Vojnović noble family

Vojnović
Country  Republic of Venice
 Republic of Ragusa
Founded 1771
Dissolution after 1838
Ethnicity Serb

The Vojnović (Serbian Cyrillic: Војновићи) or Vojinović (Војиновићи) was a Serb noble family in the Bay of Kotor and Dalmatia active in the late 18th- and early 19th century, serving the Republic of Venice and Republic of Ragusa. They were very prominent politicians, intellectuals, soldiers, maritime captains and merchants in history of Dalmatia.[1]

The family tree can be reached back to 1536.[2] According to tradition, the family descended from Vojin, the grandson of Serbian king Stefan Dečanski (r. 1321–32).[3] The family moved to the Bay of Kotor from Herzegovina in 1692, fleeing Ottoman terror,[3] settling in Herceg Novi, which was taken over by the Republic of Venice after the 1689–92 battles of the Morean War.[4] The Republic of Venice recognized their nobility status and coat of arms after 1771, Austria in 1815 (along with other para-nobility of Dalmatia and the Bay of Kotor).[3] Upon receiving noble status, the family adopted the coat of arms of Serbian magnate Nikola Altomanović (fl. 1359–76) as displayed in the Il regno di Slavi of Mavro Orbini (1563–1614).[3]

From the end of the 17th- to the 19th century members of the family emigrated to Austria, Italy, Hungary and Russia.[4] Marko Vojnović (1732–1807) founded the Black Sea Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy.[5] Jovan V. Vojnović (fl. 1772–82) was a Russian admiral and general consul in the Greek archipelago.[4] Aleksandar V. Vojnović was a Russian cavalry general.[2]

Family tree

References

  1. ↑ Martinović 2003.
  2. 1 2 Martinović 2003, ch. 3.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Martinović 2003, Opšte napomene.
  4. 1 2 3 Martinović 2003, ch. 2.
  5. ↑ Martinović 2003, ch. 1.

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