Božidarević

Božidarević coat of arms

The Božidarević (known as Bosdari in Italian) was a noble family (patrician) of the city of Dubrovnik, dating from the Republic of Ragusa.

History

In 1450 the Božidarević family participated in the defense of Habsburg Croatia against the Ottoman Empire. Vlaho Božidarević (*c.1635), son of Miho Božidarević, was admitted to the council of Dubrovnik on 5 November 1666, who contributed with 5,000 ducats to the Republic treasury. On 30 July 1667 Božidar Božidarević was admitted to the council of Ragusa as a token of gratitude for community service in the period after the earthquake.

Bosdari of Ancona

The brother of Vlaho, Frano, moved to Ancona, founding the Ancona branch of the family with the name Bosdari. An Imperial Diploma of 4 July 1753 created the Bosdari of Ancona nobles. The family later moved to Bologna.

See also

• Republic of Ragusa
• Dubrovnik
• Dalmatia
• Post-Roman patriciates

Sources

• Historical Encyclopedia Nobiliare, Milan 1929, vol. II, pp. 152-153

Dubrovnik nobility
Original patriciate (before 1667)	Basiljević Beneša Binčola Bobali Bondić Bučinić Buća Bunić Božić Crijević Đurđević Getaldić Gradić Gučetić Gundulić Kaboga Kalić Kručić Lučić Lukarić Martinušić Menčetić Mlaskonja Palmotić Prodančić Prokulović Pucić Ranjina Rastić Saraka Sorkočević Tudišević Vučić Zamagna
Late patriciate (after 1667)	Božidarević Klašić Natalić Pavlić Primi Marinetti Radaljević Seratura Vodopić Zlatarić