Rukavina from Morgenstern

Coat of arms Rukavina von Morgenstern 1845

Rukavina Morgenstern is the name of one of Croatia originating Austrian noble family.

history

The family is said to come from the nobles Vladimirović from Ukraine , settled on the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina and carried the name Bunjevci. After the Ottoman conquest of this area, the family fled to Dalmatia and took the name Rukavina. In the 17th century the descendants lived in the Lika , on the coast (Primorye) and in the vicinity of Subotica .

In the course of history, members of the various branches of the Rukavina made up high military personnel and, in addition to "von Rukavina" , were raised to the nobility with various attributes such as Rukavina von Vidovgrad , Vezinovac , Klanačko polje , von Liebstadt , von Bojnogradski and Ljubački .

The last time this happened on November 8, 1845, when the lieutenant colonel a. D. Lukas Rukavina of Emperor Ferdinand I the nobility and coat of arms letter with the title of Morgenstern received. The first-class captain in the Otočan border infantry regiment , Thomas Rukavina von Morgenstern, who was appointed in 1853 , continued the tribe.

coat of arms

Coat of arms of the Rukavina family from Klanačko polje (a place north of Gospić , Croatia)

The coat of arms is divided diagonally to the right ; in front, in black, a warrior in armor and in armor , standing on green ground, with a red plume , in his raised left hand waving a silver flag with a double-headed eagle , and in his right hand holding a sword; behind in blue a golden six-pointed star. On the helmet with black and gold blankets on the right , blue and gold on the left , between an open flight divided by blue and gold , the blue field on the left with a golden star, a growing golden lion , holding a scimitar in the right front paw .

literature

• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelslexikon Volume XII, Volume 125 of the complete series, Limburg (Lahn) 2001, pp. 119–120.
• Genealogical paperback of the noble houses of Austria 3, 1908/09, pp. 488–500.
• Ivan von Bojnicic : J. Siebmacher's large and general book of arms. New sieve maker . Volume IV, Section 13. The nobility of Croatia and Slavonia. Nuremberg 1899, plate 116

Web links

Commons : Rukavina  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ The noble and officer family of the Bunjevci - Rukavina. In: Senjski Journal. Volume 31, 2004, pp. 39-57.
2. ^ Excerpt from the New Siebmacher , Volume IV, Section 13
3. ^ Imperial-Royal Army Ordinance Sheet. Volume 3, Vienna 1853, p. 220.