Illyrian armorials
The Illyrian Armorials (
The armorials combine historical (late medieval) with fictional coats of arms to construct the notion of an "Illyrian Empire". This fictional Empire happened to coincide exactly with the sphere of interest of the Spanish Empire in the Balkans at the time, and hence also Petar's own. Petar Ohmučević personal goal was to confirm his own "Illyrian" noble origins, after he rose to the rank of admiral in the Spanish navy, and in order to qualify for the greater chivalric orders of Hapsburg Spain at the time, for which was necessary to prove descent from eight noble and purely Catholic great-grandparents. Ohmučević was granted the status of nobleman in 1594, which is taken as the terminus ante quem of the armorial.
Ohmučević's armorial can thus be considered a personal project in inventing and probing one's origin, or even a
The Illyrian Armorials includes the following armorials, with estimated dates in brackets:
Armorial | Date | Description |
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Ohmučević Armorial ](Ohmučevićev grbovnik) |
1584–94 | |
Belgrade Armorial II (Beogradski grbovnik II) |
1574–1603 | in Latin, one of the oldest and finest of the Illyrian Armorials.[1] |
Korjenić-Neorić Armorial (grbovnik Korjenića-Neorića) |
1595 | in Slavic (Cyrillic) and Latin.[2] |
Tasovčić Armorial (Tasovčićev grbovnik) |
1596–1623 | |
Berlin Armorial (Berlinski grbovnik) |
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Palinić Armorial (Palinićev grbovnik) |
end of 16th, beginning of 17th | in Slavic (Cyrillic) and Latin |
Althann Armorial (Altanov grbovnik) |
1614 | based on an older armorial, copied in Vienna, made for Austrian feldmarschall Althann.[3] |
London Armorial (Londonski grbovnik) |
1637 | |
Skorojević Armorial (Skorojevićev grbovnik) |
1633 | in Latin, based on Altan Armorial.[4] |
Fojnica Armorial (Fojnički grbovnik) |
1675 | made for the younger branch of the Ohmučević for Austrian nobility status.[5] |
Split Armorial (Splitski grbovnik) |
1740 | |
Kevešić Armorial (Kevešićev grbovnik) |
1740 | in Latin.[6] |
Saraka Armorial (Sarakin grbovnik) |
1746 | in Latin, made by Ragusan Miho Pešić for 'P. M. P'.[6] |
Olovo Armorial (Olovski grbovnik) |
end of 17th | in Latin, uncoloured, copy of the Korenić-Neorić Armorial, likely by Ivan Benigni.[7] |
Vukoslavić Armorial (Vukoslavićev grbovnik) |
1700 | in Latin, likely copied along with the Olovo Armorial, made for the Split clergyman Petar Vukoslavić.[8] |
Pašković Armorial (Paškovićev grbovnik) |
1820–25 | [9] |
Festetić Armorial (Festetićev grbovnik) |
1837 | in Latin, copy of the Ohmučević Armorial.[10] |
Šafarik Armorial (Šafarikov grbovnik) |
1845 | in Cyrillic, copy of the Fojnica Armorial, made for Janko Šafarik.[10] |
Pašalić Armorial (Pašalićev grbovnik) |
1842 | good copy of Fojnica Armorial, made by Filip Pašalić for Ljudevit Gaj.[11] |
See also
References
- ^ Palavestra 2010, pp. 68–73.
- ^ Palavestra 2010, pp. 73–76.
- ^ Palavestra 2010, pp. 90–91.
- ^ Palavestra 2010, p. 92.
- ^ Palavestra 2010, p. 93.
- ^ a b Palavestra 2010, p. 95.
- ^ Palavestra 2010, pp. 93–94.
- ^ Palavestra 2010, pp. 94–95.
- ^ Palavestra 2010, p. 96.
- ^ a b Palavestra 2010, pp. 97–99.
- ^ Palavestra 2010, p. 99.
Bibliography
- Kroll, Walter (1986). Heraldische Dichtung bei den Slaven. Harrassowitz. ISBN 9783447026260.
- Palavestra, Aleksandar (2010). Ilirski grbovnici i drugi heraldički radovi. Belgrade: Dosije studio.
- Rudić, Srđan (2006). Vlastela Ilirskog grbovnika [The Nobility of the Illyric Coat of Arms]. Istorijski institut Beograd. ISBN 978-86-7743-055-9.