Menčetić

Noble family of the Republic of Ragusa


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The House of Menze or Menčetić () 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. The Slavic variant is Menčetić.

History

The family was said to come from Rome.

15th century

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

Notable members

  • Mateo Grube di Menze (d. 1381)
  • Johannes Blasius de Mençe (late 15th c.)
  • Orsolin Nicolin de Mençe ( 1421)
  • 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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