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Baronetcy of Srebrenica
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons within the purview of the Habsburg empire, both existing outside of the Baronetage of England. Whilst there is currently some dispute as to the legitimacy of the Baronetcy, it may have been a courtesy title once held by Jurij Vega Whilst information on Croatian Baronetcies is sparse, some such as Baron Trenck (1711-1749) are better documented than others. The Baronetcy The Baronetcy of Srebrenitza or Barunija Srebrenica (Cyrillic: Сребреница; pronounced [srÉ›brÉ›nitsa]), of the City Srebrenitza in Croatia, was created in the Habsburg Empire directly after the Duchy of Carniola was formed in the central part of the territory of former Habsburg Kingdom of Illyria whose capital was also Ljubljana. It was bounded on the north by the Duchy of Carinthia, on the north-east by the Duchy of Styria, on the south-east and south by Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia, and on the west by the County of Gorizia and Gradisca and Istria. The Baronetcy was satirised by Franz Grillplazer in the Habsburg-related play Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg. Ljudevit Gaj (August 8, 1809, Krapina - April 20, 1872, Zagreb) the Croatian writer, and central person of the Croatian national reformation or the Illyrian Movement wrote favourably about the Baronetcy after befriending the Habsburg Monarchy. The Baronetcy of Srebrenica heraldry Whilst the coat of arms does not any longer exist, this picture does accurately reflect the Heraldry and patterns of the arms as described in academic texts. The red and white checkerboard has been a symbol of Croatian kings since at least the 10th century, ranging in size from 3×3 to 8×8, but most commonly 5×5, like the current coat. It was traditionally conjenctured that the colours originally represented two ancient Croat tribes, Red Croats and White Croats, but there is no generally accepted proof for this theory. The oldest source confirming the coat as an official symbol is a genealogy of the Habsburgs, dated from 1512 to 1518. In 1525 it was used on a votive medal. The chevronel in vert, or sinople to commemorate Emperor Charles's Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 is a traditional use of the colour in heraldry. A chevron in Hearaldy means: protection; Builders or others who have accomplished some work of faithful See Also
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