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The origin of the surname Bartaković
With reference to the historical sources, (old lists and books), twelve Croatian tribes in the seventh century arrived from the North to the Western Balkan (today’s Bosnia and Croatia). Among the more numerous and more powerful noble tribes are the Šubić (Shubich), Kačić (Kachich), Mogorović (Mogorovich), Gusić (Gusich), Lapčan (Lapchan) (near town Nin), etc. All the tribes branched with time in the lineages, and later in the houses. For example, lineages and houses of Budiselić, Babonožac, Bartaković, Disislavić, Drašković, Malić, Slišković, Tolimirović, Utišenović, etc. belong to tribe of Mogorović. Utišenović or Utišenić (today’s Utješinović/Utješenović, eng. Utishinovych) are the descendants of Matia’s (Mogorović) son, Utišen /Utissen, Latin). (On ikavian dialect, Utissen=Utišen means consolated). At the end of the sixteenth century, the descendants of Bartak (Utišenić) Utissenych de Kamychak (nobles Joannes/Ivan, Gasparus/Gašpar and Georgius/Juraj) were the first bearers of the last (patronymic) name Bartak-ović
(The house of Bartakovic). It means Bartak Utissenych/latin/, Utishenych/eng., (Utišenić/older Croatian, or Utješinović/recent Croatian) is ancestor of all Bartakovićs (Bartaković, Bartakovič, Bartakovich, Bartakovićs, Bartakovic, Barthakowych, Bartakovicz) in all the world. Bartak was the uncle of the bishop, cardinal and royal governor by the Croatian-Hungarian King John of Zápolya (Ivan Zapolja), famous Georgius Utissenych/Juraj Utišenić (known as brother (Fra.) Georgius/or Fra Martinusius) or Georgi Martinuzzi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Martinuzzi The monk’s father Grgur was the brother of Bartak. Monk’s mother was princess Ana Martinušević (Martinuzzi).
Noble Bartak Utissenych (Utišenović/Utješinović), as mentioned above, had three grown sons, of which begin the last name (surname and house) Bartaković, Gaspar/Gašpar, Joannes/Ivan and Georgi/Juraj.
The first documented data on the origin of house of Bartaković in Croatian history begins with the Mogorović, to which Bartakovićs undoubtedly belong.
Mogorovićs, Mogorouich, Mogorouig, Mogorouikius or Nobiles Mogorovichii), one of twelve old Croatian tribes traditionally mentioned in Pacta Conventa at the beginning of the 12th century. The name Mogorović was preserved today in the villages of Mogorović near Gospić (medieval Kasseg) in Croatian Lika county.Gašpar Bartaković, (baron Gaspar Barthakowych de Kwklych),
the coat of arms
All Croatian Bartakovićs are certainly his offspring. All recent Croatian Bartakovićs are from the Žumberak mountain region. Gaspar moved to Central Croatia due to the Turkish invasion in Lika county, from his (Utishenovich) estate in Eastern Lika (Kuklich/Kuklić nearby Gospić). He either bought or got a gift of land from the count Nikola Zrinski, in Wolawya Superior. Wolawya Superior today, is the village called Draga Svetojanska, near Jastrebarsko. It is written in the old royal tax records that the previous land owner in Wolawya Superior was a Vice-Banus (later the Banus/Vice-King/ Zrinski). Šubić/Subich, Lapčan/Lapchan, Kačić/Kachich, Gusić/Gusich and Mogorović/Mogorovich noble tribes lived mostly in the counties Dalmatia and Lika, territorially intertwined for centuries, so they were often helping each eather (and quarreled too). Gaspar/Gašpar, and later his sons Barisha/Bariša and Nikola, were recorded as owners of solid land estates in the Jastrebarsko-Samobor area, possesions Konščica, Domagovići, and Volavje (Wolawya), as can be seen from the book of royal taxes and other sources. Gaspar, as a vassal nobleman, was a person of the trust of the Banus (Vice-King) Ivan Karlović/Iohannes Torquatus/ (from the noble people of Gusich) and later of the Banus Nikola Zrinski, from the Shubich tribe. Baron Gaspar Barthakowych de Kwklych represented their interests and the interests of the Croatian Parliament to the Habsburg’s King Ferdinand and the emperor Karlo in Vienna and to their army leader, the duke Johannes Katzianer in Graz. Gaspar also served as a negotiator with the Ottoman Turks. It can be also seen from regesta (A regesta is explained and printed an old handwritten document.) that he was once in dispute with countess Marija Frankopan. She did not pay the promised money for a village (of course with the serfs, BK) and, so Gaspar sought justice of the King in this case. Gašpar probably died from old age around 1573, when Big Serf Rebellion of Matias Gubec was.Joannes/Ivan Bartaković von Kis-Appony
Ivan Bartakovic, as one of the first Bartakovićs (three brothers), moved to the Northern Hungary (today Slovakia) because the Ottoman Turks conquested Croatian counties Dalmatia and Lika. Probably with the help of the cousin Juraj Utišenić (monk Martinuzzi), the Cardinal and the Royal Governor by Croatian-Hungarian King John of Zápolya (Ivan Zapolja/Joannes Zápolya), Ivan (Joannes) Bartaković received a solid gift of land (Fejérto possession in Bihar County for the beginning). Baron Joannes (Ivan) Bartakowich von Kis-Appony, in Slovakian and Hungarian history had many famous descendants, in the church and military sphere: Bela, Josephus, Gaspar Jr., Franjo (Francius) Bartaković, etc.
Baron Joannes Bartakowich von Kis-Appony, the coat of arms
(source: Csergeö Géza; Der Adel von Ungarn, book)About recent Bartakovićs
Inhabitants of Bartakivići/Markušići on Žumberak were still speaking ikavian/štokavian dialect from norden Dalmatia. The last resident was Ivan Bartaković. He died in late 2013 and so extinct the village. Recently, the people are coming to worry about gardens and orchard, farther. Bartaković in Žumberak belong to the Parish of Žumberak, which is called the Parish of St. Nichola Bishop.
There are approximately 120 persons surname’s Bartaković in Croatia today.
There are some Bartakovićs in Slatina (Slavonia), Moslavina, in Zelina, in Križevci and Poreč. Also in Krašić, Medven Draga, Kostanjevac, Jastrebarsko, Karlovac, and the highest number, about 26 in Zagreb.
Radica Bartaković’s family in Poreč was moved from Slavonia from the area of Slatina-Miljevci.
There are Bartakovićs near Zelina and in Dulepska near Vrbovec, Croatia.
(www.hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulepska)
In Mišin Han, near Banja Luka in Bosnia also lived until recent time few Bartakovićs, yet there they have a house, but it seems most part now live in Karlovac, Croatia.
In Slovenia in Metlika lives one family Bartakovićs of Žumberak origin, and one was in Ljubljana/ Fabijanijeva street.
In Hungary, Czech Republic and mostly in Slovakia, there are Bartakovićs too. They are written Bartakovič in Slovakia and Czech Republic, Bartakovicz in Hungary, They are descendants of Ivan/Joannes Bartaković von Kis-Appony.
One person is in the Croatian village Sonta in Vojvodina, Serbia. (Came here from Croatian, has a brother in Australia)
Less than 5 families in Germany and Austria. One is in Finland.
In Australia are apparently two Bartaković families. One has married Italian woman and at home they speak Italian.
Less than 5 families in Germany and Austria.
In America Bartakovićs are written Bartakovich, Bartakovits, Bartakovicz, Bartakovic.
There are about 80 Bartakovićs in the USA and Canada, descendants of Croatian, Slovakian, Hungarian Bartakovićs (Austrian-Hungarian monarchy). So, in the world there are about up to 350 Bartakovićs. Of these, at least a hundred women married to Bartaković, and a similar number were probably lost their surname after marriage. Recent Bartakovićs are mostly in Croatia, Slovakia and North America. All are descentants of Bartak Utišenić.
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