Grgur Kurjaković or Gregory of Corbavia (Italian: Gregorio di Corbavia; fl. 1324–1360),[1] was a Croatian knez (duke or count[2]) of Krbava, one of the most notable Croatian magnates,[3] in the service of the Hungarian kings.
Grgur was a member of the Kurjaković family, from the tribe of Gusić. His grandfather was Kurjak (Curiacio), count of Corbavia. He had two brothers, Budislav and Pavao (ital. Paolo).[2] At least since 1324 Grgur Kurjaković was in royal service, as knight of the court, župan of Fejér County and castellan of Hasznos.[1]
Metropolitan Arsenije of Prizren, kaznac Baldovin, vojvoda Gradislav, župan Vratko, knez Grgur Kurjaković, stavilac Miloš, vojvoda Dejan Manjak, Gradislav Sušenica, Nikola Buća, and archdeacon Marin Baranić, all signed the document issued by Serbian king Stefan Uroš III, dated 22 January 1325, for the sale of some maritime possessions to the Republic of Ragusa.[4][5]
He is mentioned having stolen two katuni of Morlachs from his nephew Ivan Nelipčić.[6]
He married Margarita Nelipić. Grgur had a son, Grgur Kurjaković II (fl. 1346),[2] who also served the Hungarian kings.
References
edit- ^ a b Majnarić, Ivan (2013), "Kurjakovići (Krbavski knezovi, Kurjaković Krbavski)", Croatian Biographical Lexicon (HBL) (in Croatian), Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute
- ^ a b c Wilkinson, p. 271: "He was there joined by Stephen, Ban of Bosnia, with 10000 men ; and by the Counts Gregory of Corbavia *, Duino, and Bartolomeo of Segna, and all the other barons and chiefs of Croatia, except the Counts of Ostrovizza, Clissa, and Sardona "
- ^ Omrčanin 1984, p. 53: "and some of most notable Croatian magnates, such as Princes Dujam and Bartol Frankopan,69 Grgur Kurjakovic"
- ^ Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti 1908, p. 252
- ^ Istorijski institut u Beogradu, SANU 1976, p. 21
- ^ "budući da se spominje da je tada krbavski knez Grgur Kurjaković oteo svojemu nećaku Ivanu Nelipiću dva katuna Vlaha (catunos duos Moro- lacorum)."; "nec non pro restitutione Moroloacorum, qui sibi dicuntur destineri per comitem Gregorium andetictem ... quod contra voluntatem ipsius comitis Johannis nepotis sui detinet catunos duos suorum Morolacorum"