CROATIAN HERALDRY
Adam S. Eterovich
ARNERICH----ARNERIC
Arnerich
was originally Dobroslavich with some called Piruzovich-Perusich and Arneri.
Arnerich is found in great numbers on the Island of Brac and with a few on the
Island of Korcula and in the City of Split, Dalmatia, Croatia.
Arnero
Perusich fought with distinction as a galleon captain in the Venetian service
and fell at the battle of Crete. His memory
was honored by the Venetian Republic with a liberal pension to his family
and, in his honor, the family name was changed from Perusich to
Arneri-Arnerich. This name was given in honor of Saint Arnir from Solin.The
name was registered as nobility in 1553 on the Island of Korcula. In 1583
Dimitar Arnerich from the Island of Brac was awarded 200 gold ducats by the
Venetian Republic for the defense of the fortress of Klis against the Turks.
Jakob Arnerich graduated from the University of Padova in 1558 with a degree in
law.
The
colors in the Arms are gold for dots and blue for the lines. White is silver.
Arms
were frequently granted for valor in battle fighting the Turks for over 300
years. Most of the Balkans fell to the Ottoman Turk, but Croatia was free and
Christian and had a continuity of heraldry and coat of arms.
The
American Arnerich's carried on the tradition of law in the Santa Clara Valley
of California and in the Los Angeles area. One served in the State Legislature
and another became a Judge. Mateo Arnerich came to Santa Clara in 1849 and
married an Irish girl and had a large family. He was an orchardist and
vineyardist one of the first in the valley. Other Arnerich's were mining gold
in the Amador during the great gold rush. Many are buried at the Sutter Creek
Catholic Cemetery in Amador County.
Courtesy
of the Croatian Genealogical and Heraldic Society, 2527 San Carlos Ave., San
Carlos, California, 94070. Phone:
650-592-1190; E-Mail croatians@aol.com; Web www.croatians.com. Adam S.
Eterovich.