Croatian nobility refers to the noble families

Nobility

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 of Croatia

Croatia

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, Slavonia

Slavonia

Slavonia is a geographical and historical region in eastern Croatia...

, Dalmatia

Dalmatia

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, Istria

Istria

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, Bosnia

Bosnia (region)

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 and Republic of Ragusa

Republic of Ragusa

The Republic of Ragusa or Republic of Dubrovnik was a maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia , that existed from 1358 to 1808...

.

General history of Croatian nobility

Croatian nobility titles mostly were granted by the kings of Croatia

Croatia

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, later kings of Hungary-Croatia

King of Hungary

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. In Dalmatia and Istria several Venetian

Republic of Venice

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 titles were granted and during the French

First French Empire

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 occupation, French titles were granted.

Following the collapse of Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary

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 following World War I

World War I

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, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

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) stopped giving hereditary titles.

Between 1941-1943 King Tomislav II

Tomislav II of Croatia, 4th Duke of Aosta

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 of the Independent State of Croatia

Independent State of Croatia

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 granted about 60 titles of duke

Duke

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, marquess

Marquess

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, count

Count

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, viscount

Viscount

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 and baron

Baron

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 but mostly to non-citizens.

Families

Kings

• Trpimirović
• Svetoslavić
• Krešimirović

Dukes/Princes

• Babonić
• Domagojević
  House of Domagojević
  Domagojević dynasty was a native Croat dynasty that ruled in Croatia, precisely in Dalmatia, probably from 864 until 892, with interruptions....
  
  
• Hrvatinić
• Feštetić
• Gorjanski
  Gorjanski
  Garay or Garai were a Hungarian noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary, a branch of the Dorozsma clan, with notable members in the 14th and 15th centuries. They were lords of Csesznek.-Name and origin:...
  
  
• Lacković
  Lackovic
  The Laczkovich family is a noble family from Hungary and Croatia, which ruled Transylvania in the 14th century. The Laczkovich were the wealthiest family in 14th century Hungary, owning much of what is today Northern Croatia, Eastern Slovenia, and Western Hungary...
  
  
• Odescalchi
• Šubić
  Šubic
  The Šubić were one of the twelve tribes which constituted Croatian statehood in the Middle Ages; they held the county of Bribir in inland Dalmatia.-Origins:...
  
  

Marquesses

• Bombelles
• Bunić
• Frankopan
  Frankopan
  The Frankopans are a Croatian noble family. Also called Frankapan, Frangepán in Hungarian, and Frangipani in Italian.The Frankopan family is the leading princely Croatian aristocratic family which dates back to the 12th Century and even earlier to Roman times...
  
  

Counts

• Ascenzio
• Bondić
• Cseszneky
  House of Cseszneky
  The House of Cseszneky was one of the most prominent noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary. The Counts Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek have produced many individuals notable in Hungarian and general European history and culture.-Name and origin:...
  
  
• Crnković
  Crnkovic
  The Crnković family are a Croatian noble family with its roots in the district of Gorski kotar.-History:The first written document that mentions the name "Crnković" dates from 1429, from the village of Zavrsji in the county of Brod Moravice...
  
  
• Drašković
  Draškovic
  Drašković is a surname used in Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, and may refer to:* House of Drašković, Croatian noble family** Juraj Drašković , Croatian cardinal and ban...
  
  
• Eltz
  Eltz
  The House of Eltz is a noted German noble family of the Uradel. The Rhenish dynasty has had close ties to the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia since 1736.-History:...
  
  
• Erdődy
  Erdody
  Erdődy is the name of a Hungarian noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary . The Habsburg Monarchy granted them the title Graf / Gräfin....
  
  
• Gundulić
• Gučetić
• Gradić
• Janković
  Jankovic
  -List of persons with the surname Janković:*Aleksandar Janković , Serbian football coach*Boban Janković , Serbian basketball player*Boško Janković , Serbian footballer...
  
  
• Jelačić
  House of Jelačić
  The Jelačić family is an old Croatian noble family, remarkable during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe in the Kingdom of Croatia and Hungary and in the later Austro-Hungarian Empire...
  
  
• Kabužić
• Keglević
  House of Keglević
  The House of Keglević is a Croatian noble family originally from Dalmatia, their members were pointed out in public life, also as soldiers...
  
  
• Kulmer
• Pejačević
  House of Pejačević
  The Pejačević or Pejácsevich family is an old Croatian noble family, remarkable during the period in history marked by the Ottoman war in the Kingdom of Croatia in the Union with Hungary and Austro-Hungarian Empire respectively. Notable members of the family were politicians, clerics, artists,...
  
  
• Castropola (de Pola)
• Pucić (de Zagorie)
• Sorkočević
• Sermage
• Zrinski
  Zrinski
  The Zrinski family was a Croatian noble family, influential during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe in the Kingdom of Croatia and Hungary and in the later Austro-Hungarian Empire...
  
  

Barons

• Banffy
  Bánffy
  Bánfi, Bánffy:* Bánffy family ** Katalin Bánffy, a 16th century Hungarian noblewoman, the wife of Ferenc Batthyány** Dezső Baron Bánffy de Losoncz , a Hungarian politician...
  
  
• Hellenbach
• Inkey
• Knežević
  Kneževic
  Knežević is a Serbian, Montenegrin and Croatian last name. Its root is the noun knez.The Anglicized version of this name, is Knezevich or Knezevic, as typically seen in the United States...
  
  
• Magdalenić
• Cseszneky
• Nikolić
  Nikolic
  Nikolić is a Christian Croatian Serbian and Montenegrin surname and may refer to the following people:*Aleksandar Nikolić, basketball player and coach...
  
  
• Ožegović
• Peharnik-Hotković
• Rubido
  Rubido
  The Rubido family of Madrid originated in Castile. They were ennobled in the 12th century.The Croatian branch of that family came to Croatia in the first half of the 19th century....
  
  
• Turković
• Vranyczany-Dobrinović

See also

• List of noble families of Croatia in alphabetical order

External links

• Croatian aristocracy
• The History Files Kingdoms of Eastern Europe - Croatia