= Dubrovnik = '''Dubrovnik''' is a city in Croatia. <> ---- == History == Dubrovnik was settled by refugees from Epidaurum in the 7th century. The names ''Dubrovnik'' and ''Ragusa'' were used interchangeably for centuries. The latter was used for the official name ('''Republic of Ragusa''') until 1808. Dubrovnik developed as a [[WorldHistory/DalmatianCityStates|city state]] under the protection of the [[WorldHistory/ByzantineEmpire|Byzantine Empire]]. It simultaneously sought guarantees of free trade from their nieghbors: [[Serbia/Monarchs#Grand_Principality_and_Kingdom_of_Serbia|Serbia]] in 1186; the banate of [[BosniaHerzegovina/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Bosnia|Bosnia]] in 1189; and the Byzantines again in 1191. Dubrovnik submitted to [[WorldHistory/RepublicOfVenice|Venetian]] suzerainity in 1205, then was conquered by [[Hungary/LouisI|Hungary]] in 1358. In 1458, Dubrovnik became an [[WorldHistory/OttomanEmpire|Ottoman]] tributary. It remained generally autonomous and gained preferential trade access to the rest of the Ottoman Empire. In the 17th century, as the Ottomans were expelled from nearby Hungary and Croatia, Dubrovnik approached the [[Austria/Monarchs#Austrian_Empire|Habsburgs]] and offered to recognize their sovereignty. Much of the land and sea surrounding Dubrovnik however was ceded to Venice instead. To forestall a Venetian invasion, Dubrovnik ceded a small strip of coastland to the Ottomans. Following a brief [[WorldHistory/NapoleonicWars|Napoleonic conquest]], Dubrovnik was ceded to the [[Austria/Monarchs#Austrian_Empire|Austrian Empire]]. ---- CategoryRicottone CategoryRicottone