Zadrani – kavaljeri svetoga Marka (XVII. stoljeće)

Na osnovi građe iz mletačkog Državnog arhiva (Archivio di Stato di Venezia, fond: Cancelleria inferiore: Cavalieri di San Marco, Privilegi) u uvodnom se dijelu ukratko prikazuje zastupljenost Hrvata u mletačkom viteškom redu kavaljera svetoga Marka. Središnji dio rada usmjeren je na raščlambu povelja o imenovanju zadarskih plemića mletačkim kavaljerima. Dokumenti potječu iz XVII. stoljeća, a kronološkim se slijedom obrađuju zadarski kavaljeri iz obitelji Bortolazzi, Calcina, Detrico, Fanfogna, Grisogono i Rosa. Na kraju rada donose se prijepisi povelja o imenovanju zadarskih patricija mletačkim kavaljerima.
In the history of the Venetian Republic Cavalieri di San Marco were the only knightly order and numerous Croats had the honor to serve as Venetien cavaliers. On the basis of material from the Venetian State Archive (Archivio di Stato di Venzia, fond: Cancelleria inferiore: Cavalierui di San Marco, Privilegi) the introductory part of the article describes the part played by Croats in the Venetian cavaliers. The central part of the article aims to analyze the charter of naming Zadar noblemen caavliers of Saint Mark. The documents derive from the 17th century and the Zadar cavaliers from the families Bortolazzi, Calcina, Detrico, fanfogna, Grissogono and Rosa are discussed in chronological order. The motivation and reasons for their naming are explained in the documents in which they are promoted to Venetian knightly dignitaries. Most frequently these are individuals who excelled in the Venetian military service or were noted as ambassadors-orators of the Zadar municipality on the occasion of the inaugurating the new doge. In the end the article presenta a copy of the charters of naming Zadar patricians as cavaliers of Saint Mark.