 They are considered to have been one of the most prestigious families of the Republic of Ragusa.They are one of the few families whose descendants, coupled with the last members of the House of Sorkočević, have the pure noble blood to this day.Medo Pucić and Niko Pucić were two important figures in Croatian and Serbian politics in the 19th century; Medo fought for the unification of Dalmatia (then under direct Austrian rule) with the rest of Croatia.