Bobali
| Bobali (de) Bobali, Babalio | |
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| Country | Republic of Ragusa |
| Dissolution | 1771 |
TheHouse of BobaliorBabalio(inItalian;known asBobaljevićorBobalićinCroatian) was anoblefamily of theRepublic of Ragusa.
History
[edit]The family is considered to be one of those which founded the ancient community ofDubrovnik.The surname is attested in various forms in different places:BaebibliusnearbySalona,Babuleius,Babullia,BobuliorBoboliin Italy. One of the etymologies proposed considers that all these surnames are derived from the early-medieval nameBabiliusorBabilonius.According to another ancient tradition the Bobali originated inBosniain the 10th century.
The Bobali gave the Republic a large number of politicians, scholars and writers. In the 14th century they had 124 senior civil servants in senate (representing 3.32%).[1]Similarly, between 1440 and 1640 there were 64 Bobali in the Grand Council (2.91% of total).[2]In two hundred years, they had 59 senatorial positions (1.81%), 66 members of the Minor Council (3.05%), 23 Guardians of Justice (2.80%) and for 59 times a member of Bobali that becameRettoreof the Republic (2.48%).[3]
The Bobali family became extinct in 1771 with the death of Frano Damjanov Bobali.[citation needed]
Notable people
[edit]- Domanja Bobaljević (14th century) – priest and politician, served Bosnian BanStephen II.He fought theBosnian Churchand defended Bosnia from aspirations of Serbian EmperorStefan Dušan.
- Francesco Cuco de Bobali (16th century) – poet and writer, left many songs, collected by abbotGiorgiin a volume entitledPoesie de Cuco il seniore.
- Savino Bobali(1530–1585) – poet and writer among the most important of his time (Rime amorose, pastorali e satiriche del magnifico Savino de Bobali Sordo).
- Marino de Bobali (17th century) – was a writer and philosopher. His work was printed in 1654 inAquileia(Friuli). The best-known work was titledDel senso predominato dalla ragione( "About senses ruled by reason" ).
References
[edit]- ^Zdenko Zlatar,"Huius... est omnis Rei Publicae potestas": Dubrovnik's Patrician Houses and Their Participation in Power (1440–1640),inDubrovnik Annals,6/2002, p. 50.
- ^Zdenko Zlatar,Op cit.p. 54
- ^Zdenko Zlatar,Op cit.p. 60
Sources
[edit]- Francesco Maria Appendini,Notizie istorico-critiche sulle antichità storia e letteratura de' Ragusei,Dalle stampe di Antonio Martecchini, Ragusa 1803
- Renzo de' Vidovich,Albo d'Oro delle famiglie nobili patrizie e illustri nel Regno di Dalmazia,Cultural Scientific Foundation Rustia Traine, Trieste 2004
- Simeon Gliubich,Biographical dictionary of illustrious Dalmatian men,wien-Zadar 1836
- Giorgio Gozzi,The free and sovereign Republic of Ragusa 634–1814,Volpe Editore, Rome 1981
- Robin Harris,Storia e vita di Ragusa – Dubrovnik, la piccola Repubblica adriatica,Santi Quaranta, Treviso 2008
- Konstantin Jireček,The Legacy of Rome in the cities of Dalmatia in the Middle Ages,3 vols., AMSD, Rome 1984–1986
- Dubrovacka vlastela izmedu roda i drzave, Stjepan Cosic, Nenad Vekaric, HAZU 2003