Calich

Calich
Noble house
Country	Republic of Ragusa
Estate(s)	In Dubrovnik

The House of Calich[a] was a Ragusan noble family. They were first mentioned in the period of 1279–1317.[1] In 1377, a "Dobre de Calich" is mentioned.[2] In the beginning of the 15th century Ragusan nobility were present in Novo Brdo as merchants or mining lords; Calich were also present.[3] In 1457 a "Calice" is mentioned in Novo Brdo.[4] They were among the eleven smallest houses in the 15th century.[5]

Annotations

1. They are mostly known as "Calich".[1] In the 15th century the spelling "Chalich" was also used.[1] In 1500 "Calleti" is noted.[1] In Slavic, Cyrillic documents of the 14th and 15th centuries, the name "Kaličević" is used.[1] A Slavic variant "Calichic" (Kaličić) was noted in the 15th century.[1] In modern Croatian historiography, "Kalić" is also used.

References

1. Jireček 1904, p. 13.
2. Mahnken 1960, p. 149.
3. Josif Konstantin Jireček (1951). Trgovački drumovi i rudnici Srbije i Bosne u srednjem vijeku. Svjetlost. p. 74.
4. Monumenta spectantia historiam slavorum meridionalium. Academia Scientiarum et Artium Slavorum Meridionalium. 1883.
5. David Rheubottom (2000). Age, Marriage, and Politics in Fifteenth-century Ragusa. Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-19-823412-8.

Sources

• Jireček, Konstantin (1904). Die Romanen in den städten Dalmatiens während des mittelalters. In commission bei C. Gerold's sohn.
• Mahnken, Irmgard (1960). Dubrovački patricijat u XIV veku: Tables. Naučno delo.
• Krekić, Bariša (1997). Dubrovnik. Ashgate Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-86078-631-3.