Benessa

The Benessa (in Latin and Italian, known as Beneša or Benešić in Croatian) were a noble family of the Republic of Ragusa. Notable members include:

  • Damiano Benessa (Damianus Benessa or Damjan Beneša; 1477–1539), Humanist[1]
  • Pietro Benessa (Petrus or Petar Benessa)
  • Andreas Benessa (or Andrija Beneša; fl. 1295–1301), notary[2]
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In the beginning of the 15th century Ragusan nobility were present in Novo Brdo in the Serbian Despotate as merchants or mining lords; Benessa were also present.[3]

References
  1. Erasmus of Rotterdam Society Yearbook. The Society. 2004. p. 106.
  2. Josip Lučić (1993). Spisi dubrovačke kancelarije: Zapisi notara Andrije Beneše 1295-1301 : Praecepta rectoris II (1299-1301) [i] Testamenta II (1295-1301). Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti. ISBN 978-953-175-017-2.
  3. Josif Konstantin Jireček (1951). Trgovački drumovi i rudnici Srbije i Bosne u srednjem vijeku. Svjetlost. p. 74.
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