House of Gundulić

Gundulić Gondola
Country	Republic of Ragusa Austria-Hungary
Titles	Count
Founded	930
Dissolution	1800
Cadet branches	House of Getaldić-Gundulić

Ivan Gundulić

The House of Gundulić^[1] or Gondola^[2] ("Gundulić" in Dubrovnik Shtokavian and Croatian, Gundula or Gundolae in Romance Dalmatian and Italian) was a noble family from city of Dubrovnik, with origins in southern Dalmatia and Tyrol. The family´s motto is Tout ou rien ("All or nothing"). It was considered one of the most prestigious families of the Republic of Ragusa.

Origins

Originally from Lucca, the family arrived in Dubrovnik around 930. The name "Gundulić" is derived from the word Gondola, which in turn comes from Greek. On 20 April 1693 the Secretary of the Republic of Ragusa, Michael Allegrettus, confirmed the nobility of the family on behalf of the Rectors and the Great Council (Consilium Maius). The first known member of the Gundulić family was known as Silvanus. The mention of the name comes from 1024.

In the 13th century, three generations of this family took leading roles in the public life in Dubrovnik. In the 15th century, Paladin Gundulić held the important position of a diplomat of the Republic to the Kingdom of Naples and Skanderbeg.^[3] The poet Ivan Gundulić (1589-1638) became the most significant person in the Gundulić family, being named the Count of Konavle in 1615 and 1619. In 1634 he became a senator. At the end of 1638 he was elected to the Small Council, but died before he was able to take office. Ivan married Nikoleta Sorkočević, daughter of Šišmundo Sorkočević.

Ivan's son, Frano, served the Austrian Empire and the Polish King Jan III Sobieski in 1683, participating in the defeat of the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Vienna. The family then obtained fiefdoms from Emperor Leopold I. The others sons, Šišmundo (Šiško) and Matej, spent several years in the military service of the Spanish Habsburgs. After his return to Dubrovnik, Matej lived in Turkey for 28 months, until 1674. Matej later married a commoner, but had no children. He was elected the Rector of Ragusa many times.

See also

• Republic of Ragusa
• Dubrovnik
• Paladin Gundulić
• Ivan Gundulić
• Trojan Gundulić
• Dalmatia
• Post-Roman patriciates

References

Footnotes

Bibliography

• Harris, Robin (2006). Dubrovnik: A History. Saqi Books. ISBN 0863569595. 
• Goy, Edward Dennis (2001). Love and death in the poetry of Šiško Menčetić and Džore Držić. Akademija Nova. ISBN 8670620081. 
• Rossiter, Stuart (1969). Yugoslavia: the Adriatic Coast. Benn. 
• Hochman, Stanley (1984). McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama. VNR AG. ISBN 0070791694. 
• Sugar, Peter F. (1993). Southeastern Europe Under Ottoman Rule, 1354-1804. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0295960337. 
• Bojović, Boško I. (1998). Création musicale et nationalismes dans le Sud-Est européen (in French). Association Pierre Belon. ISBN 978-2-910860-06-6. Retrieved 22 August 2011. 
• Cvitanic, Marilyn (2011). Culture and Customs of Croatia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 0313351171. 
• Rheubottom, David (2000). Age, Marriage and Politics in 14th century Ragusa. Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. ISBN 0198234120. 
• Thomas, John (2009). The Universal Dictionary of Biography and Mythology. Cosimo Classics. ISBN 9781616400712. 
• Dubrovnik Annals Volumes 10 and 11. Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. 2007. 
• Cox, Virginia (2011). The Prodigious Muse: Women's Writing in Counter-Reformation Italy. The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 9781421400327. 

External links

• House of Getaldić-Gundulić
• Franz Joseph Count Gundulić
• Storia famiglia Gundulig
• Grafen Familie Gondola p. 596-7

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