House of Giorgi
| House of Giorgi De Giorgi, Đurđević |
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| Country | Austria-Hungary, Kingdom of Croatia, Kingdom of Hungary, Kingdom of Italy, Republic of Genoa, Republic of Ragusa, Republic of Venice |
| Estates | Palazzo Giorgi, Dubrovnik St. Blaise's House, Rome Villa de Giorgi, Lecce Palazzo De Giorgi, Lecce |
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| Style(s) | His/Her Royal Highness |
| Founded | 1169 |
| Founder | Jacobus Georgii |
| Final ruler | Savino de Giorgi (29 January 1814) |
| Current head | Diego Massimiliano De Giorgi |
| Deposition | 1814 |
| Ethnicity | Croatian, Hungarian, Italian |
| Cadet branches | House of Bona-Giorgi |
The House of Giorgi, also Georgi, De Giorgi, Georgio, Zorzi, de Georgiis, Žurgović or Đurđević, is a princely and ruling dynasty and one of the most prestigious noble families of the Republic of Ragusa that first began to gather prominence in Rome and the Republic of Venice. The family is listed in the Almanach de Gotha. The family was founded in 1169 and its main branch still survives in Italy.
Tradition links the Zorzi to the origins of the city of Venice. In 1817, Antonio Longo wrote that they came from Moravia and Silesia; entered Italy in 411 AD and took up residence at Pavia; and after the invasion of Attila in 453 AD were among the founders of Venice.
The first documented mention of the family dates from the tenth century: in 964 Gregorio di Andrea de Georgii was bishop of the island of San Pietro di Castello, formerly known as Olivolo, in the Venetian Lagoon.
One tradition is that the Giorgi came to Dubrovnik from Rome, where the family originated and was enrolled ab antiquo among the official nobility. According to Konstantin Jireček they could also have Kotoran ancestry from a source quoted Jacobus George de Catarino (late thirteenth century), also called Jacobus Georgii comitis Triphonii, where comites refers to the title of officials of a province or a county during the Roman Empire.
The House of Giorgi officially entered the Golden Book of the Republic of Genoa in 1370 after helping the Republic of Genoa winning an important naval battle over the Republic of Venice. The family established strong ties with the House of Grimaldi, the ruling family of Monaco, ever since. The family was also the most loyal ally of the House of Hunyadi. Damiano de Giorgi served Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary and Croatia, receiving the award of large estates and the right to insert the royal crow in the family coat of arms.
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