Šubić family
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Šubić | |
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Country |
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Founded | 11th century[1] |
Titles | Župan[2][1] Count of Bribir[2][3] Ban of Croatia[2][3] Ban of Bosnia[2][1] |
Cadet branches | Banić,[4] Zrinski,[5][6] Ugrinić,[7][8] Peranski,[9][10] Obradić,[11] Marković[11] |
The Šubić family, also known initially as Bribirščić (Berberistich, Broborstic, Breberstic, Breberienses), (1347–1703) were arguably the leading noble family of Croatia for almost 500 years.
History
Origins
During the Roman period Bribir, known as Varvaria, had the status of municipium and was the centre of one of the fourteen Liburnian counties. The Byzantine emperor
Original coat of arms
The original coat of arms of this clan of nobles is a wing argent on a shield gules. The crest is a sprig of barberry. Argent and gules were the colours of the Croatian kindreds that sided with the papal party such as the lords of Krk (before they took on the shield of the Roman Frangipani), the Gusić, the Mogorović and the Hrvatinić, and still are those of Croatia.
The device could be derived from the winged shield standard of the royal chamberlain, a post held by Budez postelnic berberensis jupanus (1069). Wings are common, especially as a crest, in later Croatian heraldry. This could be accounted by the numerous familiares of the powerful Zrins who kept the Breber device in their coat of arms.
Timeline
In recent history books whenever members of this kindred are mentioned in relation to their prominent role in the 13th and 14th centuries the surname of Šubić is conferred upon them by the historian. This was not the way that the members called themselves at the time. During the Middle Ages every man in Croatia bore four names: the name given at baptism, the patronym, the name of his kindred which was also the name of the settlement in which he lived, and his tribal affiliation (Jirecek, 1967). When, with the introduction of feudalism, king Bela confirmed the kindred in their possession of Breber (1251) this name would again be used to identify them since by then the custom was to be called after one's premier fief. Thus, in the period from 1069 to the destruction of the county by the Turks in 1520, the many personages of the clan that emerge from the original Latin documents qualify themselves as de Breberio preceded by their Christian name and patronym; only rarely do they add their tribal affiliation.
The seal of Paul I Šubić of Bribir (born in 1312), the greatest figure of the clan, has the following lettering on it:
+ S(IGILLVM) PAVLI BREBERIENSIS BANI TOCIVS SCLAVONIE
Another seal of the same man has:
PAVLVS DE BREBERIO BANVS CROATORVM D[OMI]N[V]S ET BOSNE
Thus, in the vulgar the surname would be Breber or some variant (Breberić, Brebrić, Barbier, Barber, Barberich, etc.). The 19th century erudite Croatian historians who wrote the first history books for the public opted for Šubić which, in the ardent nationalistic spirit of the time, sounded reassuringly Slavic as compared to Breber.
During the reign of
Decline
Besides these particular offshoots which went their separate ways, a numerous kin continued to abide by the ancient holding of Breber. In 1324 when the citizenship of
Noble branches
Zrinski branch
In 1347 King
Count
Other branches
Another branch of the Breber clan, descended from Peter living at the beginning of the 14th century, owed its rise to having remained unshakeably loyal to
Another family branch that rose to wealth and power were the descendants of Ugrinus (died 1335). Known under the nickname of Melić, then Melith, which later became their surname, they obtained vast estates in Transylvania.
Members of the House of Šubić
- Stjepko Šubić, Count of Trogir
- Lord of all Bosnia
- Ban of Bosniaand Lord of the all Bosnia
- Katarina Šubić (?–1358), married Duke of Legnica-Brzeg Bolesław III the Generousin 1326.
- Juraj II Šubić of Bribir (1275–1330), Count of Bribir and Split, ruled from Klis Fortress
- Pavao III Šubić of Bribir (?–1356), married Catherina Dandolo from Venice
- Katarina Šubić, married Ivan Jurišić Bribirski
- Deodat Šubić (?–1348)
- Stephen Uroš III of Serbia
- Mladen IV Šubić of Bribir
- Senko Šubić of Bribir
- Radics
- Bielak
- Senko Šubić of Bribir
- Mladen IV Šubić of Bribir
- medieval Bosnia.
- Pavao II Šubić of Bribir (?–1346), Count of Trogir and Ostrovica, married Elizabeth Frankopan (Elizabeta Krčka)
- Juraj III Šubić of Bribir (Juraj I Zrinski) (?–1362)
- Elizabeth, married Tamás of Corbavia
- Pavao (1414)
- Pribko
- Katharina, a nun
- Juraj III Šubić of Bribir (Juraj I Zrinski) (?–1362)
- Grgur I Šubić of Bribir, Count of Šibenik
- Klis Fortress
- Ivan (1358)
- Ban of Bosnia(Dominus of Bosnia), ruled from Klis Fortress after George I death
- beatified noblewoman and nun
- a daughter (1330–?), married to Jacopo Tiepolo
See also
- Croatian nobility
- List of noble families of Croatia
- Twelve noble tribes of Croatia
- List of rulers of Croatia
- List of rulers of Bosnia
- Šubic, Slovenian surname
References
- ^ a b c d "Bribirski knezovi". Croatian Biographical Lexicon by Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography (online edition). Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ a b c d "Bribirski". Croatian Encyclopedia by Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography (online edition). Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ a b "Šubić conti di Bribir". Treccani - Enciclopedia Italiana (online edition). Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ Klaić 1897a, p. 36–40.
- ^ "Zrinski". Croatian Encyclopedia by Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography (online edition). Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ Klaić 1897a, p. 39–40.
- ^ "Ugrinići (Ugrinovići)". Croatian Encyclopedia by Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography (online edition). Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ Klaić 1897a, p. 36, 40–41.
- ^ "Peranski (knezovi Peranski)". Croatian Encyclopedia by Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography (online edition). Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ Klaić 1897a, p. 37.
- ^ a b Klaić 1897a, p. 36.
- ^ Karbić, Damir (2007). "Zlatni vijek Bribira". Hrvatska revija (2).
- ^ Švob, Držislav (1956), Pripis Supetarskog kartulara o izboru starohrvatskog kralja i popis onodobnih banova (PDF) (in Croatian), Zagreb: Školska Knjiga, pp. 101–117, archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2014
- ^ Klaić 1897a, p. 41.
- ^ Klaić 1897a, p. 33.
- ^ Klaić 1897a, p. 41, 78.
- ^ "Bribirski, Mladin III. (Mladen)". Croatian Encyclopedia by Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography (online edition). Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ Nikola Kallay (2012). "Golden Bullas Issued by Kings Andrew II and Bela IV to the Family Šubić de Bribir". Journal of the Institute of Croatian History, Vol.44 No.1.
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- JAZU: 1–85.
- Klaić, Vjekoslav (1897). Bribirski knezovi od plemena Šubić do god. 1347 [Counts of Bribir from the tribe of Šubić until year 1347] (in Serbo-Croatian). Matica hrvatska.
List of consulted works
- The expanding Šubić family, the princes of Bribir, in the book Southeastern Europe in the Middle ages, 500-1250 - Author: Florin Curta
- Croatian scientific bibliography: Supporting the Angevin pretenders - the Šubić of Bribir and installation of the Angevins in the Kingdom of Hungary-Croatia - Author: Damir Karbi
- Princes of Bribir in the medieval Croatian state
- Croatian noblemen of Šubić, the princes of Bribir, in the book Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Serbian claims - Author: Martin Davorin Krmpotić
- Princes of Bribir in the Croatian history, chapter The Extinction of the Arpad Dynasty - Author: Marko Marelić
- Epitaph of Mladen III Šubić, prince of Bribir
- Rady M. 2000. Nobility, Land and Service in Medieval Hungary. Palgrave ed. 231 pp.
Further reading
- Karbić, Damir (2004). "Šubići Bribirski do gubitka nasljedne banske časti (1322.)" [The Šubići of Bribir until the Loss of the Hereditary Position of the Croatian Ban (1322)] (PDF). Zbornik Odsjeka za povijesne znanosti Zavoda za povijesne i društvene znanosti Hrvatske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti (in Croatian). 22. Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts: 1–26. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
External links
- Marek, Miroslav. "balkan/subich1.html". genealogy.euweb.cz.