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The House of Menze or Menčetić (Italian: Mençe, Menze) 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.[1] The Slavic variant is Menčetić.[1]
History
The family was said to come from Rome.[2]
15th century
The family was ranked 9th of the 10 largest Ragusan houses.[3] The Menze inter-married mostly with the women from the Bona and Gondola family.[4]
Notable members
- Mateo Grube di Menze (d. 1381)
- Johannes Blasius de Mençe (late 15th c.)[5]
- Orsolin Nicolin de Mençe (fl. 1421)[6]
- 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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