Pejačević (noble family)

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Pejačević
Coat of arms of the noble family
Country Croatia , Bulgaria ,
Hungary
Parent company Parčević
founding year 14th Century
title Barons (1712),
Counts (1772)
Appointments Bane of Croatia
founder Dmitar Pejačević
Ethnicity Croatian

Pejačević (in German Pejatschewitsch , Hungarian Pejácsevics , Bulgarian Пеячевичи ) is the name of an old Croatian noble family whose members lived and live in the countries of the former Habsburg monarchy and its successor states - Croatia , Hungary , Austria and Slovakia - as well as in Bulgaria , Germany , Great Britain , Argentina , USA etc. The members of the aristocratic family played an important and prominent role in Croatian history , especially in the Slavonia region . You were appointed to high military and state positions; they were generals , politicians , diplomats , as well as priests and artists .

historical overview

According to some sources, the origin of the noble family goes back to the 14th century, namely to the area of ​​the medieval Croatian or Bosnian state. The ancestors of the Pejačević were even associated with the Stjepan Dabiša , king of Bosnia (1391-1395). The descendants of Parčija ( Partschia ), a son of the king, called themselves Parčević ( Partschewitsch ), and a branch that emerged from this family a little later (in the 16th century) was the Pejačević.

As the ancestors of the Pejačević family, the Parčević family moved to Bulgaria in the second half of the 14th century. The cause of this move is not entirely clear; it is assumed that it was the result of a disagreement or a dispute with other nobles in what was then south-east Croatia or Bosnia. But it is known for sure that the family came to Bulgaria with the help of traders from the Republic of Ragusa (now Dubrovnik). There is a detailed text about this in the 59th volume of the “Archives for Austrian History”, published in 1880 by the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Vienna , in the chapter on Peter Freiherr von Parchevich / Parčević / (* 1612 - † 1674), Archbishop from Marcianopolis . There are also several articles about this in the “Bulgarian Encyclopedia”, published in Sofia (1981–1997).

The seat of the Pejačević family was Tschiprowzi , a small Bulgarian town in the Montana region in the western Balkan Mountains, the center of mining, founded by Catholic miners from Saxony. When the Ottomans conquered this area, Tschiprowzi remained a Catholic enclave in the Ottoman Empire. All families of this minority, including Parčević, Pejačević, Knežević, Čerkić, Tomagjonović, etc., who were of Croatian descent, preserved their identity. They were supported by the Franciscans of the province of "Silver Bosnia" , who also lived in Bulgaria.

Pejačević Castle in Virovitica , seat of the Virovitica branch of the family
Pejačević Castle in Našice , seat of the Našice branch of the family

In 1688, during the Great Turkish War , the Tschiprovzi uprising against Turkish rule took place. The members of the Pejačević were also there and played leading roles among the insurgents. The Ottomans succeeded in suppressing the uprising, the surviving population fled to areas where the Habsburgs ruled.

The Pejačević settled in Eastern Slavonia and Syrmia . They were very adept at trading and real estate business and kept building their wealth. On June 10, 1712, the brothers Đuro ( Georg ), Marko ( Markus ) II. And Ivan ( Johann ) Pejačević by the emperor and Croatian-Hungarian king Karl III. Habsburg confirmed the hereditary baron status. On July 22, 1772, the Pejačević were raised to the rank of count by Empress and Queen Maria Theresa , namely as "Pejačević von Virovitica" ( Pejachevich von Wirowititz ).

Ladislav Pejačević (1824–1901), Ban of Croatia
Teodor Pejačević (1855–1928), Ban of Croatia

Croatian historiography divided the noble family Pejačević into three branches according to their most important possessions: Našice , Virovitica and Ruma-Retfala. Today only the members of the Našice branch live in some European countries and in South and North America.

The rule of Virovitica was in 1749 by Empress and Queen Maria Theresia Marko III. Aleksandar Barons Pejačević (* 1694 - † 1762) assigned as a replacement for his rule Srijemska Mitrovica ( Syrmisch Mitrowitz ), the southern part of which was annexed to the military border . After the death of childless Marko, Virovitica , the most important and important rule in the hands of the Pejačević family, came into the possession of Josip II ( Josef ), his cousin, and his son Antun III. ( Anton ), later sub-marshal of the imperial army . This family owned Virovitica for 92 years, until 1841.

Two members of the Pejačević, both from the Našice branch, were Bane (viceroys) of Croatia: Ladislav (from 1880 to 1883) and Teodor (1903-1907). Teodor's daughter Dora Pejačević (* 1885 ; † 1923 ) became known as a Croatian composer .

Tribe list of the more important members of the noble family

  • Dmitar ( Dimitri ), mentioned 1561–1563, the first who began to call himself Pejačević
  • Nikola I. ( Nicholas )
  • Đuro I. ( Juraj , Georg ), baron; Wife: Margareta Parčević
  • Marko I ( Mark I )
  • Matija I. ( Matthias I. ), wife: Agata Knežević
  • Nikola II. (* Before 1655 - † before 1707 (?))
  • Josip I. ( Josef I. ), (* about 1676)
  • Jakov ( Jakob ), (* 1681 - † 1738), Jesuit
  • Đuro II. (* 1655 - † 1725), baron (1712)
  • Matija (* 1680 - † 1732)
  • Mirko ( Heinrich ), (* 1704 - † 1749)
  • Lavoslav ( Leopold ), (* 1740 - † 1765)
  • Karlo Josip ( Karl Josef ), (* 1681 - † 1747)
  • Đuro Albert ( Georg Albert ), (* 1704 - † 1757)
  • Nikola II. Lavoslav , (* 1706 - † 1732)
  • Marko II (* 1664 - † 1727), baron (1712); Wife: Anastazija Tomagjonović
  • Antun II. ( Anton ), (* 1705 - † (?))
  • Josip II (* 1710 - † 1787), count (1772); Wife: Elizabeta Peterson
  • Žigmund ( Sigismund ), (* 1741 - † 1806), founder of the Ruma Retfala branch
  • Ivan Nepomuk ( Johannes Nepomuk ), (* 1765 - † 1821)
  • Petar ( Peter ), (* 1804 - † 1887), Minister in the Hungarian government
  • Ladislav ( Ladislaus ), (* 1807 - † 1882)
  • Aleksandar ( Alexander ), (* 1808 - † 1852)
  • Pavao ( Paul ), (* 1813 - † 1907)
  • Marko V. (* 1818 - † 1890)
  • Charles III Ferdinand (* 1745 - † 1815), founder of the Našice branch
  • Vincencije Ljudevit ( Vinzenz Ludwig ), (* 1780 - † 1820)
  • Ferdinand Karlo Rajner ( Ferdinand Karl Rainer ), (* 1800 - † 1878)
  • Ladislav ( Ladislaus ), (* 1824 - † 1901), Ban of Croatia
  • Teodor ( Theodor ), (* 1855 - † 1928), Ban of Croatia
  • Marko VI. (* 1882 - † 1923)
  • Petar (* 1908 - † 1987)
  • Ivan (* 1937)
  • Marko ( Marcus ), (* 1940)
  • Geza (* 1917)
  • Ladislav (* 1941), born in Vienna
  • Nikola (* 1943)
  • Marko (* 1923)
  • Peter (* 1954), born in London
  • Velimir (* 1883 - † 1927)
  • Teodora (Dora) (* 1885 - † 1923), Croatian composer
  • Charles IV (* 1825 - † 1880)
  • Artur (* 1845 - † 1899)
  • Ivan Nepomuk (* 1848 - † 1926)
  • Ferdinand (* 1826 - † 1886)
  • Julijan ( Julian ), (* 1833 - † 1906)
  • Antun III. (* 1749 - † 1802), founder of the Virovitica branch
  • Antun IV. (* Around 1775 - † 1838)
  • Ivan Nepomuk (* 1803 - † 1855)
  • Antun V. (* 1810 - † 1862)
  • Stjepan ( Stefan ), (* after 1775 - † 1824)
  • Ignjat Tomo ( Ignaz Thomas )
  • Ivan (* 1666 - † 1724), baron (1712); Wife: Maria Stejkić
  • Antun I. (* around 1691 - † 1730)
  • Nikola III. (*? - † 1732)
  • Marko III. Aleksandar (* 1694 - † 1762)
  • Matija (* about 1707 - † 1780 (?))
  • Franjo Ksaver ( Franz Xaver ), (* 1707 - † 1781); Jesuit, rector of the University of Graz (1756–1758)

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