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| Oršić | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kingdom of Croatia (under Habsburgs) |
| Founded | 15th century (1420) |
| Titles | Baron (since 1675) Count (since 1744) |
| Estate(s) | ofSlavetić,Gornja Stubica,Gornja Bistra,Jurketinec,Jakovlje,Severin na Kupi etc. |
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TheOršić family (Orssich) is an oldCroatiannoble family, thought, by oral tradition, to have descended from the Croatian noble clan ofLapčan and Karinjan, remarkable in theKingdom of Croatia in personal union with Hungary and within theHabsburg Monarchy respectively, whose notable members werepoliticians, seniormilitary officers,župans or other state officials, as well as cultural workers andpatrons.
The first written mention of the Oršić family name appeared in a document fromKnin in 1420. The members of the family were mentioned to have originated from the area ofUnac River, a tributary ofUna, in the medieval Croatiancounty of Pset. In another document from 1449, they are quoted as "Oršićs from Udrinić" (present-dayDrinić, a village in theBosanski Petrovac Municipality, westernBosnia and Herzegovina).
In the middle of the 15th century (between 1464 and 1472), the Oršićs moved to the northwest, due to the fall of theKingdom of Bosnia and increasing danger ofOttoman Turks' territorial advancement. They settled in Gorička County (Croatian:Gorička županija), near present-dayKarlovac, and acquired some smaller estates (Orehovac, Dol, Lipovac). In 1487, kingMatija Korvin granted themSlavetić estate, northwest ofJastrebarsko, and since then they carried the name Orssichs of Slavetich (Croatian:Oršići Slavetićki). They had a newcastle built there, which still exists today. Later they gained other estates likeGornja Stubica,Gornja Bistra andJurketinec (nearVaraždin).
In the 17th century the whole family property was in hands of a single man, Matija (Matthew) (c. 1600–1680), who was a captain of theCroatian Military Frontier. With his wealth he enabled his descendants to advance further in the army, and to gain higher social status, power and reputation.
Matija's son Ivan Franjo Oršić (John Francis; 1630–1686) achieved the rank of vice-general of the Karlovac generalate. He performed the duty of grand župan of theModruš County as well, and in 1675 he was given the title of hereditarybaron. Much later, in 1744, his great-grandsonKrsto /Christopher/ (1718–1782), a vicefield marshal (German:Untermarschall, abbr. FML) of theHabsburg monarchy imperial army, grand župan of theZagreb County and theassessor of theTabula Banalis, Ban's (viceroy's) Supreme Court, was given the hereditary title ofCount, for his military merits.[citation needed]
Adam Oršić (1748–1820), the eldest son of Krsto, performed the duty of imperial and royalchamberlain and was a chronicler of the Oršić family. By the end of his life he wrote a large genealogy and history book of his own family. His sonJuraj (George) (1780–1847) was a politician, one of the leading supporters ofIllyrian movement and Croatian national revival, who advocated the introduction ofCroatian (instead ofLatin) as official into Croatian institutions.
FromIvan Nepomuk Oršić (1752–1792), Adam's younger brother, originate all further members of the family, whose descendants live today in many countries all over the world. For an extensive genealogy of the family see Records of the Tötösy de Zepetnek Family / A Zepetneki Tötösy család adattára[1]
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