Croatian). Nacionalni repozitorij disertacija i znanstvenih magistarskih radova: University of Zagreb Department of Croatian Studies. pp. 65 76, 77, 368. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
11. ^ Dumbović Bilušić, Biserka (1 December 1995). "Formiranje i razvoj urbanog prostora Samobora" [Formation and development of urban space in Samobor]. Radovi Instituta Za Povijest Umjetnosti (in Croatian) (19). Repozitorij: hrcak.srce.hr: 21–35\. ISSN 0350-3437. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
12. ^ Buzjak, Nenad; Dujmović, Ivan; Feletar, Dragutin; Feletar, Petar; Holjevac, Željko; Ibrišević, Romeo; Petrić, Hrvoje; Raguž, Jakša; Razum, Stjepan; Sijerković, Milan; Somek, Petra; Vojak, Danijel; Žegarec Peharnik, Milan; Želle, Morena (2011). Samobor, zemljopisno-povijesna monografija (in Croatian). Izdavačka kuća Meridijani. ISBN 978-953-239-138-1. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
13. ^ a b c "Plemićka obitelj Zdunić (Zdunich, Zduna) iz roda Krmpotića". Archived from the original on 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2013-09-12.

## External links

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* Ivan pl. Bojničić Kninski, Der Adel von Kroatien und Slavonien [The Nobility of Croatia and Slavonia], J. Siebmacher's grosses und allgemeines Wappenbuch, Nürnberg, 1889.
* Géza Csergheo, Der Adel von Ungarn sammt den Nebenländern [The Nobility of Hungary and the associated Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen], J. Siebmacher's grosses und allgemeines Wappenbuch, Nürnberg, 1885.
* Géza Csergheo, József Csoma, Der Adel von Ungarn sammt den Nebenländern der St. Stephans-Krone. Supplementband[The Nobility of Hungary and the associated Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen. Supplement], J. Siebmacher's grosses und allgemeines Wappenbuch, Nürnberg, 1894.
* Heyer von Rosenfeld, Carl Georg Friedrich, Der Adel des Königreiches Dalmatien [The Nobility of the Kingdom of Dalmatia], J. Siebmacher's grosses und allgemeines Wappenbuch, Nürnberg, 1873.
* Géza Csergheo, Wappenbuch des Adels von Ungarn sammt den Nebenländern der St. Stephans-Krone I. [Armorial of the Nobility of Hungary and the associated Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen. Volume I], J. Siebmacher's grosses und allgemeines Wappenbuch, Nürnberg, 1894.
* Géza Csergheo, Wappenbuch des Adels von Ungarn sammt den Nebenländern der St. Stephans-Krone II. [Armorial of the Nobility of Hungary and the associated Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen. Volume II], J. Siebmacher's grosses und allgemeines Wappenbuch, Nürnberg, 1894.
* Full list of noble families of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
* Estates and towns owned by the Babonić family
* Čikulin family appears in the sixteenth century in Croatia
* Krsto Delišimunović, one of the most prominent members of his family
* Andrija Dudić Orehovički, a Croatian humanist from the Dudić noble family
* Hellenbach, a noble family originating from Slovakia
* Iločki noble family
* Coat of arms of the Janković family
* Kaniški noble family
* Konjšćina castle of the Konjski noble family
* Counts Kulmer, owners of Cernik castle
* Madijevci (Madius), a prioric family from Zadar
* The baron Baltazar Magdalenić palace in Zagreb
* Genealogy of Orehovečki noble family
* Pavao Ritter Vitezović, most notable member of Ritter-Vitezović noble family
* Sermage, noble family from Burgundy
* Visovac and Rog, ownership of Ugrinić noble family since 1345
* Vukasović noble family

## External links

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* Hrvatski plemićki zbor Croatian Nobility Association, member of CILANE The European Commission of the Nobility
* Plemenita općina Turopolje Noble Municipality of Turopolje (Universitas nobilium campi Turopolje)
* Index of Siebmacher's Armorials \- The database contains the family names and titles (more than 137,000 entries) of the General-Index zu den Siebmacherschen Wappenbüchern 1605-1967 (General Index of Siebmacher’s Armorials 1605–1967).