The House of Zamagna (in Italian; Zamanja, Džamanjić or Zamanjić in Serbo-Croatian) was one of the noble families (post-Roman patriciates) of the Republic of Ragusa.
Zamagna Džamanjić, Zamanjić | |
---|---|
Country | Republic of Ragusa Austria-Hungary |
Founded | 1172 |
The Zamagna received patrician status in 1172.[1] According to Ragusan sources, the family had moved to Ragusa from Zahumlje (Chelmo), and had once hailed from Apulia in southern Italy.(Zamagna, di Chelmo Balislavo. ixiti di Puglia, venuti 1172)[2] The name of the progenitor of the family, Balislavo, shows a Slavic origin.[3]
The aristocracy was known as nobili and was given to the following members of the family in 10 November, 1 and 16 December 1817, for Luko, Marijana, Matija, Frano Matej, and Matej, after the fall of the Republic at the hands of the Austrian Empire.
... koje da potječu iz slavenskih krajeva: „Alesio" iz Zete (ali se dodaje: starinom iz Napulja), „Branize" iz Zadra, „Bubagnia" iz Bosne (ali se dodaje: starinom iz Pulje), „Balislavo" iz Zahumlja, „Beno" iz Cavtata (ali se dodaje: starinom iz Pulje), ...