[2] According to tradition, the family descended from Vojin, the grandson of Serbian king Stefan Dečanski (r.

[3] The family moved to the Bay of Kotor from Herzegovina in 1692, fleeing Ottoman terror,[3] settling in Herceg Novi, which was taken over by the Republic of Venice after the 1689–92 battles of the Morean War.

[4] The Republic of Venice recognized their nobility status and coat of arms after 1771, Austria in 1815 (along with other para-nobility of Dalmatia and the Bay of Kotor).

[3] Upon receiving noble status, the family adopted the coat of arms of Serbian magnate Nikola Altomanović (fl.

[4] Marko Vojnović (1732–1807) founded the Black Sea Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy.