The House of Pavlić[1] (Italian: Paoli, Latin: Pauli)[2] was a noble family in the Republic of Ragusa, based in Dubrovnik in the 17th and 18th centuries.

The family was admitted into the noble status on 28 August 1670,[3] as the Grand Council (Consilium maius), a ruling body consisting of all adult male noblemen of the Republic, held its session and decided so by simple majority.

The first noble member of the family, Andrija Pavlić, was introduced into the patrician circle of Dubrovnik nobility with a vote of 27 for and 21 against.

There were some other distinguished and wealthy citizens who were ennobled during the 17th century, because the number of patrician families was affected by a biological crisis, i.e. a negative trend in demographic processes[4] was leading to their most certain extinction in the future.

So a more liberal attitude of the Grand Council enabled some citizens to apply and purchase their noble rank.