Calich

Calich
Noble house
CountryRepublic 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

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    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. ^ a b c d e f 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.

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