House of Gondola/Gundulić

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Coat-of-arms of the House of Gondola

The Gondola or Gundulić family (Gondola is the Ragusan Dalmatian/Italian rendition; Gundulić is the Croatian rendition) were an old noble family from Dubrovnik (Ragusa), with origins in southern Croatia and the Tyrol. They are considered as one of the most prestigious families of the Republic of Ragusa.

[edit] Origins

Originally from Lucca, the family arrived in Ragusa around 930, with the king Pavlimir of Rome: Wappenbuch von Dalmatien (Heyer Von Rosenfeld), Storia di Raugia (Lucca 1595), Ragusa (Skurla 1876), and Istria e Dalmazia (Semi Tacconi).

In the thirteenth century, three generations of this family took leading roles in the public life in Dubrovnik.

Three hundred years later, the poet Ivan Gundulić 1589-1638 (Giovanni Gondola, son of Francesco Count of Gondola and Dziva Gradi, who died in 1624, had been knez five times) became the most significant person in the Gundulic family, being named the Count in Konavle in 1615 and 1619. In 1634 he became a senator. At the end of 1638 he was elected to the Small Parliament but died before he was able to take office.

Ragusan house of Ghetaldi-Gondola

Giovanni’s son, Francesco, served the Austrian Empire and Polish King Jan III Sobieski in 1683, defeating the Ottoman Turks in the Battle of Vienna. The family then obtained fiefdoms from Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. The others sons Segismondo, (Sisko) and Matheo were many times knez of Ragusa.

The members of these lines follow.

Document printed at the printing house of Trojan Gundulic in Belgrade, 1552

[edit] The Giovanni Gondola/Ivan Gundulić lineage

This line begins with Giovanni Gondola, who married with Maria Victoria Condezza di Strozzi, have two children, Francesco Antonio Gondola, Generalfeldwachtmeister, July 27, 1682 and Feldmarschall-Leutnant in September 4 1685, (without descendants of male), who die in 1717, in the familiar palace of the city of Vienna “Renngasse”, and Segismondo Gondola, that married with Catterina De Nale, have four children. Francesco Gondola, Giovanni Gondola, Hieronymus Gondola and Segismondo. Francesco Gondola married with Maria Ana [u]Kisserenyi * Serenyi, obtains the fiefdoms in June 21, 1719, (with the lands of Trpanj or Trappano) after his death his son inherits Francesco Giuseppe Gondola, archbishop of Paderborner Dom (1752 - 1764), who is born in Vienna in 1711 and dies in 1774, as well holds the fiefdoms from 1764, his cousin, son of Segismondo (II), who died in 1758, *Segismondo Domenico, Count De Gondola February 6, 1712 died in Ragusa January 15, 1800( married with Francesca di Bona died in RagusaFebruary 22, 1785, not have any children.

In 1787, Segismondo adopted Francesco Ghetaldi-Gondola, the son of his sister Catterina Countess of Gondola October 12, 1709 and die December 26, 1787,. Catterina married Matheo Ghetaldi ( son of Matheo Ghetaldi and Countess Pozza di Zagorien) (December 30, 1705–March 13, 1776). The testamentary condition took place in 1799, uniting the two families, creating the Ghetaldi-Gondola family.

[edit] Ghetaldi-Gondola (Getaldić-Gundulić) family

• Francesco Ghetaldi-Gondola was born in Ragusa October 20, 1743 and died December 17, 1798. Francesco married Maria de Natali. The sons of Francesco were Matheo and Segismondo.

• Matheo Ghetaldi-Gondola (August 23, 1797, date of death unknown]).

Curtain in the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb (Croatia) depicting the Croatian Renaissance. Ivan Gundulić is on the throne

• Segismondo Ghetaldi-Gondola (September 4, 1795–May 5, 1860) married Malvina Orsole Bosdari. In 1845, the Austrian government granted the title of baron (freiherr) to Segismondo (Podestà of Ragusa). His sons were Francesco, Maria, and Giovanni.

• Francesco Ghetaldi-Gondola (II)August 8, 1833, was the knight of the Maltegian line (Knights Hospitaller) from 1889 until the death of the minister of Dubrovnik. Unmarried, Francesco died in Dubrovnik on July 3, 1899. He was distiguide with the Devotion's cross (S.M.O) in June 15, 1857. He fought in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). In 1893, he opened the monument for Ivan Gundulic in Piazza Gundulic (Gondola) (Präsident des Landwirthshafts-Vereines zu Ragusa). Francesco was buried in the St. Mihailo cemetery (family cemetery) in Lapad (the Gruz district).

Piazza Gundulic-Gondola 1893

• Maria Ghetaldi-Gondola (born July 10, 1837, date of death unknown), lived in Venice, Italy around 1900. Her first marriage (of two) was to Anton Lunda. He was Oberstlieutenant des Genie-Stabes (rank since 20 Mai 1871) noted as "in techn. u. administrat. Militär-Comité". He had been awarded the Militär Verdienst Kreuz (MVK) and lived in Ofen (1856 hauptmann 1º first class, 15º battalion of Verona (Venice) in 1866., 1 February of 1867 major to Befestigungs-Bau Director of Jaraslau (Poland) date of birth (Böhmen) and death unknown. The first son:

• Vittorio Lunda (born December 18, 1856, date of death unknown), was born in Ragusa (Dubrovnik), and lived in Palermo.

• Giovanni Ghetaldi-Gondola (April 15, 1835–March 31, 1891 was Commandant and oberstlieutenant in MarineSpital in the city of Pola (Pula) and later, postcontroller of the Austrian Empire in Graz. He married Camilla Maria Dorninger Von Dornstrauch (May 27, 1843–February 17, 1905), who was born in Salzburg and died in Graz, Austria. Her father was General Major Johann Dorninger von Dornstrauch Oberstlieutenant (1856), Oberst and Commandant (1857) 17 k.k infanterie regiment. Giovanni and Camilla had three children, Malvina, Segismondo, and Anna:

• Malvina María Ana (September 30, 1862– April 1903), was born in Cattaro and died in Graz.
  

  

  Coat-of-arms of the House of Ghetaldi-Gondola

• Segismondo Francesco Giuseppe Maria (November 22, 1863–May 30, c.1886), was born in Merano Maia Bassa, South Tyrol,k.k oberlietenant des Metrosen-Korps (i.r tenente del Corpo Marinai a Ragusa), between 1884-1885, the embarkment in the trip of instruction for naval officers in the corvette “Aurora”, under command by captain Victor Bousquet, visiting South America, Brazil and Argentina (Die Reise S.M. Corvette 'Aurora' nach Brasilien und den La Plata-Staaten in den Jahren 1884-1885, Amt, Victor Bousquet. Later died in Graz.

• Anna Johanna Maria (March 6, 1865– date of death unknown), was born in Cattaro. She married in Graz November 27 1888 Francesco (Fery) Fedrigoni Edler v. Etschthal (c. 1858–August 8, 1914). Commandant d. Inf. Reg. Erzherzog Joseph 37; k.k. Oberst. Who died in Savlaka, Servia in World War I. They had a son, Giulius, and a daughter, Adele.
  

  

  1926-Ultime G-Gondola family

• Giulius Fedrigoni Edler v. Etschthal, (May 5, 1893– date of death unknown, in November 17, 1917, when his Austro-Hungarian seaplane K211 (Frglt Giulius Fedrigoni, Stb Masch Wart Egon Preiss) was shot down by a flight of three French fighters near Treporti (the French pilots were Corniglion, Lévy and Bignon) in cooperation with Italian seaplanes from 260a Squadriglia. Between 11.9.1942 and 1.3.1943, (Obstlt) he was commander of regiment in the French Seenotbereichskommando, the city of Cherbourg (Normandía) and the Seenotbereichskommando XIII at Berre/20 km NW of Marseille between (Dec 42 - 19 Aug 44?). Giulius had married Adele Toth de Becsö.

• Adele Fedrigoni Edler v. Etschthal was born in Steiermark, Bruck ad Mur August 1, 1891. Her date and place of death are unknown.

[edit] See also

• Ivan Gundulić
• Trojan Gundulić

[edit] External links

• Ghetaldi-Gondola

• Franz Joseph Graf Von Gondola

[edit] References

• 1) Gothaisches genealogisches Taschenbuch der freiherrlichen Haeuser auf das Jahr 1864, Seite 271-272;
• 2) detto, fuer das Jahr 1917, Seite 297-298;
• 3) detto, fuer das Jahr 1941, Seite 136-137 (Teil B);
• 4) Adelslexikon, Band IV G-Har, Jg. 1978, Seite 109;
• 5) Standeserhebungen und Gnadenakte fuer das Deutsche Reich und die Oesterreichischen Erblande bis 1806 sowie kaiserlich oesterreichische bis 1823, mit einigen Nachtraegen zum "Alt-Oesterreichischen Adels-Lexikon" 1923-1918, Seite 89;
• 6)Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, von Dr.Constant v. Wurzbach, Jg. 1859, Seite 170-171