House of Pucić

The Pucić or Pozza family were an old noble family from the Republic of Ragusa, with origins in Dalmatia and Italy. The Emperor Leopold I, granted the title of Count and the predicate "Di Zagorie" (of Zagorje - Dalmatian hinterland Fact|date=April 2007) on 20 September 1688 to Mateo (or Matthäus) Pucić/Pozza, son of Lucian Pucić/Pozza and Marija Bunić/Bona. Later, during the national revivalism of the 19th century, some members of the family officially denounced the name "Pozza", preferring to use "Pucić" (see Niko Pucić and Medo Pucić) in recognition of a Slavonic ethnicity.They are considered to be one of the most prestigious families of the Republic of Ragusa.

Genealogy

"Mateo Pucić/Pozza" (+1708) and "Marija Bunić/Bona" had two sons:
*1) "Lucian", died 1752 who had a son Mattäus (died 1771 childless in Vienna);
*2) "Nikola Mateo (Matthäus)", born 11 August 1684, died 1745, married in 1 November 1727 with Magdalena v. Gucić/Gozze; father of three sons was, those evenly so many lines donated:
*A)" Matthäus Nicolaus", born 21 June 1728, died c.1801, married in Dubrovnik 17 April 1768 with "Marija Magdalena Vincenca de Bondić/Bonda" (14 April 1738), sons:
*a) "Nicolaus Domenicus", born 22 October 1771, died c.1818, unmarried.
*b) "Marin Mateo (Matthäus)", born 6 September 1774, died c.1818 unmarried.
*c) "Marina", date of born and death unknown.
*d) "Marija", date of born and death unknown, married with Nikolaus Graf Pozza.
*e) "Lucian Joachem Dominik Vincenc", born 20 August 1780, married with "Marina Marija Antonia Alojzija Sorkočević/Sorgo"(born 13 September 1795); attained first confirm of his old aristocracy after the fall of Republic in 1 December 1817, the other two Pucić/Pozza were confirmed 30 November 1817 the ennobling and then k. k. Nobili and all three together again 28 November 1818 the k. k. One confirmed. They had two sons.

* "Matthäus Lucian"
*"Marija Domenika" (3 August 1820, + 21 April 1866), who married with "Wenzel Ritter v. Ziegler" (k.k Landesgeriches) born in Graz 11 October 1810 and died in Trieste 4 September 1896. They had one son:

* "Luzian v. Ziegler-Pozza", born in Cattaro/Kotor 19 March 1852(T.d. VizeAdmirals i. R., Eskaderkommandant (1907-08) ) died 8 September 1930 Dubrovnik, married with "Anna Marie Enrichetta Luigia Grafin Caboga" 20 june 1858, date of death 1944 Szombathely Hungary), married in Dubrovnik 10 April 1882 They had three children:

* "Helene v. Ziegler-Pozza", who born in Pola 3 March 1889 and died Baden, Viena 2 February 1968, she married with "Hugo Theobald Alfons Karl Maria Freiherr von Seyffertitz", ("KorvKpt. i. R") who born in Brixen 23 September 1885 and died Baden, Viena 10 June 1966.
*"Theo v. Ziegler-Pozza", date of born unknown, died in Yugoeslavia 24 November 1924, he married with Mariza v. Kiepach-Haselburg, born in Križevci, Croatia c.1897, after the death of Theo, she moves to Los Angeles, California, U.S.A and died in 1985.

Mariza v. Ziegler-Pozza, who born in Pola 10 January 1885 and died in Acsád, Hungary 2 February 1964, she married with Charley Masjon, (Linienschiffskapitän), who was born in Graz 19 Nobvember 1871 and died 1950 Táplánszentkereszt, Hungary and they had one daughter, Winifred Masjon who was born in Pola 8 June 1911 and died in Keszthely, 14 December 1998 she married with László Harkay (Colonel) and lived in Hungary.

*B) "Lucian Nikolaus",*1735 and died in 1813, married with "Descae de SORGO", had two sons:
* "Nicolaus Lucian", who born 29 May 1772, died in Vienna 9 September 1855, he was last senator of the Republic of Dubrovnik, married with "Helene Nobile Ragnina" from Dubrovnik, she was a famous musician, (1786 +1865). They have two sons:
* "Marina", *25 March 1826 death unknown, married 4 August 1866 with Matthäus de Natali.
* "Lucian", date of born and death unknown.C)* "Magdalena", date of born and death unknown, married with Sigismund Johann de Sorgo.

The same received 8 December 1806 by Testament of his mother line, grandfather "Marcus Johann Nobile DE SORGO" the authorization for the guidance of the name with the coat of arms: “POZZA SORGO v. ZAGORIE”, 1 December 1817 the ennobling and as k. k. Nobile and 28 November 1818 the k. k. aristocracy confirmation with the count conditions

*C) "Nikolaus Ignaz", born 30 July 1741, married 17 January 1783 with "Anna DE SORGO", left four sons:

*A) "Nicolaus Alois Domenicus", born 12 July 1783, died 13 January 1857, married 1816 with "Magdalena countess v. GOZZE", born 7 August 1792. They have six sons:
* "Nicolaus Saverio", *25 January 1825, "Anna" (+ 11 December 1853) who married with "Savino Giorgi" (*13 June 1806 +9 November 1876, he remarried 5 November 1859 with Fransizca Freiin Meingarten (*1831 +9 May 1876), Anna and Savino had one daughter; Magdalena, *20 January 1852, she married in Modena 25 May 1878 with Baron Augusto Mayneri from Turin; "Raphael", Dr. Jur., Podesta of Ragusa ( was elected 5 times, in the years 1869, 1872, 1875, 1882, 1884) and elected two times into the Dalmatian Council, 1870, 1876, who born 29 February 1828 and died in 4 November 1890, "Marina", "Markus" *13 June 1831 and "Magdalena" *13 January 1854 who married with "Nicolaus de Gradi" (*1825 +1894), k.k Kamemerer and tribunalrath of Cattaro.

*b) "Marcus Alois Domenicus", k.k Director of Monte Pieta in Ragusa, born 17 June 1785, died 1 January 1864, married with "Anna de BONDA", who died 6 October 1855 in Ragusa.They have four sons:
* "Nicolaus Blasius" (Niko Pucić), born in 1822 and died in 1883, "Orsato" (Medo Pucić), born in 1821 and died in 1882, "Nicolaus Pascal",*18 May 1825 (k.k Mayor officer) and "Anna", born 9 August 1823, married 7 February 1858 with Dr. Jur."Marino Giorgi"(1824 + 1897) in 1857.

*C) "Matthäus Balthasar", born 17 June 1787, died unmarried.

*D) "Lucian Thomas Natalis Maria Franz", born 16 June 1795, died unmarried; which likewise 1 December 1817 the k. k. Ennobling and as Nobili and 28 November 1818 the k. k. Confirmation of the count conditions received. The three sons already mentioned of the Matthäus (I.), the son Lucians (II.) in addition and the four sons of the Nikolaus Ignaz received 23 May 1819 a k again. k. Confirmation of the count conditions.

Wappen/Shield

Pozza de Zagorie, Blue with two gold cotices, alongside six fleur-de-lys same, posed each one bars some, lines in bands, the ecu bordered in rhombus of mouths. Crowned helmet.

Pozza-Sorgo de Zagorie Left: to the 1, Blue with two gold cotices, alongside of six flower-of-read money, posed each one bars some, lines of bands (Pozza); to the 2, bandaged mouths and of Blue of eight parts (Sorgo).

The Pucić brothers

Medo Pucić and Niko Pucić were two interesting figures in Croatian and Serbian politics in the 19th century; Medo (born Orsatto Pozza) fought for the unification of Dalmatia (then under direct Austrian rule) with the rest of Croatia. Niko Pucić (born Niccolò Pozza) was an important politician and Pan-Slavonic nationalist who controversially claimed that all people (including nominal Croats) speaking the Štokavian dialect, the basis of the future Serbo-croatian language, were actually Serbs, and they were encouraged to unite under common Serbian rule Fact|date=November 2007.

References

"Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch Gräfliche Häuser B", 1864, 1920 - : "Pozza v. Zagorie"

HEYER v. ROSENFELD, Carl Georg - "Der Adel des Königreichs Dalmatien", in Siebmacher Bd. IV, 3. Abteilung, Nürnberg 1873. - Pozza von Zagorie (Skatic; Skatich) - Seite 19, 74, Tafel 13

NOTES

1816. Per le faustissime nozze del signor Nicolò Luigi de Pozza e della signora Maddalena de Gozze. Poesie. Ragusa : dalle stampe di Antonio Martechini, 1816

Gallery

See also

*Medo Pucić (Orsatto Pozza)
*Niko Pucić (Nicolò Pozza)
*Elena Pucić-Sorkočević (Elena Pozzi-Sorgo); ("born Ragnina")