Menčetić

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The House of Menze or Menčetić (Template:Langx) was a noble family of the Republic of Ragusa in what is today known as Croatia.

Name

In the 15th century the surname was mostly spelt Mençe.Template:Sfn The Slavic variant is Menčetić.Template:Sfn

History

The family was said to come from Rome.Template:Sfn

15th century

The family was ranked 9th of the 10 largest Ragusan houses.Template:Sfn The Menze inter-married mostly with the women from the Bona and Gondola family.Template:Sfn

Notable members

  • Mateo Grube di Menze (d. 1381)
  • Johannes Blasius de Mençe (late 15th c.)Template:Sfn
  • Orsolin Nicolin de Mençe (Template:Floruit 1421)Template:Sfn
  • Šiško Menčetić (1457–1527)
  • Pietro Menze (Petar Menčetić, 1451–1508)
  • Placido Menze
  • Klement Marijan Domini Antun Menčetić, born in Dubrovnik, on 4 January 1747, son of Vlaho Klement Menčetić and Nika Getaldić
  • Vlaho Antun Menčetić, son of Klement Đivo Menčetić and Marija Viktorija Kabužić, born in Dubrovnik, on 26 July 1729 and died 1778

Sources

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