List of Croatian noble families

This list shows an overview of Croatian noble families . It includes long-established families of the Kingdom of Croatia in the Middle Ages , Croatia in personal union with Hungary , Croatia in the Danube Monarchy , the Kingdom of Slavonia , the Kingdom of Dalmatia , the Margraviate of Istria and the Republic of Ragusa , as well as noble families who moved to Croatia by the end of the Habsburg Monarchy .

A.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Adamović		Čepin barons
Alapic
Alberti
Althane	1719-1791	Lower Bavarian nobility, Count Lords of Međimurje
Apatin		Princes

B.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Bachich / Bacic
Babonić		Princes of Blagaj (fortress near Bosanski Novi )
Baćan		Hungarian nobility, princes and counts	Adam II. Batthyány , Karl Josef Batthyány
Bilići (noble family)	13th century - 16th century - today		Radojica Bilić
Bajamonti
Banffy		Barons
Bartolić	March 6, 1716 - today	Adels- u. Letter of arms from King Charles III.	Peter Bartolić
Bedekovići
Belošević
Berislavić
Bobaljevic
Bombelles		Margraves
Borojević	1905–	Barons
Bot		Barons
Bundić (also Bondić)	12th - 20th century / today	old patricians from Dubrovnik , counts
Bunić	1535 – today?	old patricians from Dubrovnik , margraves

C.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Castropola
Celjski (German Cilli)	before 1400-1456	Descendants of the Lords of Sanneck , Counts	Ulrich II von Cilli (1406–1456), politician
Crijevic		Count
Crnković
Česnegić	13th century today	Csesznek Castle , Count Hungarian magnates
Čikulin		Count

D.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Delišimunović
Domagojevic	864-892	Princes, rulers of Dalmatian Croatia
Domjanic		Lords of the Golubovec estate near Donja Stubica
Drašković	1490 – today	old Croatian nobility, Counts of Trakošćan	Juraj Drašković from Trakošćan , Ivan II Drašković and Ivan III. Drašković
Dudić (German: Dudith)
Džamanjić
Đurđević

E.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Eltz	12th century today	Eltz Castle Counts of Rhineland nobility, in Croatia since 1736
Erdödy	12th century today	Varaždin castle count, Hungarian magnate multiple bane from Croatia	Peter II. Erdődy , Tamás Erdődy
Ernušt	15th century - 1540	Jewish converts coming from Sweden Financier of Matthias Corvinus

F.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Feštetić		Barons, Counts and Princes
Filipović		Barons	Joseph Philippovich von Philippsberg
Franić
Frankopan		Princes of Krk

G

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Gisingovci (German Güssinger)		Counts, lords of the Međimurje in the 13th - 14th centuries
Gorjanski
Graziani (Gratiani)		Princes ( Principality of Moldova )
Gregorijanec
Grivičić
Gučetić
Gundulić
Gusić		Princes of Krbava (Corbavia)
Gvozdanović (German Quosdanovich)		Barons

H

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Hannig
Hellenbach		Barons
Horvat
Hotković		Barons
Hreljac	Nobility letter of December 24, 1599
Hrvatinić		Dukes

I.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Iločki	13th century - 1524
Inkey

J

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Jagić (Jagich, Jagych)	since 1569
Janković		Count
Jelačić		Counts of Bužim

Jurić (noble family) (Juric von Juricius, Jurician, Juricii & Georgios)		Croatian, Krainer nobility, imperial nobility and barons for Juritsch
Jurišić also Juricevic (Juricevich)		Barons
Jurkovići

K

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Kabužić		Count
Kačić
Kaniški (Kanižaj)		Count
Keglevich de Buzin		Count
Knežević		Barons
Kolonić		Count
Konjski		Count
Korvin		Dukes	Ivaniš Korvin , illegitimate son of King Matijaš Korvin , Ban of Croatia
Kosača		Dukes
Krčelić
Krešimirović		Kings of Croatia , branch line of the Trpimirović dynasty
Kružić
Kulmer		Count
Kurjaković		Princes of Krbava (Corbavia)

L.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Lacković		Princes, lords of the Međimurje 1350–1397
Lenković
Ljubičić		Barons	Stephan of Ljubičić
Lukarić

M.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Madijevci (Latin Madius)
Magdalenic		Barons
Maroičić		Barons	Joseph of Maroicic di Madonna del Monte (1812–1882), general
Mayczen (Majcen) de Omilia
Menčetić
Mlakovečki (Hungarian: Malakóczy)		Barons

N

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Natali
Nelipic		Princes
Nikolić-Podrinski		Barons

O

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Odescalchi		Princes, Lords of the Ilok
Orehovečki
Orešković		Barons
Oršić		Count	Krsto II. Oršić (1718–1782), Lieutenant Field Marshal
Ožegović		Barons

P

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Palmotić
Patačić
Pavlić
Pejačević		Counts of Virovitica	Antun Pejačević (1749–1802), Lieutenant Field Marshal
Peranski		Count	Janko Peranski († 1689), Saxon lieutenant colonel , chamberlain and governor of Moritzburg (Saxony) . From 1661 to 1680 commander of the Croatian body company on horseback of the Saxon Elector Johann Georg II. (1613–1680).
Pucic
Puhallo by Brlog		Barons

R.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Radić
Radosevic		Barons
Ranjina
Ratkaj
smoke
Rebic		Count
Restic
Rigoni		Barons
Knight Vitezović		Barons	Paul Ritter Vitezović (1652–1713), writer, historian and politician
Rodic		Barons
Rubido
Rukavina from Morgenstern		Barons

S.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Saraka
Sarkotić		Barons	Stephan Sarkotić von Lovćen (1858–1939), Colonel General and Military Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sermage		Count
Šimunić (German Simunich)		Barons	Balthasar von Simunich (1785–1861), Lieutenant Field Marshal and Knight of Theresa
Sivković		Barons	Johann von Sivkovich (1779–1857), Lieutenant Field Marshal
Sladojevic
Slivarić		Barons
Sorkočević
Stankovački
Stipanov
Svačić			Petar Svačić († 1097), King of Croatia (1093-1097)
Šokčević		Barons
Subic		Princes of Bribir
Šuflaj		Barons	Milan von Šufflay (1879–1931), historian , university professor and politician
Svetoslavić		Kings of Croatia , branch line of the Trpimirović dynasty
Sztankovics		Barons	Ludwig von Sztankovics (1805–1868), Privy Councilor and Feldzeugmeister

T

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Tahy		Barons
Talovci (de Thallowcz, Tallóczi)		Noble family 14. – 16. Century †
Tomašić		Barons
Tončić-Sorinj
Trpimirović		Kings of Croatia
Turković		Barons, nobles from Kutjevo
Tudišević

U

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Ugrinić		Count
Ugrinovich , Ugrinovics		Count
Disgrace		Barons
Utješinović

V

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Vitovec		Counts, lords of the Varaždin in the 15th century
Vlašić		Barons
Vojković		Count
Vrančić von Sebenigo ( Latinized Verantius, Italian Veranzio, German Wranchich)	14.-17. Century	Šibenik (Sebenigo)	Antun Vrančić (1504–1573), governor of Hungary and Archbishop of Gran
Vranyczany-Dobrinović		Barons
Vrkljan (German Werklein)		Barons
Vučetić
Vukasović		Barons
Vernic		Count

Z

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Notes	Personalities	coat of arms

Zapolya		Prince, from the Slavonian town of Zapolje in the municipality of Rešetari (Croatian-Hungarian counter kings)
Zlatarić
Zrinski		Prince of Zrin

literature

Dr. Ivan von Bojničić: The Nobility of Croatia and Slavonia . In: J. Siebmacher's great book of arms . Volume IV, Section 13. Bauer & Raspe, Nuremberg 1899, ISBN 3-87947-035-9 ( archive.org ).

Individual evidence

^ The nobility of Croatia and Slavonia, p. 79.
^ The nobility of Croatia and Slavonia, p. 116

[1] The nobility of Croatia and Slavonia, p. 79.

[2] The nobility of Croatia and Slavonia, p. 116

List of Croatian noble families

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See also

literature

Individual evidence