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The names Dubrovnik and Ragusa co-existed for several centuries.Ragusa, recorded in various forms since at least the 10th century (in Latin, Dalmatian, Italian; in Venetian: Raguxa), remained the official name of the Republic of Ragusa until 1808, and of the city within the Kingdom of Dalmatia until 1918, while Dubrovnik, first recorded in the late 12th century, was in widespread use by the ...
[51] [54] Today Horvat is the most numerous surname in Croatia [54] and the second most numerous in Slovenia (where the forms Hrovat, Hrovatin, and Hrvatin also exist), while Horváth is the most numerous surname in Slovakia and one of the most numerous in Hungary. In the Czech Republic, Charvat is found.
Dubrovnik before the 1667 earthquake Painting of Dubrovnik from 1667. The Republic of Ragusa [a] was an aristocratic maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik (Ragusa in Italian and Latin; Raguxa in Venetian) in South Dalmatia (today in southernmost Croatia) that carried that name from 1358 until 1808.
With the Treaty of Zadar the Republic of Venice relinquished its claims on the eastern coast of the Adriatic in favour of Louis I and the Venetians left Dubrovnik for good. . With the Treaty of Visegrád in 1358, between Dubrovnik and Louis I., they have committed to use his flag or coat of arms which contained the mentioned arms of Árpád dynasty (red and white bar
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
The family is considered to be one of those which founded the ancient community of Dubrovnik.The surname is attested in various forms in different places: Baebiblius nearby Salona, Babuleius, Babullia, Bobuli or Boboli in Italy.
The family was influential and wealthy in the Republic, divided into several branches, and combined with other noble families from Dubrovnik by a series of marriages, which in turn gave rise to additional branches of the family. Their nobility was recognised by the Austrian Empire, which granted a member of the family the title of marquess.
In other traditions, the surname was adopted by Hajducks from Montenegro, who thus tried to blur their original identity. [3] [4] Mention in medieval and Habsburg archival documents suggests an origin in the Serbo-Croatian language area. The earliest evidence of the surname Jagodić can be found in the Dubrovnik State Archives.